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Sandhills Hornet

by Charlie Baugh

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted April 24, 201175 views8 comments
A Sandhills Hornet, Vespula arenaria. Photo taken 4/18/11 on a rose leaf.

OlympusE-5
50mm F2 macro
Aperture priority
1/250 sec @ F11
-0.3EV
Fill-in flash
WB auto
Saturation 0
ISO 200
manual focus

All comments and critique appreciated and accepted graciously.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 24, 2011 at 7:10 PM
Beautiful colors and excellent sharpness and detail, Charlie.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 24, 2011 at 8:34 PM
the detail and sharpness is excellent. Nice rich color on the wasp also.
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on April 24, 2011 at 9:07 PM
One thing is not accurate on above post. Saturation was set (0) in camera but I did boost sat in post proc.

Forgive me? :wink:
Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 25, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Really nice detail , colours, and comp!
Our first bees are here too - spring has sprung!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Varina Patel on April 25, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Wow - great sharpness and detail. I love the rich colors - and those lovely reds add a a really nice touch, Charlie!
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 25, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Nice and sharp with good color, way to go, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 26, 2011 at 9:22 PM
Excellent sharp details Charlie, love that red edged leaf perch too..
Good use of fill too..I need to break out my macro lens more, it's crawlin' with bugs here in Texas now :wink:
Well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on April 27, 2011 at 12:36 AM
Bugs are so interesting, Howard. They are not as popular with other photogs though. Views in double digits are scarce.
Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments