Raindrop refraction flower images

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Hi all,

Yesterday morning I had my first serious attempt at taking raindrop refraction images using my Tamron 90 macro lens. Here are the best of the images - still room for improvement, but I was fairly happy with how these turned out (especially given that I was supporting the flower with one hand, and holding and operating the camera with the other). Next time I'll use the tripod!

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Stephen

[Mark_Heli (Mark)]

Hi Stephen,

These are really great images. It's amazing to think of all the different laws of physics that are involved in nature creating such images.

Just a few that come to mind:
* refraction (creating the images of the flowers in the raindrop)
* electromagnetic spectrum (creating the colours)
* surface tension (holding the rain drop together)
* Gravity (water falling from clouds onto the flowers)
etc..

Cheers,
Mark

[astronobob (Bob)]

Very creative, stylish & well executed shots Stephen

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Thanks Mark and Bob. Much appreciated. I'll definately try this again when the opportunity arises!

Cheers,
Stephen

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Stephen, that's a great start. Have wanted to try doing dew/water refractions for a while but never get around to it.
#2 and #4 pick of the bunch. Shame about the framing of #4 but fantastic nevertheless

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Thanks for the comments Adam!

Cheers,
Stephen

[iceman (Mike)]

Very clever! Excellent Stephen, well executed!

[gregbradley]

Wow, how cool is that?

Greg.

[bloodhound31]

Nice work S.

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Thanks very much Mike, Greg and Baz.

Cheers,
Stephen