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Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted June 12, 2012105 views1 comments

I was at Cedar Canyon and the bees and butterflies were very active. This one was on a Prickly Pear Cactus. All comments and critiques are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
Sigma 30-700 in macro mode
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/500
Aperture f13
ISO 400
300mm
Cropped to 85% of original
Slight color correction and sharpening in PSE9

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Comment posted by scott lanz on June 12, 2012 at 11:38 PM

Excellent, Richard. The black bee (?) is unusual (at least for me), and really stands out from the beautiful yellow PP. Not an easy exposure in bright light, but you certainly pulled it off nicely.

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