He's having a great time in the pink isn't he. Very nice capture Marilyn with lovely clarity and composition. Well done. Thanks for this one.

Well, I never...you've found a bee mate...pink mate..well, whatever..I'm glad you were there to capture him so well. I am one of the allergic unfortunates, and I'm not offended at all. I'll just leave the dangerous work to you bravehearts. I love this macro, Marilyn. It's eye poppingly clear and so close that everything you'd want to see is there, and yet it's far enough away that I don't feel I am able to examine every piece of anatomy !!! Sometimes, that can detract from a presentation as lovely as this one. The opened blossoms on this flower in juxtapostion to the unopened ones add an air of expectancy here as there are many things happening. The background is very lovely with the touch of blue off to the right and the very faded out parts right behind the subject flower and bee. It's a wonderful capture, Marilyn, and I wish I had the words to better describe how much I like this pic...thanks :)PJ

He sure does look like he is having a good time ... Terrific capture

I feel like the bee is going to raise it's head and say "ahhh" after taking in the scent of these flowers. What a great capture!

Hay Marilyn. Its a lovely image. The bee suits very well among that bunch of pinks. I wonder how he choose the right flower when there is so much nice ones around. Its same as beeing the only guy in a girl school lol.

Well, this bee definitely has great taste. A wonderful clear image Marilyn & the composition is perfect.

This is just to lovely! The prettiest pic of a bee that I've seen on here! Straight to my favs!

Aawwwwww! I was expecting something else when I saw the title?....Blast!
Very lovely image my sweet...You certainly filled the frame with this beauty!..and that little fella, is taking all the glory!

So you do have the big beautiful bumble bees where you live. A truely wonderful and beautiful capture. Nice composition and good depth of field. Fall is near so enjoy these little friends before the cold returns. Great job.
Russ

~found in voting booth & had to comment~

Outstanding imagery!! Stellar overall comp and color control!! Gorgeous color on the flora and the bee is amazing, especially the detail and coloration on the glassy wings!! This one is sure to gather a lot of buzzz!!

Bee-utiful close up Marilyn ! He's very definitely Pretty In Pink ! I don't know the names of these flowers, but they're gorgeous. I just love that soft pink, & the image as a whole. Well done Marilyn, outstanding hon !

Right into my favorites this goes!!! This is just spectacular and I totally love it! Beautifully captured and composition is perfect!!

Very nice, great focal point and nice depth of field

This has got to be one of your absolute best Marilyn.
JuneBug

This is gorgeous. The detail and clarity in the bee and the flowers surrounding it are very interesting.

This is a terrific image Marilyn. perfect detail and nice muted lighting...gerry..

This is truly incredible Marinlyn. Everything from the Bubble Bee in the center, to the flowery landscape around it. The range of colors, framing, angle and use of focus is brilliant. Keep up the great work, top marks.

Thomas

Good Morning Marilyn, I got up a little early so I could take a look for a couple new images for my computers when to my wandering eye, here was this image on the Home page. I took one look and put it on my laptop for the rest of this week.
Very good depth of field, selection of an eye grabbing subject and excellent presentation of both.
If this ever shows-up in my voting booth it will definitely receive a 10.

I'm just blown away. fabulous capture.