The latest song by the German band Sportfreunde Stiller is called ‘No Flowers Without Rain’.
The same applies here: no macro shots of water droplets without rain

#macro #macrophotography
#naturephotography #garden #garten #wassertropfen #droplets #nature #minimalism #texture #texturetuesday #colour #raindrops #closeup
Mute Swan / Höckerschwan
(Biblis, Germany)

#birds #swans #vögel #water #droplets #waterfowl

Plucking Droplets

A sudden breeze can pluck droplets hanging from a stem. Here, researchers recreate that phenomenon in the laboratory. With a close-up view and high-speed images, we can enjoy every detail of the detachment and break-up. As the wire pulls away, it drags a liquid sheet off the droplet. The thicker rims on either side of the sheet eventually collide, creating a jet that stretches, deforms, and, at last, breaks. (Video and image credit: D. Maity et al.)

Animation of two droplets getting plucked, one made of glycerin+water (left) and one of water (right). #2025gofm #droplets #flowVisualization #fluidDynamics #physics #science #surfaceTension #viscosity
📍 Irvine, CA
🗓️ December 16, 2025
📷 Sony a7iii, Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/3.5 Macro with Extension Tube 25, 1/640th, ISO 1250

#photography #macro #macrophotography #droplets #vintagelens

Raindrops on Iris

Wandering the garden this morning, after a night of rain (and before the next, forecasted, downpour) I spotted this single Iris beside the greenhouse (which is indeed green), covered in raindrops.

As I moved around it, the light changed and each droplet reflected or refracted in different ways. I went in for my macro and diffuser, and jollied my lovely co-pilot into holding a black cloth behind the flower.

Just a moment in time… imperfect and yet.

#blackBackground #droplets #drops #flower #iris #photography #raindrop #water #white #yellow