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Comments

Heather Mellon

Very nice angle on the blossom and super focus on this little guy, Yves. Beautiful composition and tones too.

Yves Langlois

Thank you for your very appreciated comments Heather.

Debra Plett

Terrific shot Yves. The flower and bug float beautifully above the background. Love the vivid colours.

Yves Langlois

Thanks Debra. I was at the minimum distance for the 800mm autofocus to operate. So proud the camera could sharp focus the insect as good as a macro lens would do. When I say that the DOF is very short at close range here is a good exemple. The flower is about 4 cm wide and the edge of the flower is already out of focus.

Jane LeBlanc

Cool shot, Yves...great detail.

Yves Langlois

Thank you Jane.

Description
The flower is the ever beautyful black knapweed. Not sure if the insect is a kind of fly or a kind of bee but it's my first encounter with that very interesting one.
Taken By
Yves Langlois
Taken On
July 4, 2025
Tagged
bee knapweed animal apidae insect invertebrate wasp bumblebee flower plant purple pollen daisy honey_bee petal green arthropod pollinator pest close-up hymenopterans
Assignments
Wildlife
  • Focal: 800
  • Lens Model: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
  • Shutter speed: 0.000625 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11

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