Defrosting

by Lois Bryan

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Title

Defrosting

Artist

Lois Bryan

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Photograph - Photography

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Years ago, we planted a few river birch trees, one right in front of our back deck, to give some shade to the deck and the kitchen. The story goes, unknown to me at the time, that hornets like to use the bark of the river birch for their nests. Whether that's true or not I don't know, but I do know we share the backyard with any number of large hornets in warm weather. Turning the lights on out back at night to walk the dogs is not for the faint of heart. Hornets like to buzz the lights.

This particular shot was captured October 27, 2014, on a very cold and frosty morning. I noticed this hornet and two others parked on the deck railing and was able to get close because they were just coming awake from the frosty cold of the night before.

Image taken with the Nikon D7000 and the 105mm Nikkor macro / micro lens.

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Comments (41)

Hazel Holland

Lois, voted for this beauty in the JUST BEE contest! L/F/V

Gary F Richards

Outstanding Defrosting composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! Congratulations on your very deserving features! F/L

Brian Morefield - Prose Imagery

Great face, Lois! Excellent capture! Congrats on your WoW feature and all the others!

Dylyce Clarke

Congratulations, your picture has been FEATURED on the home page in the group WONDER OF WINGS on September 9, 2023. You are invited to add this featured image to the group discussion page "FEATURES ARCHIVE SEPT-DEC 2023.”

Lois Bryan replied:

thanks so much, Dylyce!

Constance Lowery

wow! excellent macro. L/F

Rosalie Scanlon

Excellent capture Lois, wonderful close up and detail. L.

Kay Brewer

Outstanding work! Voted your entry in the Wasp contest. l/f

Roger Reeves and Terrie Heslop

Awesome macro capture!

Mr Bennett Kent

Stunning macro work........L/F

Amy Tyler

Such an amazing macro!! Love this, wow!

Cristina-Velina Ion

Yup, this is a truly beautiful macro!!!

Ludmila Nayvelt

Excellent micro, dear Lois

Donna Kennedy

Excellent macro Lois!...f/l

Lisa Knechtel

OOOOH such excellent DoF. Love that crisp focus on the face. Bravo! L

Marlene Burns

Great macro, Lois....here's a perfect example of breaking a rule ( horizon line not level) and making it work perfectly! Kudos!!

Lois Bryan replied:

Marlene, I'm really glad you caught that ... it was done deliberately. These guys can be very intimidating ... not so much when they're defrosting, lol, but under other circumstances, yes. I thought the crooked horizon would add subtle feelings of unease and discomfort .. which is what I certainly feel when these guys are eyeballing me from a quiet nook in the garden!!