Those raindrops still make me want to look closer.
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The Look Back 2013-2021: May 2019
First published May 28, 2019. Revisited with a new reflection.
We’re going back to May 2019, when we were staying for five days in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.
Looking through these photographs again, I can see why this hedge earned a place on the blog. Rainwater had gathered along the green leaves, with drops hanging from the tips. I had my Canon EOS Rebel SL1, and there was plenty right there beside the sidewalk to keep my camera occupied.
Along the hedge, after the rain
Look along the sidewalk, then let your eyes wander into the hedge.
There’s still a whole street back there, with people walking beneath the trees.
Come a little closer. Look at what’s caught in those drops.
What I notice now
The people in the background catch my attention this time. They’re blurred, but they help me see the setting again: a sidewalk, a street, and trees overhead. There was room for all of that around the edges of what I was photographing.
Then I look into the droplets. Some hold such clear reflections that I find myself leaning toward the screen, trying to make them out. Looking back, I wish I’d explored those details more closely.
Leave room to explore after a rain shower. I’d happily spend a bit more time beside this hedge.
A moment from the original: The quiet after a rain.
Back in 2019 the post was only photos
When I first shared these photographs, I let the pictures do most of the talking. Coming back to them now, I’m glad I kept several views. The wider photographs bring back the walk; the closer ones give me time to examine what was hanging from those leaves.
That’s part of what I enjoy about macro photography. Once I start looking closely, I want to see a little more. How much of the scene can I make out inside one drop? What would another angle reveal? I wish I was carrying my Moment brand macro lenses not just using close-ups from the Canon.
I’m glad for raindrops that are connected to memories!
Read the original “Macro Monday Remnants of Rain” — May 28, 2019 →
The Conversation Continues
Stay out a little longer.
A rain shower leaves plenty to look at, even along a sidewalk you’ve already walked. I’ve shown you the hedge that caught my attention in Dupont Circle.
What do you find yourself stopping to photograph after the rain?
Give me a hedge full of raindrops and we may be a while getting down the sidewalk.
📍Dupont Circle, Washington, DC
Collection
The Look Back, Macro Monday, Raindrop Photography
Captured with
Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Published by
Robert Snap Spot
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