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Technique: I was holding on to the Lavender stem that the beetle was on with my left hand, and resting the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady. The background is a piece of blue plexiglass with some cloth, that has glitter on it, behind it.
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F16, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (-2/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
This little solitary bee has collected a lot of pollen!
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on Kaiser adjustable flash shoes). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
Technique: I don't know why, but sometimes a bee's metabolism will tank. This flower was in the shade, and maybe the transition from being in the sun to being on the flower was enough to cause the critter's metabolism to drop. But whatever the reason the bee allowed me to get close enough for this shot. Some of you have asked me how close I get to my subjects, and if you look in the lower left corner that's my index finger :)
Found at Swamplovers Nature Preserve in southern Wisconsin. Dane County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found on small sapling in mixed hardwood forest.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
My Audubon guide tells me that these are Pennsylvania Leather-wings. They were present in large numbers when I walked along a local trail.
I don't shoot insects that much, but the blue on the wings caught my eye. I rarely see this type of dragonfly around my area. Looks like he's taking a break drinking from a straw.
Handheld with Canon 70-200mm f2.8 and SOOC.