Dripping Wet

I did a quick post yesterday where i mentioned that a misty rain had fallen Saturday night/early Sunday morning.

Around 11:00 AM on Sunday, I left my house, camera in hand, headed over to Sibby’s to take some food pictures for their Web site. I told the owner I’d do it as a favor. I was going to pop in, shoot some food, then come home and be domestic (more to-dos to get done).

When I am out and about with my camera, however, I never know what is going to catch my eye.

I hadn’t even gone 10 feet down the driveway when I noticed the evergreens in our neighbors’ yard covered with masses of water droplets.

Evergreen
Evergreen

Water drops on plants fascinate me. I think they make for some really interesting images. So I snapped a shot or two and off I went.

My timing sucks and I found Sibby’s closed. So I headed back toward home. I popped into the bakery for some goodies, then thought home was my next stop. That’s when I saw the “butterflower” from yesterday’s post. After capturing that, I started looking at and shooting other stuff.

It was probably 45 minutes later that I finally got home. But I’m glad I made that detour. I think I captured some cool stuff. My favorites are posted below. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Remember, if you click on the image, you’ll get a larger view.

Blushing Rose
Blushing Rose

 

PIC_peony
Peony

 

Bayberry
Barberry

 

Hot Pink Rose
Hot Pink Rose

 

Hot Pink Roses
Hot Pink Roses

 

Rose Leaves
Rose Leaves

 

Rose Leaves
Rose Leaves

 

Bayberry (?)
Barberry

 

Of all these images, I believe the last one, shared below, is my favorite. The color is so rich and deep. The water drops lend that rose a little extra bit of interestingness whereas it’s the water drops themselves that really make some of these shots, like the one immediately above.

 

Blood-red Rose
Blood-red Rose

I hope you enjoyed the results of my detour, too.

Enjoy your week.

UPDATE: A big THANKS to Trobairitz for setting me straight on the BARBERRY. I knew “bayberry” wasn’t right but could not think of what it was.