That's one miraculous picture! How did you shoot it, burst mode?
Believe it or not, it was just one shot. I had pre-focused on the bee while he was collection pollen on the plant to the right. I was just holding the camera there looking thru the VF hoping he would fly off into the background area where I had the strong out of focus effects. I was waiting and waiting, making small focus adjustments as he moved around on the plant. Finally I pull away from the VF and look around the camera to see if there are any other bees close and
at that exact moment he launches in the air.
At that point I just fire the shutter, one click, and hope I got him at a decent angle with his body in a good position to the camera and hopefully in the bokeh area. When I hit the play button and saw what I got I couldnt be happier.