Most appreciated James, the time you've taken to make these excellent suggestions is wonderful, thank you! Yes I will try that if I have the opportunity to again (when vacant lol). Of course since this particular photo had the occupants still in residence, I didn't want to interfere with mother nature's process. (or get stung by Momma bee lol)
I like this one. Almost like an alien space pod. I talked with another photographer who takes stuff back to the studio to get background control (shots with total black beyond the subject). You might be able to get some pretty cool stuff if you come across another of these nests (vacant, of course).