Well, I really appreciate all of the comments and ideas....this was my very first photo posted. I joined for that very reason. I hope to improve as the weeks go on with the help of all of your comments. Thanks. Chris
Good idea, but the flower stalk effectively divides the shot into two pictures. Cropping at the middle of the flower or at its right edge might have produced a more visually interesting photo. 4-ClubJuggle
Your lovely floral shot messed up by an interloping insect! Great color; getting the precise focal depth a little farther back (on the bee) would emphasize your (stated) subject so it competes better with the much brighter flower.
nice capture :) I think this photo would be improved with a tighter crop, if that's possible. The dead centering of the purple flower is not my favorite positioning in an image like this... = 6 - jmsetzler
the daisy in the background is perfect...even if you'd missed the bee! I'd like to see it cropped with the purple flower a bit more off center instead of as a dividing line down the middle
The lighting is a bit flat, and I might have moved the flower a bit off center, but otherwise, well done. Those bees dont stay in one spot for long, so they are hard to capture.