![[image]](../IMG_0312.jpeg)
This bumble bee (Bombus rufocinctus>)
was somewhat comatose resting on a thistle flower
growing beside Seymour Lake near Smithers, B.C.
I shot it using a 25 mm extension tube to get close, and I used a kleenex for a flash bouncer/diffuser, but the light was not on the bee side.
File Name : IMG_0312.jpeg Date/Time Original : 2009:08:28 08:48:33 Camera Model Name : Canon EOS 50D Aperture : 9.0 Exposure Time : 1/250 ISO : 400 Flash Exposure Compensation : +2/3 Shooting Mode : Aperture-priority AE Metering Mode : Partial Focus Mode : AI Servo AF Exposure Compensation : -1/3 Lens Model : EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM Focal Length : 48.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 77.4 mm) Focus Distance Lower : 0.86 Field Of View : 26.2 deg File Size : 135 kB Image Size : 768x1024 Quality : Fine Drive Mode : Continuous shooting Flash : On White Balance : Auto Color Temp As Shot : 6489 Mirror Lockup : Disable Contrast : +3 Sharpness : 5 Saturation : +2 Color Tone : +1 Camera Body No. : 0320215167
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