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This photo of a native chequered cuckoo bee was taken in a local garden in my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia in a patch of lavenderTime
It was taken on a warm summer morningLighting
It was overcast so the sunlight was soft and not too harsh, I also used a speedlightEquipment
I shot this with a Nikon d750 and a sigma 105mm macro, handheld with a Nikon sb700 flashInspiration
I love the challenge of trying to find and photograph rare native beesEditing
Not a lot of post processing, just a few basic adjustments (as I would like to enter it in nature competitions where rules only allow minimal processing)In my camera bag
What I have in my bag depends on what I’m going to shoot I’ll pack a combination of some of the following -Nikon d750 -nisi filters -manfroto tripod -black rapid strap -Nikon 16-35mm f4 -tamron 70-200mm f2.8 -tamron 150-600mm -sigma 105mm macro -Samyang 14mm f2.8 -Samyang 24mm tilt-shift -Nikon 50mm f1.4 -sigma 35mm f1.4 artFeedback
Finding these are the hardest part, then you need a keen eye and to move fast, as they move extremely fast.