The mid-morning tulip unfurls its delicate and colorful petals in mysterious ways, and at close range shows the amazing color and intricate design that nature has created for us for a fleeting moment in time.

This photo was taken with a Canon 7D Mark II camera using a Canon EF 100 mm Macro IS USM Lens at 1/160 of a second shutter speed and aperture f/13 with ISO 100.