Water Droplets

This is a Hair Vetch flower right after the rain photographed on my property in Southern Oregon

These are Hair Vetch flower right after the rain photographed on my property in Southern Oregon

This is a Hairy Vetch flower right after the rain photographed on my property in Southern Oregon

Winner of FlickrDuel contest: +10 Wins: Color: Green Photographed along the trail of the Middle Fork of the Applegate River

Photographed on the Rogue Gorge Trail, near Union Creek, Southern Oregon

(for those of you who are interested in seeing my San Francisco trip images, I have uploaded 10 pictures in this batch [239 in the past month]. Thanks everyone for your comments and your visits to my photostream! I hope you enjoy the show!) (Oh, and yes, I know there are really too many pictures to be uploading at one time but I have too many images I want to put into my Flickr stream so it just can't be helped!) In my father's front yard, there is a lovely little succulent garden overflowing with jewel-like, tiny succulents. I took lots of pictures, and when I took a look at one of them, I noticed something I didn't even see when I took the picture! A droplet of foggy dew, about to drop off a tiny blade of grass, and through that droplet is the tiny succulent beneath it! Hooray!! This is my very first water droplet refraction, and I didn't even realize I took it!! :D (Please excuse the graininess of this image, it was very small!) If you're interested in learning how to create beautiful droplet refractions, this is a very nice guide: www.wonderfulphotos.com/articles/macro/dewdrops/ ) By the way, for those of you who may not know, there is a very fun, free Flickr competition site which you might like to take part in. It's called FlickrDuel and features dozens of ongoing competitions, or duels every day. You can enter your pictures into many different categories and vote on contests too. It's another way to enjoy your photography! This image was taken during my trip to San Francisco during September 12-15, 2011.

[best appreciated at full size against black] We have a seasonal pond down by our front gate, and at the edge of it is the only tree of its type on our property. I really like the shape of its leaves and I found this one that had fallen off the tree and got stuck on the way down. Is it me or does it appear to be hanging on for dear life?! It wasn't until I saw this image on my computer that I saw the droplet which was once frost! This image was taken in January, 2012.

I wonder how many people recognize this as a peace symbol! :D This image was taken in November, 2011.

I went out one morning when fog covered everything in dew, so I went out hunting for spiderwebs! Thank you everyone, for your comments and favorites! I try to visit everyone who leaves a comment within a day or two! This image was taken in November, 2011.

I really like the rusty-colored weeds with the contrast of the dew-covered webs. This plant may be a dead yarrow, but I really couldn't say for sure! :D Thank you everyone, for your comments and favorites! I try to visit everyone who leaves a comment within a day or two! This image was taken in November, 2011.

I loved how this web nearely covered this wild grass head! Thank you everyone, for your comments and favorites! I try to visit everyone who leaves a comment within a day or two! This image was taken in November, 2011.

[best appreciated at full size against black] One morning when I took a lot of frost shots, I stayed out until the sun was melting everything. I saw this trio of droplets and hoped they would make a nice picture! This image was taken in December, 2011.