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Emerging Red Mason Bee

This is an emerging male Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) chewing his way out of a cocoon.

This image took second place in the Bugslife Bug Photography Flies, Bees, Ants, and Wasps category.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/200, ISO 200 due to Highlight Tone Priority) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to about 2.5x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.

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Uploaded on June 25, 2021

Taken on March 17, 2019

Emerging Red Mason Bee

This is an emerging male Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) chewing his way out of a cocoon.

This image took second place in the Bugslife Bug Photography Flies, Bees, Ants, and Wasps category.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/200, ISO 200 due to Highlight Tone Priority) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to about 2.5x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.