Ornaments
Frozen drops on a mullein leaf, they reminded me of tree ornaments:
An image from a while back that I didn’t post. Happy holidays!
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Frozen drops on a mullein leaf, they reminded me of tree ornaments:
An image from a while back that I didn’t post. Happy holidays!
I guess that would come to mind at this time of the year. A nice quick freeze preserved the shapes. Nice macro.
Actually, when I was responding to your and Linda’s replies this morning, I noticed a link to old draft posts. I saw the title to this one, opened it, and saw the subject was perfect for today. I remember the series I took, likely I posted something I liked better with another title.
For some reason every once in a while we decide something isn’t working at the moment and sometime later see it as more useful than at that previous time. It was good you had this in your drafts as it did work well today.
It seems you used a high magnification.
Yes, I used the MPE-65 lens, at about 3x magnification.
I figured that was what you’d used.
And being water is essential to life, probably the best ornaments there are!
Frozen drops are a special find, I don’t see them that often. The mullein leaf helped – drops form readily on them.
Oh I know, very rare I see them around here. Weather changes have to be just right.
Yes, rain or dew followed by a freeze. This fall there were only a couple of frosty mornings, pretty poor conditions for this sort of subject.
The drops appear to me to be floating, like little satellites. I really like the star-like, thready bits covering the background, too. I suppose they’re probably part of the fuzzy covering on the mullein leaf, but it’s nice to be able to see past the drops and dew to see them, as well.