Insects
2nd Place
Petr Bambousek | Ants and Hornet
Name: Petr Bambousek
Picture title: Ants and Hornet
Category: Insects
Nationality: Czech
Occupation: Freelance wildlife photographer
Petr says:
‘Liometopum ants live in large colonies on huge trees and feed on many different types of food. In the picture you can see how the group of ants work together in hunting the hornet. I used single diffused flash to light the scene and slightly cropped the image to take the viewer into the heart of the action. This interesting behaviour was discovered during a night walk in the extensive park of Lednice Castle, Czech Republic.’
Technical information:
Olympus E-M1 Mk II
Olympus 30mm/3.5 Macro
ISO 200
1/100sec at f/13
Accessories: Flash, DIY diffuser, handheld
Post processing: Zerene Stacker, Lightroom and Photoshop. Cropped, haze removal, noise reduction, contrast enhancement.
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