This fella put in an appearance in our house yesterday, a little bit early in the season. I found him expired this evening, presenting himself as a handsome candidate for some quick macro shots. I say handsome, but he has the mandible equivalent of overbite – or possibly the wasp equivalent of an “I’m bloody freezing” grimace.

Anyway here he is, 50% of full size: he was upside down [easier than trying to mount on a needle]. Exposure details: F8, ISO 100, 1/40th second, flash on camera, diffuser plus some feathering. Finally I’ve added a few tweaks in Aperture: a little bit of additional saturation and some vibrancy [something I’ve just started to play with]:

Wasp