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Old 07-27-2009, 11:06 PM
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Default A waspish venture into "Little Venice"
Yesterday I was out with a friend Driving around "Little Venice" in
West Bloomfield, Michigan after we got rained out at an art show.
We found this small wasp nest that had fallen from the roof of a house onto
a porch of another friend's house & I got some great shots unscathed.

It was odd how calm they were though extremely un-nerving when they would
rotate on the nest to face me every time I moved to a different side.


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Old 07-27-2009, 11:13 PM
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you are a brave soul .. great composition .. that one at the top is eyeing very carefully .. nice find and capture
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Old 07-27-2009, 11:21 PM
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Wow, great shot! Love the detail in the nest and the wasp's eyes
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Old 07-28-2009, 12:58 AM
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Very nice shot. You've managed to make the wasp look and feel menacing in your photo.
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Old 07-28-2009, 02:42 AM
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Thanks all :-)
I really appreciate all the comments, those things were pretty darn menacing.
I do have to say I am slightly less scared of them after I got too close for
comfort with the Kentucky Red Hornets on my missions trip a few weeks ago.
Now those things...Are Menacing.
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