Hornet

[Galliani Carlo]

hello everyone

1/100s f/18.0 at 180.0mm iso400

[Clyde Hopper]

WOW ! I really enjoyed this photo ! At first I thought "Gee ,I wish I could see more of the black dots of the eyes " then started recognizing the texture /pattern of the eyes and I think I like this best ! Well done !

[Jeannean Ryman]

Beautiful diffused light. Nice details too. I'm not sure if this is cropped, but if so, I'd prefer a little off the top and a bit more on the bottom (would prefer the fore front "foot" in view). Lovely shot of a not so lovely creature. :)

[Jerry van Dijk]

Very nice details and colors. Jeannean put my thoughts about the crop into words already.

[Galliani Carlo]

thanks everyone for comments
crop is 5-10% for best compo
I used also extension tube 20mm+180macro 1:1 and the hornet is a large insects

[Jonathan Ashton]

Excellent, as soon as I saw it I thought wow that's close for a 180mm lens! You have deployed the Ext tubes very effectively - super focus and exposure, I agree shame about the leading leg, other wise excellent.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Carlo. Excellent exposure and sharpness around the head and the side lighting helps to bring out the surface texture of the hornet. In a perfect world, I would wish that we could see the tip of the antenna on the left and the rest of the front leg. Overall, this is very well done!