Long Horned Bee
I followed this Long Horned Bee as it walked around a flower, photographing it whenever it would pause long enough for me to compose the frame. Most of the critters that I photograph have short life spans, and this one is already gone.
Tetralonia malvae, male.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to a little over 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.
Long Horned Bee
I followed this Long Horned Bee as it walked around a flower, photographing it whenever it would pause long enough for me to compose the frame. Most of the critters that I photograph have short life spans, and this one is already gone.
Tetralonia malvae, male.
Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to a little over 1x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order.