You're to be commended for the very natural rendition of this. It's nice to see a flower NOT oversaturated. The sheer imperfection of the elements is compelling; even the bee looks tattered.
I keep coming back to this shot and bumping it up... Wonderful textures on the flower bloom and plant. The bee bothers me a little. It doesn't seem to have the same attention to color and detail that the rest of the image does. Nice composition - I like the offset you chose; it's nicely balanced with the larger leaf. Good job.
BEAUTIFUL flower picture. I really like the colors and the lighting. The bee gets a little camoflaged by the middle of the flower, but not badly so. The focus is great. So many textures here. I LOVE it!!! 10
I'm getting fed up with the macro flowers on this site, but you nailed the texture challenge...this is the best flower yet, and the petals have awesome detail...was that done in the studio? If so, let us know how you did it....looks great!