A very nice image with good DOF that is framed well. Some increase in brightness and contrast coupled with 10-15 percent saturation of reds to bring out the ladybug more and more cyan followed by applying some noise reduction and a touch of unsharp mask would give the image better color and much more visual impact.
Crisp! You seem to have handled the focus perfectly, hard to do in close-ups like these. I love that I can see the texture on the petals--don't think I realized how much texture forsythia blossoms have before now. Well done!
I think the unedited part of your title might hurt your photo, many people tend to vote lower on pictures that are explaining stuff in theyr titli, I for one dont care if its edited or not I dont wanna know anything about it, In thin case I think you could have tried to do something with your photo to make it look better, It looks a little too yeallow and greenish, And could use some levels adjusmtents too, compostiotin is good, but this could use more contrast, Good luck
Simply beautiful. Kudos for even finding our ladybug friend. My minor feedback: would like to see a bit more contrast/exposure. Zoom in slightly to focus more attention to the bug - I almost missed her the first pass! (7)