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Water beads on an Iris leaf. Shot with Nikor 200mm f/2.8 macro lens.

The weather here has been very Irish. A parade of shocking blue skies and puffy cumulus clouds followed by dark cumulo-nimbus and heavy showers then back again to sun. The rain beads up on the waxy iris leaves leaving these little worlds reflected in the water drops, much like Vernor Vinge's Bobbles--silver stasis fields where life continues.

White balance adjusted, cropped and sharpened a bit. I wonder if a polarizing filter would reduce the reflections on the surface of the drops? Hmm, when my filter comes back from the shop (it broke while shooting).

Description
Water beads on an Iris leaf. Shot with Nikor 200mm f/2.8 macro lens.

The weather here has been very Irish. A parade of shocking blue skies and puffy cumulus clouds followed by dark cumulo-nimbus and heavy showers then back again to sun. The rain beads up on the waxy iris leaves leaving these little worlds reflected in the water drops, much like Vernor Vinge's Bobbles--silver stasis fields where life continues.

White balance adjusted, cropped and sharpened a bit. I wonder if a polarizing filter would reduce the reflections on the surface of the drops? Hmm, when my filter comes back from the shop (it broke while shooting).