One of my favorite subjects — raindrops on poppy plants. This is one of more than 1,200 shots of raindrops. Too many? April, 2008.
Macro
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Dec 17
A Look Back—Backyard Macro
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Jul 17
A Look Back—Suspended Raindrop
A bud turning into a blossom on the flowering plum tree outside the living room window. Taken with a macro lens, February 11, 2007.
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Aug 12
Flowers Near Home–White Poppy
This poppy appears to be yellow but it is actually a pale white color. It is reflecting the yellow and orange of the surrounding poppies. Taken with a manual focus 55mm macro lens.
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Aug 12
Flowers Near Home–Poppy and Raindrops
The poppy covered with raindrops was from the backyard. I added a layer of paper texture and painted over the texture with a watercolor brush. April, 2012.
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Jul 12
Flowers Near Home–Backlight
Late afternoon light makes this small flower almost transparent. Taken with a 105mm macro lens in 2008.
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Apr 10
Poppy and Raindrops
This is an early morning macro shot of a poppy in my backyard. It had rained the previous evening and this poppy had broken away from the stem. The raindrops seemed to weigh it down even more.
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Apr 10
Yellow Orange Glow
Poppies are difficult to photograph. They are in their glory in the direct sun but that is often a harsh and flat light. They are most dramatic when back lighted but that is a challenge to expose properly. This a macro shot of poppy petals with a very shallow depth of field. With so little in focus, the yellow and orange seems to glow even more.