Carpenter Bee

Carpenter Bee

I’m used to finding the odd honey bee that camps out on a flower overnight but this is only the second time I’ve run across one of these. For this shot, I had the luxury of setting up the tripod rig. It’s always a risk doing this. Does one go in for the handheld photograph good for a few shots or does one gamble setting up the rig in the hopes of getting some natural light shots. Photographing exclusively with available light was a no go as there wasn’t enough illumination for a reasonable shutter speed/ISO. I had to augment available light with diffused fill flash. 
Image specs: Tripod mounted 5-DII, Sigma 150mm w/91mm tubes @ ~ 2.5:1  f/13, SS 1/25, ISO 100, 600EX-RT with DIY concave diffuser. 

blue eyes - wilbaynpowrow - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
honey bee - wilbay - 1500pix x 72dpi.jpg
robber side view - wilbay - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
anole footprint- bw08nwcr - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
sawfly-larvae - bw08nw - 1500px x 72dpi -02.jpg
bark lice - wilbay - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
cottonwood borer - bw08ne - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
frog on pole - tamargext - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
chef jumper - wilbayns - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
ladybug and aphid - wilbayns - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
yellow collar scape - eldbayss - 1500px x 72dpi -02.jpg
box turtle - krkss - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
green lynx headon seed head- eldret - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
skipper - bw08baysw- 1500px x 72dpi -02.jpg
grasshopper - bw08-wpfrtlwn - 1500px x 72dpi -03.jpg
lizard beetle - wilbayns - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
ladybug dew drop - wilbayns - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg
wolf spider - bw08side profile - 1500px x 72dpi -01.jpg