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Back in October of 2015 I had been trying, unsuccessfully, for a few weeks to get a shot of a hand fed bumblebee. We had two days of bad weather and the critters ended up being more hungry than afraid. I was baiting them on a flower and after getting them acclimated to me I held my finger close to a bumblebee and it took the bait.

Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon EF-S 60mm macro lens with 25mm of extension (1.7x) + a diffused MT-24EX. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I set the shutter and ISO to expose for the natural light in the background.

Description
Back in October of 2015 I had been trying, unsuccessfully, for a few weeks to get a shot of a hand fed bumblebee. We had two days of bad weather and the critters ended up being more hungry than afraid. I was baiting them on a flower and after getting them acclimated to me I held my finger close to a bumblebee and it took the bait.

Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F11, 1/125, ISO 200) + a Canon EF-S 60mm macro lens with 25mm of extension (1.7x) + a diffused MT-24EX. This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I set the shutter and ISO to expose for the natural light in the background.