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    Default Ichneumonid Wasp

    This image was created last June. Dan Cadieux, Wayne Wood and I were looking for birds when we came across two Ichneumonid wasps looking for to lay their eggs in other insect larvae in a log. The Wasp was at least 4 inches long counting the ovipositor (only a portion visible here)

    I'm posting this more for the interest value of sharing an image of this unusual species possibly a Megarhyssa species.

    Rebel XT, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8, 20mm Extension Tube, F14, ISO 400, 1/60 sec, handheld with Fill flash. Adjusted image with all OOF green in background removed.Full Frame image

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    Cool looking bug and nice detail. Since you cloned out some leaf already, I would have cloned out the rest of the green in the upper left and muted the white in the background a bit.
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    Stephen,

    Very cool image and very interesting Wasp. You did an excellent job keeping all the important bits in the frame and even giving the Wasp a little room even,

    Good work,

    Robert

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    Nice image of an interesting insect, Stephen. Looks like you got the ID right - in my reference book it looks like Megarhyssa atrata. Now, if you could just find one in the midst of drilling into a log. :)

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    Thank you Chris, Robert and Steve. I was going to post a reworked original image but Steve mentioned about drilling. Here's an image capturing that action. It's not the best image and I just did a quick work up tp clone out a grass blade that had been between me and the Wasp but at least you can see that position the insect puts itself in.

    Last edited by Stephen Stephen; 03-17-2008 at 04:45 AM.

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    These guys were such a thrill to photograph with you and Wayne last summer. Hope we run into one again this upcomming summer. Good job with these guys. I agree the green in ULC could go though. See you soon!

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    Hey Stephen, very well done, nice details and agree on the green in the ULC.

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    Thanks Dan and Mike. I've replaced the original image as everyone has suggested. I think that it looks much better now. Thanks again.

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