This is the beginning of a hornet hive being constructed on the top of my garage door. Spent about 40 minutes snapping away with my macro and an inexpensive ring flash while balancing on the top of a step ladder. I couldn't use a tripod but was able to brace the lens against a wall a few inches from the nest. I don't like to edit much so the photo is pretty much as seen through the lens.
This was the last photo I took that day...before this guy went on the attack! It was the only sting I received but that's enough. I got the message :-)
After seeing that the shots turned out pretty well, I looked to see what challenges were available. I was lucky that Construction II was one of them. I don't know if voters will say this does not meet the challenge but, if you click the link below, you'll see that this guy is clearly a construction worker...
I was going to submit a different photo that actually shows the building process a little better but it's probably too busy for DPC (link below). In the other picture the hornet on the right is spitting out a ball of chewed up wood while the one on the left is using specialized 'tongue' behind its mandibles to pull up and manipulate the drying wood mixture into the paper-like walls of the nest. There are a bunch more pictures at the link that show the process from different angles and a much better view of the tongue at work. It's pretty interesting to watch the building process.
Oh awesome! You know why I love a photo like this doing so well and showing itself so proudly on the first page? Not only is it an amazing photo! But there was a time (before your time :) when the voting community decidedly let people know that it was not acceptable to think outside the box and submit something even so much as slightly out of the literal interpretation of the challenge. Way to GO! And I'm proud of our progressive thinking now. Congratulations on an honorable mention with this very impressive shot that fits the challenge to a T :)
I am just back on dpchallenge after a long break. I see people are still giving he most amazing shots, scores of under 5. Very Disappointing. At some point people need to give up on their greed for their own scores and appreciate true art like this shot! Congrats on such a fabulous job!
Great out-of-the-box thinking that even fits the challenge perfectly. You've captured an amazing amount of detail, the bee's pose is excellent, and his colors are exactly what you'd expect to see on a construction site.
This image better take the blue, it deffintaly stands out in this challenge, a great idea! The quality is superb. My only nitpic is the large white border. I wanted to do something like this, but couldn't find anything like it. Congrats on an awesome capture. (not voting yet)
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