Dahlia Bud Light, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.

In the morning, chaos of kids and family permitting, I like to photograph in the garden. The sun was rising, there was little wind, and water was just sliding off the dahlia drop. I used an improvised reflector–the white handkerchief I keep in my camera kit–to send some light into the dahlia bud, otherwise dark against the background.

Related images: Beneath the Dahlia, My Favorite Worlds, Navigation and a Water Drop.

[200mm f/4 macro, 300mm in 35mm equivalent terms, 36mm extension tube, +4 diopter close-up filter, 1/8 of a second at f/32 and ISO 100, tripod mounted.]