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I had a tough time photographing female Sweat Bees while they were collecting pollen in Sourgrass flowers because it wasn't windy enough. There was only an intermittent light breeze, so when I grabbed onto the flower's stem to keep it steady she noticed me and stopped foraging. Much easier when the vibration of the wind can mask the vibration that I cause when shooting these scenes.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2.5x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.

Description
I had a tough time photographing female Sweat Bees while they were collecting pollen in Sourgrass flowers because it wasn't windy enough. There was only an intermittent light breeze, so when I grabbed onto the flower's stem to keep it steady she noticed me and stopped foraging. Much easier when the vibration of the wind can mask the vibration that I cause when shooting these scenes.

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 100) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2.5x) + a diffused MT-26EX-RT with a Kaiser adjustable flash shoe on the "A" head (the key), E-TTL metering, -1/3 FEC, second curtain sync). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Sharpen AI, Denoise AI, and Clarity in that order.