Simple Elegance

[ttusa]

Just drops on a reed...

Sony Alpha 700, Minolta 200mm macro lens, Gitzo 3540LS tripod, cable release, natural lighting, f/16, cable release, metered on middle toned green and stopped down about a 2/3 stop, Mercer Arboretum

[DigitalScape]

Therese, this is a neat shot -- I like the sun rays you have coming off the water/dew drops.

[kenw]

enjoying the holiday i see...and putting it to good use too!

how is Mercer these days?

[ttusa]

Originally Posted by kenw

enjoying the holiday i see...and putting it to good use too!

how is Mercer these days?

YES, it's all good when it comes to the holidays!
Mercer is opened, but a lot of the flowers are dead. I only hung around the gardens fairly close to the headquarters, so I didn't really see what the forest and other areas were like. I'm really glad they're opened-was getting Mercer Withdrawal symptoms.

[ttusa]

Originally Posted by DigitalScape

Therese, this is a neat shot -- I like the sun rays you have coming off the water/dew drops.

Thanks John, Mother Nature can be very pretty even though this is not a fancy subject.

[Lexie]

Very nice. Love the rays of light reflecting off the dew drops!!

[Cope]

Therese, it was nice meeting you at Mercer this morning. The picture looked great on your viewfinder, but even better full size.

BTW, you didn't miss much in the back. The areas that are open are pretty barren, and a large part of the park is still closed to the public.

[ttusa]

Originally Posted by Lexie

Very nice. Love the rays of light reflecting off the dew drops!!

Thanks Debbie! I didn't really see the rays of light on the drops until I magnified this tiny scene on my screen.

[ttusa]

Originally Posted by Cope

Therese, it was nice meeting you at Mercer this morning. The picture looked great on your viewfinder, but even better full size.

BTW, you didn't miss much in the back. The areas that are open are pretty barren, and a large part of the park is still closed to the public.

Hi Alan, it was certainly nice meeting you as well! Mercer must have had a slew of trees down to be closed so long.

[garykohs]

Therese, I love the reflections in the rain drops. Pretty amazing!

They do still have lots of work to do at Mercer. The part that's actually closed is really just the area down by the creek, but much of the area is yet to be replanted. It's going to be fun to watch what they do.

[Patti Edens]

Oh wow! I can't tell you how many times I have tried to get something decent in focus in a water drop. That is so cool and the starburst is just icing on the cake.

[ttusa]

Originally Posted by garykohs

Therese, I love the reflections in the rain drops. Pretty amazing!

They do still have lots of work to do at Mercer. The part that's actually closed is really just the area down by the creek, but much of the area is yet to be replanted. It's going to be fun to watch what they do.

Hi Gary, thanks for the kind comments.

Originally Posted by Patti Edens

Oh wow! I can't tell you how many times I have tried to get something decent in focus in a water drop. That is so cool and the starburst is just icing on the cake.

Yes, this was a bit maddening. I thought there wasn't any wind until I tried getting the drops in focus.

[jfoureyes]

You got the light just right on this one…simple is always good!!

[quyd200]

I love this shot! Well done, Therese!

[mjdmike]

Nice, love the reflection.