Okay, first up, I didn’t even KNOW a blue wasp existed (my first thought at seeing this image was, oh, nice photo manipulation). A google search later and yep, there it is…the “blue mud dauber wasp”…cool!
Secondly, nicely composed. The wasp seems to have some emotion here, like, it’s been a hard day and he simply needed a breather. 😉
i wasn’t aware of the blue colour until i transferred the image to the pc. and the only manipulation i did was some brightening and a bit of cropping and sharpening. and really really glad that you like it tracy!
i think a bee would have some abdomen hairs while this guy looked quite clean with a vicious looking sting. and in the process you made me researched on some carpenter bees and i thank you for that. cheers russel!
nitzus 
Nitzus,I salute on your work because even a small object you captured it so clearly. Inkjet Paper
thank you dear!
Stunning !
Nice depth of field. The wasp stands out well .
utham
a rewarding photo while exploring the plants near the beach. thanks utham!
Beautiful composition!!!
thanks anton!
Great shot!
thanks graham!
Beautiful color contrast and the composition of the photo is perfect. I love the simplicity of this!
thank you so much lynn!
Wow, a blue wasp! We only get the yellow and black striped ones
it’s a really small wasp and looked black from afar.
Okay, first up, I didn’t even KNOW a blue wasp existed (my first thought at seeing this image was, oh, nice photo manipulation). A google search later and yep, there it is…the “blue mud dauber wasp”…cool!
Secondly, nicely composed. The wasp seems to have some emotion here, like, it’s been a hard day and he simply needed a breather. 😉
i wasn’t aware of the blue colour until i transferred the image to the pc. and the only manipulation i did was some brightening and a bit of cropping and sharpening. and really really glad that you like it tracy!
Weird colouring on the wasp.
when i snapped the photo, it was quite dark until i brightened it up a bit during post process, then realised that it was blue!
I wonder if it is pigmentally deficient, or if it is naturally a blue wasp. Either way, it is very good.
That’s a pretty little fellow!
I believe that is a bee rather than a wasp, and it’s probably one of the blue carpenter bee species.
i think a bee would have some abdomen hairs while this guy looked quite clean with a vicious looking sting. and in the process you made me researched on some carpenter bees and i thank you for that. cheers russel!
What a beauty!
many thanks.
Beautiful wasp. I’ve never seen a wasp that color before.
Very wonderful macro of the wasp.I like it a lot.Congratlation.
thank you marylou!