Earth in a Drop of Rain, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.

In a break in the recent wet weather, I went outside into our garden to photograph rain drops. Looking down on this large drop, nestled in the cup of a petal, I was reminded of an entire green world with blue oceans, continents, and cloud cover.

[Nikon D300, 200mm f/4 macro lens (300mm in 35mm terms), 36mm extension tube, 4/5 of a second at f/40 and ISO 100, tripod mounted.]