I didn't think I would have any luck today because it wasn't cool enough, but the sun went behind the clouds and a most of the critters slowed down. I managed to shoot this male European Blue Mason Bee covered in Dandelion pollen, but not for long. It was pretty easy for him to get his metabolism going and take off.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC. This is a single frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.
Dalantech on April 24th, 2022 at 09:48 UTC »
I didn't think I would have any luck today because it wasn't cool enough, but the sun went behind the clouds and a most of the critters slowed down. I managed to shoot this male European Blue Mason Bee covered in Dandelion pollen, but not for long. It was pretty easy for him to get his metabolism going and take off.
Tech Specs: Canon 90D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (set to 3x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT, E-TTL metering, -1 FEC. This is a single frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order.
iamapizza on April 24th, 2022 at 10:08 UTC »
I enjoyed zooming into its eye. It's trypophobically delightful. And so plasticy.
its_just_jesse_ on April 24th, 2022 at 10:38 UTC »
excuse me, but this bee is not blue