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8 Comments |
Jewel
 
Jewel March 18, 2012
Great shot!
steo PRO+
 
steo July 13, 2012
great shot
Augle2112
 
Augle2112 October 11, 2012
WONDERFUL WORK, VOTED and a FAVE, I hope you will look at my Work's Plz Vote if you Enjoy Them Thank You.
dtparks
 
dtparks October 29, 2013
Thanks Steve. I will take a look at your work.
dtparks
 
dtparks October 29, 2013
Thanks Jewell and Steo.
ChasWil
 
ChasWil January 03, 2016
Better you take the photo than me????
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eelcovanroden February 20, 2016
Great capture!
dtparks
 
dtparks March 12, 2016
Thank You.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in a storeroom at my home. The wasp had attached the nest over the doorway on the wall.

Time

I was going into the storeroom in the morning, when a wasp flew by my head. I wondered where he was going and looked around, then I spotted the nest over the door.

Lighting

There was no lighting in the storeroom and I relied on the flash.

Equipment

Canon Powershot A3100I IS. with flash.

Inspiration

When I spotted the nest, I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to try out the abilities of a new camera. The results surprised me.

Editing

No post-processing was done at all, I was happy with the image as it was.

In my camera bag

I carry a Canon Rebel T3i EOS 300D, Canon Powershot A3100 IS and a Canon FS200 Digital Video Camcorder, a Canon EF 75-150mm Telephoto Lens with a 2x multiplier, 4 screw-on Macro Lenses, A Manfroto Tripod, Manfroto Monopod, 2 Mini Tripods, Canon Speedlite 430EX III-RT Flash, Multi-directional Micrphone, spare batteries, wet gear and cleaning gear. I'm prepared for any situation.

Feedback

In this situation I was careful not to bother the subjects too much, for obvious reasons. The two wasp on the bottom of the photo were very busy building the nest and totally ignored my presence, but the little guy on top was on guard duty and was intently interested in what I was doing and watched my every move. I was very pleased with the amount of detail that was captured in the image.

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