I don't know about you but I'm fed up with the endless sweltering heat here, so yesterday's rain was a welcome relief. It also gave me a fantastic opportunity to dust off my macro lens and get some shots of the rain. A visit to my sister's farm in Pongakawa (about a half hour drive out of the city centre) allowed me to get these fantastic photos. I'm very proud of the first one - what you can't see in the photo is the very inquisitive calf who wandered over and had a go at eating my camera! Despite the rather unwelcome distraction I managed to get the shot. I must have nerves of steel! Although, about ten seconds after I took the photo, the featured dandelion was gone! The second photo was just me playing around but I love the result - the reflection of the sky (during a break in the weather) in the raindrop is beautiful.
I love summer but I think the rain was just what I needed!
Wow!
ReplyDeleteThose images are gorgeous. The dewdrops, the closeness, that is beautiful.
Thanks for posting on my blog, too. It's nice that someone else has such good taste in men, ha, ha!