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I have been having fun photographing Sweat Bees in my Geranium flowers. I got luck cause a group of them chose a flower to camp in that is easy for me to photograph in. Unfortunately it has been so hot lately that even though I am shooting around 6AM they get active pretty quick when I get close.

Possibly Halictus sexcinctus.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order. I used my hand to keep the background from going black.

Description
I have been having fun photographing Sweat Bees in my Geranium flowers. I got luck cause a group of them chose a flower to camp in that is easy for me to photograph in. Unfortunately it has been so hot lately that even though I am shooting around 6AM they get active pretty quick when I get close.

Possibly Halictus sexcinctus.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F14, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 2x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI and Clarity in that order. I used my hand to keep the background from going black.