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Description
This is usually the last pose that I see when photographing a solitary bee like this Miner Bee. It knows that there is something wrong, and it's trying to figure out the best way to escape.

Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F16, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (3x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on Kaiser adjustable flash shoes). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.

Technique: It's early in the morning, around 18C, and almost too warm for this subject. There was a slight breeze which made it easier for me to grab onto the stem of the flower with my left index finger and thumb without spooking the subject. I'm resting the lens on my left hand to keep the scene steady and sliding it to focus. I tilted the top of the camera into the frame to try and get both antenna in focus as well as the leading eye of the bee.

Description
This is usually the last pose that I see when photographing a solitary bee like this Miner Bee. It knows that there is something wrong, and it's trying to figure out the best way to escape.

Tech Specs: Canon 70D (F16, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (3x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on Kaiser adjustable flash shoes). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.

Technique: It's early in the morning, around 18C, and almost too warm for this subject. There was a slight breeze which made it easier for me to grab onto the stem of the flower with my left index finger and thumb without spooking the subject. I'm resting the lens on my left hand to keep the scene steady and sliding it to focus. I tilted the top of the camera into the frame to try and get both antenna in focus as well as the leading eye of the bee.