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Bald Faced Hornet
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Bald Faced Hornet

by Charlie Baugh

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted October 5, 201278 views8 comments
Bald-faced Hornet, Vespula maculata. Shot in May of 2012 with:

Olympus E-5
14-54mm f2
54mm FL
1/640 sec
f 5.6
-0.3ev
center weighted avg.
ISO 200
manual focus

Cropped to approx 40% of FF

Thanks for all comments and critique.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on October 5, 2012 at 7:50 AM
Impressive image! The head of this hornet really jumps right out at you! Great colors. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 5, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Charlie! This is an impressive image indeed! It is busy but that hornet DOES seem to jump off the screen at me. You did well including all that habitat which is also quite colorful. I like this!
Registered on October 5, 2012, 45 Posts, 168 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on October 5, 2012 at 11:45 AM
I like the perspective and in your face comp, Charlie. I also like the surrounding needles. It gives a sense of lurking. Good subject detail especially given the crop.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 5, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Charlie,
Cool Capture, This image has a unique flowing quality to it. I film a lot underwater and this shot has that look. Cool Capture . . .
:toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 5, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Very neat, Charlie. You must have been closer than I'd like getting to one of these!

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on October 6, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Thanks for looking everyone. Nice to see you, Jim.

Dennis I am either the luckiest or bees, wasps, hornets, spiders are not as aggressive as thought. I've come to have almost no caution about moving as close as needed for a good shot. I haven't been stung in years and when I was last stung it was my own stupidity to work very near a nest.
Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 6, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Excellent detail !
Really like the little red flowers.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 6, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Incredible detail (and bravery on your part) in this image, Charlie. It's fascinating.
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments