This is one of the crisper and closer macros I have had the pleasure of capturing of a bee. I used my pop up flash which I rarely do outside, in this case it was necessary as the extension tubes I was using for my macro lens allowed me to get pretty close and stated to block out my light. Fortunately the angle of the flash was in a good spot to help and it brought out quite a bit more detail which can be tough when dealing with a fairly shallow depth of field.
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