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Under Attack

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted March 10, 2014122 views5 comments

This wasp was attacking and harassing this Vanessa Atalanta untill it left. Seen in Turku, Finland. This was taken with a sony a550:
Focal Length100mm
Shutter Speed 1/1000 secs
Aperture f/7.1
ISO/Film 800

All comments are welcome!

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 10, 2014 at 7:50 PM

Ester, a nice picture of the BF, and good action with the wasp. I would be tempted to clone out the long stem behind the b'fly. It would be easier to critique if you furnished a larger image.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on March 10, 2014 at 10:54 PM

Excellent capture of the action, Ester. Nice job getting both the bee and BF in focus, especially with the bee in flight. Nice rich colors as well. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on March 11, 2014 at 1:08 AM

Nice photo of action. Beautiful colors.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 13, 2014 at 9:18 PM

Excellent job catching both the bf and the wasp sharp.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 25, 2014 at 8:45 AM

Good catch of the action, do wish the butterfly was a bit more towards the camera. You might consider a tighter crop.
Thanks for sharing.

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