I had spent most of the past week trying to find insects to photograph but there were no bees and no butterflies and just a lot of mosquitoes until I discovered this bumblebee in the rose. At first I thought it was resting because there was no movement which proved not to be true. It was just that the bumblebee was having a difficult time trying to take off loaded up with pollen.

CS5 unsharp mask
levels

Nikon D90
AF Micro Nikkor 60mm
f5 1/400 60mm

Taken July 3, 2013.

Posted by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 07/07/13 19:20
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 07/07/13 19:21 I was taken by the pale color of the sunflower and I didn't even see the little spider until I downloaded the picture. Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 07/07/13 19:21 Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 07/07/13 19:22 Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Mon, 07/08/13 00:21 Splendid series of flowers' world from Winnipeg, Jan... :) I can almost feel the delicate scent of the rose, in the OP. Thank you so much for your Canadian report. Natura imperat, semper. Comments by Nathan Leonard Kern on Mon, 07/08/13 05:19 I had a similar experience of finding something I didn't see in the viewfinder-mine was a alligator. Nice floral images. Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Mon, 07/08/13 10:45 I like the sunflower and the lilies the best. I have never seen a pale sunflower before...;-) Comments by Dawna L. Wolfe on Tue, 07/09/13 19:35 nice :) very colorful Comments by Jacky on Thu, 07/11/13 14:42 Nice contrast between the bee and the flower in the OP. Bumblebees always have their heads stuck down in flowers, it seems; and they're much more skittish and more difficult to photograph than honeybees. I like the riot of color in the photo of the lilies. Comments by Ruth Rittichier on Thu, 07/11/13 17:22 A pleasure to see all these flowers with their riotous color, and to share your view of the bumblebee in the rose. I've never seen a pale sunflower before.