On 'The Twig' tonight... a European Hornet

European Hornet [Vespa crabro]
Possibly my favourite insect... for photography and around the allotment... it is one of the "good guys"!

K-1, smcPentax-D FA Macro 100mm f2.8 WR
1/400,f/8, ISO 4000 [TAv mode]
Single hand held... the other was holding my photographic accessory.... "The Twig".

Liked by pauljay hocusfocus alfpics

Uploaded11/09/2018 - 21:54

CategoryWildlife / Nature

BodyPENTAX K-1

Shutter Speed1/400

Aperturef/8.0

LensN/A

ISO4000

Focal Length100mm

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Tagspentax k-1 european hornet

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Date Taken	09/09/2018 - 07:09
Make	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Model	PENTAX K-1
Program Mode	Not Defined
Metering Mode	Spot
Shutter Speed	1/400
Aperture	f/8.0
ISO	4000
Focal Length	100mm
Lens	N/A

GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 12/09/2018 - 04:59 Link

Well done

PPG

alfpics alfpics

1946 posts
21 years
North Devon

Posted 12/09/2018 - 13:52 Link

GIULIO57 wrote:
Well done

Indeed - to manage to hold both steady!

Andy

Plus Member hocusfocus hocusfocus

60 posts
9 years
All the best,
hocusfocus

Posted 12/09/2018 - 15:20 Link

Go to head of the class. (Love its 'third eye'). Like.

Robidoune Robidoune

8 posts
16 years

Posted 12/09/2018 - 19:07 Link

Just great!

Plus Member drofmit drofmit

61 posts
16 years
Touraine du Sud,
[Indre-et-Loire],
France

Posted 13/09/2018 - 20:30 Link

alfpics wrote:

Indeed - to manage to hold both steady!

Hence the 1/400th..... for a 100mm lens....

And thanks everyone for the comments....
go4IT... apparently, that third eye allows it to position accurately....
I have seen one leave the 3/4" slot in the trap without moving left or right, forwards or backwards.... it just rose slowly upward and flew off...
and I didn't think to switch to video!! I was too mesmerised!!

Never be afraid to talk about your techniques...
"Give a thousand photographers...
the same camera, lens and scene...
and you'll always get a thousand different takes!!"
Anon.