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Community photo entitled Closer than I normally get to a wasp by Randy Strauss on 07/27/2024 at Omaha Nebraska suburb

Closer than I normally get to a wasp

On 07/27/2024 08:25 am by Randy Strauss| Omaha Nebraska suburb

Came across this paper wasp (very common during the summer in this part of Nebraska, they usually don't bother people unless feel threatened) and thought I'd see what I could do combining a standard DSLR with a low power microscope lens.

Canon SL2 DSLR, Ernst Leitz-Wetzlar MZI 4X field microscope lens (made in 1953) and expandable Ernst Leitz-Wezlar bellows to attach the lens to the camera and achieve exacting focus. Remote shutter release. Three frames, each 1/5th sec, ISO 800.

CombineZP insect photography software, then GIMP