Michelle in NY
Milkweed silk, waterdrops and refraction
Happy Bokeh Wednesday everyone!
This is one milkweed seed and the silk that attaches to it (I had to look that up, I had no idea what it was called.) I took a plant mister and gave it a few squirts, set up some paper behind it so it would have something to refract (look hard, it's there), then took shots with my macro lens and extension tubes attached. The entire area you see is less than an inch across and the waterdrops are tiny. I also changed the white balance to tungsten which gave it this nice purple color. I have another shot in pink but I think I like this one better :-)
Milkweed silk, waterdrops and refraction
Happy Bokeh Wednesday everyone!
This is one milkweed seed and the silk that attaches to it (I had to look that up, I had no idea what it was called.) I took a plant mister and gave it a few squirts, set up some paper behind it so it would have something to refract (look hard, it's there), then took shots with my macro lens and extension tubes attached. The entire area you see is less than an inch across and the waterdrops are tiny. I also changed the white balance to tungsten which gave it this nice purple color. I have another shot in pink but I think I like this one better :-)