Small masked bee, Hylaeus sp

[Paul]

Even on cold windy days, sometimes you can get lucky and find an insect that you don't expect to find. I had to use the onboard flash due to the urgency required to grab this small bee Hylaeus sp, before it flew away, or was carried to the wings on the strong gusting wind this afternoon. The "masked bee" was on the leaf of the variegated bay laurel for less than a minute... I used all 3 extension tubes on the 100mm macro lens for this, and both images are cropped!

Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 70D
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Image Date: 2014-05-25 11:29:20 +0000
Focal Length: 100mm
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.0040 s (1/250)
ISO equiv: 160
Exposure Bias: -0.33 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Auto, return light detected)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Creator: Paul Iddon
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK

 

 

Paul.

[FUJI]

Well captured Paul........in difficult circumstances too.

FUJI

[Paul]

Thanks Fuji - and I just discovered it is a bee, not a sawfly!  

 

 

 

Paul.

[pauln]

Super detail :)

[Paul]

Super detail

 

 

Thanks Paul 

 

Paul.