Bumbling About

I've got myself a flash bracket + small ball-head to set my FL 36 to the side of the EM-5 in an attempt to reduce the effect of direct flash on the fur of Bees etc.

This large Buff-tail Bumble arrived just in time for me to have a quick play and even better it lost its footing (drunk on nectar?) and I got this shot as it was desperately hanging on to the leaf of a Crocosmia.

It shows the detail of the hooked feet and leg rakes that it uses to comb nectar out of its fur. The mandibles alonside the mouth-parts are nicely shown too, as its littlle fluffy bum on the other side of the leaf.

I like the way her antenna are all ****-eyed as well, she definitely looks like she has had a sip to many of natures brew

edit:
Looking at this image again it looks as if she has lost her back foot, maybe I was too quick to think her drunk, it looks like she may have survived an attack by something or other

Brand:	OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Camera:	Olympus OM-D E-M5 Check out Olympus Image Space!
Lens:	Olympus 12-50mm f3.5-6.3 ZUIKO Digital ED Black Micro Four Thirds Lens
Recording media:	RAW (digital)
Date Taken:	29 Jul 2012 - 11:41 AM
Focal Length:	43mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/3.5
Aperture:	f/8.0
Shutter Speed:	1/1250sec
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	200
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Flash:	On, Fired

Title:	Bumbling About
Username:	brian1208
Uploaded:	29 Jul 2012 - 7:16 PM
Tags:	Close-up / macro, Wildlife / nature
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