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  • Jasper....

    This chap was happy to pose.

    E420 35mm

    Wasp Shawbury Heath 02082013 by Tim J Preston, on Flickr
    Thanks
    Tim

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/33153464@N07/

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    Didn't know wasps could be so photogenic. Great shot!
    Roger

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    • #3
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      What a stunning, super sharp image that really concentrates on the face and antennae - absolutely stunning!
      Ian from the Cotswolds
      http://571photography.blogspot.co.uk/

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      • #4
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        Thanks both, Ian that really is a compliment.

        Thanks again
        Thanks
        Tim

        http://www.flickr.com/photos/33153464@N07/

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        • #5
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          Nice, but I've got to ask, why Jasper?
          It's the image that's important, not the tools used to make it.

          David M's Photoblog

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          • #6
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            That's what they are called around here, I assume it us a regional thing then?
            Thanks
            Tim

            http://www.flickr.com/photos/33153464@N07/

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            • #7
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              Must be a regional thing, I've never heard them called that in Cheshire.

              Around this part of Ontario wasps are called hornets.
              It's the image that's important, not the tools used to make it.

              David M's Photoblog

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              • #8
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                I have occasionally, but not very often, heard them called Jaspers. I knew what to expect before I opened the thread. Of course, I didn't know how good it would be and it really is a treat!
                John

                "A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau

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                • #9
                  Re: Jasper....

                  Maybe it's an age related thing rather than a regional thing.
                  It's the image that's important, not the tools used to make it.

                  David M's Photoblog

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                  • #10
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                    Seems that it's regional, particularly in Southern England and the Midlands. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_are_wasps_called_jaspers
                    John

                    "A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau

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                    • #11
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                      You have nailed this one Tim

                      Great shot fella
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                      • #12
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                        Fantastic shot....but I have to ask why? as well As much as I love macro there is no way I would have got that close to a wasp! Seriously, great image, it looks very alien.

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                        • #13
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                          Thanks again.

                          Anne, why wouldn't you?

                          If you don't aggravate things they tend to leave you alone. I've never been stung by one personally so that may change if I were to be a victim.
                          Thanks
                          Tim

                          http://www.flickr.com/photos/33153464@N07/

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                          • #14
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                            I don't like wasps at all....and I'm scared of being stung again I certainly don't aggravate them!

                            Bees on the other hand are fine by me and I have lots of plants in the garden to encourage them

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