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Springtime Nectar Gathering

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

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Aperture f/11 ISO 125 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 100/1

location

Phoenix, Arizona, US

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May, 2019

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Awards

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Outstanding Creativity

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Amazing capture! Thank you for joining my beautiful blue blooms challenge! Good luck! :-)

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Thank you. It was my pleasure to join your challenge. Thank you, also, for the Likes and Awards you presented my gallery. I am looking forward to visiting yours in a few hours. Be happy and healthy.

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What beautiful composition.

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Thank you. All my macro shots, both bugs and flowers, are shot with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. I am constantly amazed by the sharpness produced by this lens.

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Thank you. I had to wait and wait before the little guy would stop moving.

I know and remember to breathe

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the Phoenix Botanical Garden.

Time

This was taken in early morning.

Lighting

The rising sun was providing filtered light.

Equipment

This was taken with a Canon EOS 5D MkIV with a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens.

Inspiration

I was following a honeybee as it made its rounds. I managed to get close enough, and the bee cooperated by staying on the same flower long enough for two great shots.

Editing

Post processing was done in Adobe Lightroom. The photo was cropped and shadows and highlights were adjusted to bring out the best features of the image.

In my camera bag

My Canon EOS 5D Mk IV usually wears a Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM lens. That is my go-to lens for the majority of my photos. For this shot, I used a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. I also carry several other lenses: Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM, Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS USM. I have one non-Canon lens: a Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. I try to shoot with natural light all the time, but on those occasions where I need an external light source, I use either a Neewer CN-216 LED panel or a Canon Speedlite 580EX. I have tripods by Slik, 3Pod and Manfrotto. I have a Canon EOS 7D, a Canon EOS 30D and a Canon EOS 10D, all of which I still have and use as appropriate.

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