Hornet
Found this guy building a nest in a tree in front of my house.
Shot with a Nikon D5500 and Nikon 85mm Macro. 1/160 F13 ISO 800
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Don L
Foggy start to a Sunday morning
Down on the waterfront this morning, tide was out, Heron were sitting along the water fishing. There was a boat coming across the water from Bremerton heading into Port Orchard.
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Dean Wilson
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Kalama Eagle Sculpture: Kevin Stone
Mr. Stones website: https://www.kevinstonemetalart.com/
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Colin Andersson-Hamill
Tiffany
One of ur Tiffany lamps. Taken the day I bought my Hasselblad. This is not edited apart from a crop. It is a tandard lamp.
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Very "cool" shot, I like the perspective of it and it's almost a little uncomfortable to be so close to a hornet! ;) I think if you get the chance to shoot something like this again you may want to try to get a little more depth of field, or stabilization, so it comes out even sharper. But otherwise I like the bright colors and the timing of it. Well done!
I am surprised you were able to get this so close. These creatures can be pretty aggressive. Per Chris's comment, it is difficult to have a small enough aperture for full depth of field without a non-moving subject, a slow shutter speed, and a tripod unless you have a lot of light. It is a nice shot.