Feeding Honeybee
Technique: It was 11C but sunny at first so a lot of insects were out foraging today. I used a syringe to inject artificial nectar onto the flowers so the critters would have a reason to let me get close.
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon EF-S 60mm macro lens with 37mm of extension + a diffused MT-24EX (flash head "A" set as the key and "B" as the fill, with the key on a Kaiser flash shoes). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. The camera is set to expose for the natural light in the background but the sun went behind the clouds. The flash was in E-TTL mode (-1/3 FEC) and used to expose the subject.
Feeding Honeybee
Technique: It was 11C but sunny at first so a lot of insects were out foraging today. I used a syringe to inject artificial nectar onto the flowers so the critters would have a reason to let me get close.
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon EF-S 60mm macro lens with 37mm of extension + a diffused MT-24EX (flash head "A" set as the key and "B" as the fill, with the key on a Kaiser flash shoes). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. The camera is set to expose for the natural light in the background but the sun went behind the clouds. The flash was in E-TTL mode (-1/3 FEC) and used to expose the subject.