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Pretty much the same setup as the first images in this series, but I'll list it all again here.
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F16, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (almost 3x) + a diffused MT-24EX. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.
Technique: It was windy and the bee could not tell the difference between the vibration induced by the breeze and me grabbing onto the stem of the flower (with my left index finger and thumb). I then rested the lens on my left hand, so that subject and camera were on the same "platform". I set the shutter to 1/50 to pick up some color in the background. The flash was the primary light source on the subject, so I was able to use the short duration of it to freeze what little motion was left and get a sharp image. I was also shadowing the subject, but the critter was more hungry than afraid of me. Once I got close and set up I stayed close, turning the stem between my finger and thumb as the subject moved so I could keep it looking toward the camera. Once I take the camera away the subject will fly off.
Portraying a Movie, Theme for SOS ... BumbleBee
Bumblebee premiered in Berlin on December 3, 2018, was theatrically released in the United States on December 21, 2018, and grossed $468 million worldwide, becoming the lowest-grossing film in the franchise but still a box office success. The film received the highest praise from critics of all films in the series, praising the direction, action sequences, lighter tone, visual effects, and Steinfeld's performance, as well as the 1980s setting and sense of nostalgia.[9]
My wife found this wasp crawling out from under the back of my shirt after I finished cooking on the grill. It must have been trying to get warm.
Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (2x) + a diffused MT-24EX. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I used a artificial flower to keep the background from being black.
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.