male cicada killer in flight

Posted by Len Romanick on Tue Mar 24, 2015 10:25 am

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A male cicada killer wasp (Sphecius speciosus), sometimes called cicada hawk, captured in flight as he patrolled his territory in search of females.

Nikon D90
handheld, manual mode, center averaged metering
105mm macro lens
ISO 400 1/200@f6.3
Three flashes placed triangularly 3' apart on the ground around a scouted portion of his territory where I expected him to make an appearance.

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by Tom Whelan on Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:56 pm

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Excellent in-flight capture, fine detail, low camera angle, and parallel position.

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by wtracyparnell on Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:13 am

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Excellent flight shot, nice setup to get this.

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by Matthew Pugh on Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:44 am

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Hi

A very cool shot - nicely executed with that paralleling to the film plane making best use of the available DOF, and quite an incredibly low flight path - just the thing

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by D7avid on Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:19 pm

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Looks like strafing WW11 plane heading for a target.Well done

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