Taken on Aug 17 2011 in my backyard Veneta, Oregon with my trusty Canon EOS 50D, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6l IS USM Lens, set at 1/3200sec., F 5.60, ISO 800, Focal length 400mm to capture this shot.
Amazing capture Chuck and this close to a Bald-faced hornet is close enough, I’ve been stung by one of these critters and it really hurts. This interaction between the two hornets is interesting (and a very fortunate capture) do you know what it was about?
Thanks for the Comment, Bryan The hornets were fighting over the best place to be on the hummingbird feeder. I have a whole series of shots of them fighting on the feeder and flying around it. The hummer would not even come in to feed with them on the feeder that’s why I raised the shutter speed so high to get the hornets flying… It worked out great…
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WOW! A great clear capture for that focal length Chuck.
A fantastic shot Chuck, super detail
Brilliant capture
Amazing capture Chuck and this close to a Bald-faced hornet is close enough, I’ve been stung by one of these critters and it really hurts. This interaction between the two hornets is interesting (and a very fortunate capture) do you know what it was about?
Thanks for the Comment, Bryan The hornets were fighting over the best place to be on the hummingbird feeder. I have a whole series of shots of them fighting on the feeder and flying around it. The hummer would not even come in to feed with them on the feeder that’s why I raised the shutter speed so high to get the hornets flying… It worked out great…
– Chuck Gardner
Wow, you are getting really good at stop action and long focal length shots Chuck. Great focus and detail on these two at battle. Thanks for sharing.
2 December 2011 – 1 image per 24hrs!
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Hello Chuck! long time no hear. Wow! that is an amazing catch. And so clear!