Water Jewel, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.

As sunshine came through the rain clouds I photographed this water drop on our peony bush. There’s nothing like a water drop formed by rain and lit by sunshine for creating a whole minature world of color.

Related images: Waterdrops on a Peony Leaf; Earth in a Drop of Rain; Drops of Sky; Mars Attacks.

[Nikon D300, 200mm f/4 macro lens (300mm in 35mm terms), 36mm extension tube, Nikon 5T close-up filter, 1/8 of a second at f/45 and ISO 100.]