It seems logical for raindrops to be caught in the frilly edges of a crape-myrtle blossom, but the variegated textures of ornamental grasses can capture them, too.
Lagerstroemia ‘Choctaw’
Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Tags: Crape-Myrtle, Macro, new york city, Ornamental Grasses, Photography, Raindrops, The New York Botanical Garden
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Super pictures – I’m half expecting the drop on the grass leaf to roll off! I’ll have to try the ‘blur banding’ on my own gardenia pictures – it creates a real depth of field to the images.