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I spotted this Sweat Bee bedding down in a Geranium flower and I tried twice, early in the morning before work, to get a shot. But it's been so hot lately, 24C (75F) at 6AM, that I could not get close. I guess the third time is a charm because I managed to get the shot that was stuck in my head into the camera.

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, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. I used my hand to keep the background from being black.

Description
I spotted this Sweat Bee bedding down in a Geranium flower and I tried twice, early in the morning before work, to get a shot. But it's been so hot lately, 24C (75F) at 6AM, that I could not get close. I guess the third time is a charm because I managed to get the shot that was stuck in my head into the camera.

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, -1/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held. In post I used Topaz Denoise AI and Clarity in that order. I used my hand to keep the background from being black.