I came home for lunch on thursday and played around with the new 105VR I picked up recently. Found this guy in the garden. Handheld with the D200/105VR. {} C&C welcomed and appreciated.
Very nice...yikes! You must have been very close to get this detail without an extension tube, yikes again!! Kudos to you!!
Great shot Tony, Funny thing ...I was just shooting a "paper wasp" this weekend also with my new 105VR and I will be posting them later today. I have been stung by them a number of times but this weekend I got my first glimpse into what they really look like close up, they have quite mean looking eyes as you can see on your shot too.
Thanks everyone, I can already see that I'm really going to like this lens alot. Dave, he was only about one inch long.
Nice shot. It's not a hornet, though, but a Paper Wasp (genus Polistes). I don't know why hornets have such a bad reputation. Compared to the aggression potential of paper wasps, hornets are harmless. Cheers
The lighting is seriously warm ... beautiful! I like the details alot. What f-stop where you using? I was luck to have this one yesterday ... using the same lens {}
Hey Tony - It's a fine shot of a menacing-looking creature! If Harry says, it's a paper wasp, I'd believe him . . . Thanks, Eric
