It's only rain...

It's only rain, but it sure looked cool.

 

It was storming after midnight with wind gusts pushing the rain against the house and windows.

 

 

So I set up a tripod and camera on the inside, and captured these images looking out.

 

 

 

Most of the exposures were about a second.

 

 

I used a macro lens and isolated an area of rain drops.

 

 

There was a light on outside and the lights were off inside. Whatever I chose for a background determined the color of the image.

 

 

 

I was tired and didn't mess around for long.

 

 

 

 

Just long enough to make these cool photos.

 





Coneflower colors....

 

My son and I spent a little time at the UW Arboretum in Madison Wisconsin and found this purple coneflower.

 

 

 

 

 

It was an overcast day which made it easy to shoot flowers and get nice saturated colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really like the oranges, greens, and pinks.

 

 

 

I found these raindrops suspended on a spider's web just a couple of inches above the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every time I go out with a macro lens and a little time I'm surprised by just how many beautiful photos I can come back with.