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Benjamin the Carpenter Bee
Lens: Lester Dine 105mm f2.8 Camera: K-1 ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/500s Aperture: F7.1 
Posted By: ccbl, 04-18-2019, 05:07 PM

This is Benjamin, one of our two backyard carpenter bees. He chases away wasps for me and occasionally initiates intense staring contests.

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Nice BIF shot
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BIF... Bug in flight? Thanks!

It helps that Benjamin and the other carpenter bees hover nice and still midair while staking out their territories against less attractive bugs. Gave me plenty of time to fumble frantically with the focus, lol.
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Just, wow! That is an incredible shot.

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QuoteOriginally posted by ccbl Quote
This is Benjamin, one of our two backyard carpenter bees. He chases away wasps for me and occasionally initiates intense staring contests.
Nice catch! These guys are so fast! Nice bokeh too
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Wow! I haven't managed to get a shot like that of a bee. Carpenter bees look a bit like Bumblebees, and the Bumblebees I saw in Europe were a bit slower than honeybees, but still!

...any relation of Eric?
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