dandy drop

lovely reflection!

Love this sparkle

I only noticed this at the large version! Awesome!

what a bokeh!

Looks almost like ice crystals :)

love how it sparkles!

Gotta love weeds. They are the only thing blooming in my yard right now. This is the underside of a dandelion gone to seed, with the yellow from a live dandelion refracted in the waterdrops and in the bokeh. The purple is some grape hyacinth mixed in the dandelion patch. The top of the waterdrop shows the dandelion and grass, and the bottom of the drop shows the sky and the sun. (Refractions are upside down)

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peggy. says:

you certainly made the most of the weeds :) I love this!
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Marcello1235 says:

Wonderfull shot! I can never get this perfect drops of water...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

janoid says:

This is so beautiful, Steve!!!
What an amazing capture of the dandelion, as well as another of your fabulous micro-worlds in a drop of water, with it's own gorgeous bokeh as a background!!

What a fantastic way to start the week!!!
I hope yours is great!!
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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Winter-Storm says:

Very nice background. What kind of a lens get you so close, do you use extension tubes?
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* Rhonda * says:

Wow beautiful! Great shot!
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Infinity Rain says:

Beeeeeeeeeeautiful!! :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

april4cheese says:

Excellent macro. Great capture.
I saw this in A Big Fave
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

lyadarus says:

fantastic capture ... great shot!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Imapix says:

WooooooooooooooooooooWonderful this is!

Really really well done!

Truly spectacolor and first class quality!
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suesue2 says:

This is brilliant Steve ... the background colors are splendid !

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lovepuppy1 [deleted] says:

fantastic shot!
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Wenspics says:

WOWWWWW!! This one we will be seeing in Explore!
I love the colors and your fine macro! Amazing!

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Gigglejuice says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The SLR's, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Thats excellent! wow!
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Dean Forbes says:

beautiful!
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southwest girl says:

this is fabulous, steve,
love the water drops well done

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kirsty-v says:

Have you just used a standard macro lens to photograph the flowers?
They are fabulous!!!
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annabellafranc [deleted] says:

looks like a jewelled chandelier !

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Falcon EyE says:

oh steve
your way of creating scenes within water drops is Genius
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jacalynsnana says:

Excellent!
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&Rachel& says:

heck that's brilliant
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vtpeacenik says:

And so it begins. Another splendid waterdrop season. I bet you got wet knees for this shot. hehe

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tobym says:

the sparkle on the drop is just the icing on this gorgeous cake!
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jazoni says:

superb, the light is gorgious!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Maria Dalva says:

Amazing!!!

I saw this in A Big Fave
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CatDancing says:

Another stunning photo from the master. Love this.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

theresa.brent says:

Friggin fantastic !!!
An absolute masterpiece .... very well done !
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

tijmenkroes says:

Fantastic shot. Great composition and very nice reflections.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Quatus says:

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Wow! This is great! The detail's incredible! - I love shots like this! It's something u woud never beable to see with the naked eye :-D - Thanks
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luisa_m_c_m_cruz says:

Instant fave.
Great macro and reflections.
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maritimelight says:

Its a wonderful world and your a great photographer!

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Mrs.MikeBRSM says:

WOW, this is fantastic!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

kbjoran [deleted] says:

Okay, this is too perfect! You have a very KEEN eye! I love this!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

heurtoirfan ( away in november ) says:

Awesome !
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

lindzusa says:

Definitely a winner!!!
You deserve another one.
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Nice shot Steve! Come join this cool new group ;-)

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arrigetch says:

There's sooooo much detail in this shot, that the medium image doesn't do it justice. Gotta look at this thing in large.
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nutmeg66 says:

Love the details.

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Amazing shot.

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Gorgeous
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Simply stunning.

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Snowbabies says:

I think it's the vibrant colours in the background that set the photo apart, great shot.
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ericwyllie says:

Outstandingly well rendered and beautiful shot
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Excellent macro!
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dailyjoe says:

Wow, amazing shot! Love the water drops, and the bokeh. The colors pop so well in this one.
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Really great a big-fave Steve ;D
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Ar'alani says:

Absolutely fantastic. The colors, composition, subject... all that technical crap--they're all in perfect alignment. :-) Other than that, this is just a stunning shot!

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k_soggie says:

Wow, nobody does detail like you do! Another incredible image. :)
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rajue says:

Marvellous!
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wow !!!
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Stunningly beautiful!

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asawaa says:

You are the MASTER of MACRO!
Whoah Dude!
Freaking INCREDIBLE!
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i don't have any words to describe the beauty of this photo. really outstanding!

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Great macro - love all the little details that add up to a great pic!

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so beautiful!
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amazing capture.
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Whoa!!! This is truly incredible. It's amazing what a big world is out there in such tiny things.

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Amazing capture!!!!!
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Damn, I wish I had taken that, awesome shot!! Standing ovation time, take a bow, Steve!!

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Birkir Jónsson says:

Now thats a good capture..
It glitters and it glows
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just beautiful
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Wow, stunning shot
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extraordinary...perfect macro and reflection
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that is realy good!!! and the colors too!!!
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gorgeous!
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Love this photo!
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stunning shot!!
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Awesome enough for one more comment!

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omphale44 says:

The dew drops are perfection and the lighting is beautiful. Wonderful image.
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What a stunning beauty!
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Really, really beautiful
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A+++ Grade Photo
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