Rose Water

This picture was taken a month back on a mysty morning in Bangalore. The myst promoted dew drops to be formed on many flowers in Lalbagh gardens. But I had noticed this particular flower has the ability to hold the dew drops in perfect spherical shape. The drops almost seem to hang on to the surface and edges by some magical force. After some search I found this flower that offered a great background from similar flowers and also provided an opportunity to include those flowers inside the drops. The next challenge was to get closer. My 100mm 1:1 macro did not provide adequate magnification. Hence I strapped on a 1.4 tele-converter to the lens with an extension tube sandwiched in between, removed the hood and could set up the tripod to get fairly close.

Canon 40D; Canon 100mm IS USM; Canon 1.4 Teleconverter
ISO 200; F11; 1/6 seconds; tripod; two-second timer; spot metering