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Cool temperatures and partly cloudy skies create a stop and go environment for small critters like this female Mining Bee that was foraging for pollen on a Dandelion. Also windy, so the breeze masked the vibration that I caused when I grabbed onto the Dandelion's stem. This is my first real outing with the camera since last July. Nice to know that the muscle memory that I've built up in my hands is permanent.

Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.

Description
Cool temperatures and partly cloudy skies create a stop and go environment for small critters like this female Mining Bee that was foraging for pollen on a Dandelion. Also windy, so the breeze masked the vibration that I caused when I grabbed onto the Dandelion's stem. This is my first real outing with the camera since last July. Nice to know that the muscle memory that I've built up in my hands is permanent.

Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.