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[Shirley_Freeman]

This little bee was just plowing through the pollen on the flower, reminding me of a snow plow. I loved how his face is covered with pollen. He was so busy he didn’t even pay attention to me and the camera so close to him.

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Technical Details

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Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 100 mm f2.8 L macro lens, HH with KX-800 twin flash with diffuser. Camera was set to manual settings f10, 1/200, ISO 160. Edited slightly in LR.

[Mark_Seaver]

Shirley, that head full of pollen is great (I don’t recall seeing a headful before…). The details in both the flower bits and the bee look good as does the overall yellowness of the shot.

[Dean_Salman]

I see bees do that from time to time Shirley but this is a great angle to capture this bee. I think the f/10 was about right. I have learn that bees don’t care how close we get as long as they are not touched. Just don’t wear a bright yellow shirt if you know what I mean.