![[image]](../IMG_0340.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_0340.jpeg Date/Time Original : 2009:08:28 08:56:51 Camera Model Name : Canon EOS 50D Aperture : 6.3 Exposure Time : 1/100 ISO : 800 Shooting Mode : Aperture-priority AE Metering Mode : Evaluative Focus Mode : AI Servo AF Exposure Compensation : -1/3 Lens Model : EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM Focal Length : 40.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 64.5 mm) Focus Distance Lower : 11.91 Field Of View : 31.2 deg File Size : 140 kB Image Size : 768x1024 Quality : Fine Drive Mode : Continuous shooting Flash : Off White Balance : Auto Color Temp As Shot : 4866 Mirror Lockup : Disable Contrast : +3 Sharpness : 5 Saturation : +2 Color Tone : +1 Camera Body No. : 0320215167
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