Wasp with an attitude

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Wasp with an attitude

August 10, 2012 by Mike Powell

Bees and butterflies seem to get all the love. Where is the love for the lowly wasp? Maybe wasps need a public relations firm to give them a new image.

This photo from a recent shoot suggests one approach to that new image—an edgy, radical image. The wasp already appears to be sporting a mohawk hairstyle and large, dark sunglasses. Some piercings and a few tattoos and the new image would be complete.

The result—a cool new image for the wasp to match the attitude he already possesses.

Posted in Bugs, Flowers, Gardening, Insects, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged attitude, Canon 55-250mm zoom lens, Canon Rebel XT, cool, insect, sunglasses, wasp | 6 Comments

6 Responses

on August 10, 2012 at 5:50 am | Reply nonoymanga

Nice macro!!! Cheers Nonoy Manga
- on August 10, 2012 at 12:04 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks.
on August 10, 2012 at 5:57 am | Reply caleephotography

LOL! 😀 And great shot!
on August 10, 2012 at 11:45 am | Reply Another Perspective Photography

I do love the mohawk. My son’s rugby team all got mohawks to look tough and intimidating- but then again, they didn’t go around sitting on pretty little white and purple flowers.
on August 10, 2012 at 12:21 pm | Reply Steve Schwartzman

I imagine people generally shun wasps because they can sting. In Austin I’ve been seeing a lot of red wasps recently but haven’t managed to get one to sit still long enough for a closeup.

Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
- on August 10, 2012 at 2:18 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I think you’re right about the stings Sometimes, though, it seems to go beyond that. Maybe it’s because the wasps look so unusual, almost alien, in their body proportions. Who knows? I look forward to seeing red wasp photos. My photography mentor, Cindy Dyer, turned me on to your postings and I am continuously amazed by your photos.