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I find cone flowers to be irresistible with their symmetry, and their tendency to be so bee (and gardener) friendly manner. I've wallowed among them many times for super-macro pictures, all the while, the bumble bees and honey bees working busily, paying me no mind. I've even used the opportunity to sneak in a little stroke of a bumble bee's fuzzy back!

Of the thousands of photos I've taken, I think this one in particular seems the most 'painterly', one of the effects I love most about macro and super-macro photography. (This image is as-shot, with no digital enhancement whatsoever).

I am convinced that once we have experienced something new, we soon stop seeing it. It's as if, in the rush of everyday living, when we see the familiar, our brains label it, and dismiss it as 'that which is already known'. I have my camera to thank for teaching me just how few details I actually observe in everyday life. For instance, many times I have transferred pictures from my camera to the computer, anticipating and hoping for something remarkable. Yet what I often found amazing was the number of tiny details that had totally escaped my notice. For instance, I am just now learning to notice sunlight reflecting off the tiniest of spider webs prior to taking the picture. The world of light and color has drawn me steadily...