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dalantech — Snoozing European Wool Carder Bee III by-nc-nd

#bee #insect #insectphotography #lavender #macro #macrophilia #macrophotography #naturephotography #wool_carder
Published: 2019-06-30 12:44:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 454; Favourites: 45; Downloads: 0
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Description This "movie poster" composition is stuck in my head. I shot this European Wool Carder Bee horizontally but framed it for a vertical composition (I turned the shot 90 degrees in post). Easier than trying to hold the camera in portrait orientation.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (4x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the fill for this shot), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. I'm holding on to the Lavender stem with my left hand, and resting the lens on that same hand to keep the scene steady.
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Comments: 3

Noisy-Bean [2019-07-03 15:26:28 +0000 UTC]

I want to know how tf you got so close to a bee without it being scared

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dalantech In reply to Noisy-Bean [2019-07-06 07:36:06 +0000 UTC]

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akphotographystudio [2019-07-01 01:40:00 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely gorgeous shot

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