Hornet....I think.

[AISBLE]

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.

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[CrystallP]

Very nice...yikes! You must have been very close to get this detail without an extension tube, yikes again!! Kudos to you!!

 

[Gale]

Good shot,
Mean looking isn,t it

 

[DaveKiddle]

Blimey!

How big is that thing?

 

[mrtac2man]

great shot.. lets see more..

 

[alexf]

Ah. Now I have macro lust!

 

[Yvette]

What a great shot!!

 

[Mart61]

Great shot - I'd want to give that one a wide berth!

 

[Mitchell-Krog]

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.

 

[AISBLE]

Thanks everyone, I can already see that I'm really going to like this lens alot.

Dave, he was only about one inch long.

 

[Harry S.]

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

 

[AISBLE]

Nice shot. It's not a hornet, though, but a Paper Wasp (genus Polistes).
Cheers

Thanks for the id Harry, appreciate it.

 

[mdsign]

wow scary creature. Do they sting too?

cheers, Mark

 

[BUCKEYE BIKER]

Nice shot. Looks like you have a great lens.

 

[arthury]

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

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[catalyst]

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