When I first saw this insect, my initial thought was to wonder about its identification—I still don’t have an answer to that quandary. My second thought was that it would be cool to try to take a photo looking into the flower from just over the edge of one row of petals, which were standing almost straight up. I’m still a relative neophyte with my macro lens, and depth of field and critical focus are sometimes real problems.
I am pretty happy with the results I achieved in capturing images consistent with my mental picture. The first photo is the closest to what I had in mind, but I also like the position of the insect in the second photo.
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