Hornet Eating a Pear

This is incredible close up, all I can say is WOW!!!! fine detail and color Mark.

You are incredible!! This photo is Fantastic....I hope that a day i will take shot like that....WOW!

The detail on the head is incredible, and even the lighting on the antennae is perfectly balanced. Superb color vibrancy. What's that orange thing in the foreground on the lower right hand corner? Part of the pear? Just curious really.

On another note, couldn't you get him to pose for you with a little pear juice dribbling off his chin? (just kidding!) Your work is just so good that it's hard to find something to add to it.

ack... once again, incredible...

This one is really incredibly perfect - I like it very much. And although the hornet has no "eyes", one can see that this fruit is delicious!! ;) Deserves 7/6

You did it again, what a shot!!!

Do you think the 4x optical zoom makes the difference agains my 3x optical zoom?

Even more perfect!

you may have just topped yourself! this is my new favorite of yours... totally amazing!!

Absolutely fantastic composition and clarity. You continue to amaze me Mark, really.

This is a amazing shot. Tell me how could you get the hornet posing for you? I immagine that It would take enough time to frame and focus on such a subject. But no, you manage to take two or more shots so you could improve the debth of field.

 

GREAT!

All I can say is WOW that is AMAZING

Once again Mark you come up with another "jaw dropping" insect macro that advances the state of the art. Thanks again!

Beautiful! But i'd like to see more from the background :D

Incredible sharpness.. The only other pic in this category was Arnab Pratim Das's macro pic!! When will I shoot like this!! - anis

You are one of my inspirations !!!

 

/Kristian

My rating on this image is as much for composition, colour and technique as it is for the bravery required to stick a lens in the face of a dude like this one.

 

Well done, sir. What's next... rattlesnakes and scorpions? :)

How sharp!

Love your work!!

This is amazing. What is next ?

The technical excellence of your macro's continues to astound me. This almost looks like a friendly face with some character.

Mark, thanks for sharing this great shot.

Incredible....portrait shot.

GREAT !!!!

need no words!

Imagine a world where these creatures are as big as us! At their size now, they are beautiful. Grow to our size and they would be down right scary! Wonderful portrait of a handsome (or pretty) bug.

This little guy is growing on me. I keep having to come back to look at him.