It doesn’t get much more simple or more beautiful than this—a fuzzy bumblebee on a Purple Cone Flower (Echinacea purpurea).
I got as close as I could with my macro lens, eye-to-eye with the bee, and managed to capture some of the incredible details and colors of both the flower and the bee. Except for a minor amount of cropping and tweaking, this is pretty much what the image looked like when I first pulled it up on my computer.
It’s enjoyable to chase after more exotic creatures and environments to photograph, but it is reassuring to know that beauty is never far away—it is present in the ordinary.
© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved
Mike Powell 
Excellent-this photo couldn’t be any sharper than it is.
great pic and title
Thanks. I love puns and enjoy playing with words. The title seemed to fit the photo, which I happen to like lot.
Exactly. I like to use titles that lure people in or that make the picture that much more interesting.