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Sphecius speciosus
Keywords: light orange posture sky
Shooting location: Long Island, NY, Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge
Shooting conditions: Against the sky
Flash type: (Canon 580EX + handmade diffuser)+2*(Canon 430EX + Lumiquest Ultrasoft)
Lens: Sigma 150mm macro + Kenko extension tubes
 

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Freaked Out — 23:27 07 Jul 2011
That's one big bee!!!! Found one while vacationing in Richardson, Tx.
But, then we saw one of the cicadas down here and wow, they are huge too!
When they said everything is big in Texas, they were not kidding!! LOL!
 

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