Beewolf II

Technique: This males was so territorial that I was able to pick the grass stalk it was on and hold it up to the sky to shoot it. I shaded the critter so that the flash would be the primary light source (allowing me to freeze motion) and used the natural light to expose the background (partly cloudy skies).

Tech Specs: Canon 80D (F11, 1/250, ISO 200 with highlight tone priority) + a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens (around 2x) + a diffused MT-24EX (both flash heads on the Canon flash mount, E-TTL metering with -1 2/3 FEC). This is a single, uncropped, frame taken hand held.