Snoozing European Wool Carder Bee XV
Technique: I found this European Wool carder bee snoozing on a Lavender stalk before sunset and woke up early the next morning to photograph it before it warmed up and got active. I placed an artificial flower behind it to keep the background from being black.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (almost 5x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. To keep the scene steady I held onto the Lavender stalk with my left hand, and then rested the lens on that same hand so that the subject and camera where on the same platform. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.
Snoozing European Wool Carder Bee XV
Technique: I found this European Wool carder bee snoozing on a Lavender stalk before sunset and woke up early the next morning to photograph it before it warmed up and got active. I placed an artificial flower behind it to keep the background from being black.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (almost 5x) + a diffused MT-26EX RT (E-TTL metering with -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. To keep the scene steady I held onto the Lavender stalk with my left hand, and then rested the lens on that same hand so that the subject and camera where on the same platform. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.