Week 22, Day 157, September 27, 2009, Rainy Sunday in the Fall

It's a rainy fall afternoon in Central NY.  It's a good afternoon for a nap, a fire in the pellet stove, and painting some of our empty nest.

It's also an amazing time to take photos of water drops.  I've tried in the past, but the drops were very small.  I think the combination of the dry fall curling leaves (large surface area) and the soaking rain were a great combination for creating larger water drops.

These leaves are from a sumac tree.  They are not a desirable tree, and grow everywhere.  But, in the fall they are incredibly red, and beautiful to look at.

What weeds do you enjoy?

Lessons Learned:

• A condition that seems to create large water droplets. (See above)
• I'd really like a nice macro lens.  ($$$$, oh well it's always fun to dream)

Photo details: Exposure time 1/125 sec, Aperture f/4.0, ISO 400 (the wind was blowing the branches so they wouldn't stay still, Focal Length 40 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 65mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, tripod.