“Raindrops are fallin’ on my head…”

But for a couple degrees, this coulda been snow! We are just far enough south we had rain all day and a “high” not much above freezing, so it was a bone-chilling and squishy-feet day. Some of the trees had so many water droplets like those here that they looked lit-up from the right angles. (For alums, this was a small tree on the west side of Lawson Hall after my Econ 113 class.)

[Caren]

Great shot, and the colors are nice.

[ronnie]

Terrific depth in this photo. And sharp too!

[Thom Mitchell]

@shortperson2002 Thanks! The reds turned out well, especially when the image is centered as a desktop background on a 1280x1024 [second] monitor.

[Thom Mitchell]

@ronnie Thanks! The DOF did turn out nicely. I had to focus manually: the auto-focus was going nuts with all the branches!

[Kailyn Parish]

I love this!

[Thom Mitchell]

@kailynparish Nothing like your sunrises, sunsets and beaches, but it's what I have to work with weather-wise... :-\

[Lisa de Jong]

Lovely bokeh and lighting!

[Thom Mitchell]

@oneinodd Thanks for teaching me a new word today! :)

[Kristen McKain]

This is absolutely gorgeous!!

[Thom Mitchell]

@kmstudioart I really like several of yours already, Kristen, and I don't consider myself to be a terribly creative eye behind a camera, so I really appreciate your comment!
This goes for all others, too: @oneinodd @kailynparish @ronnie and @shortperson2002 ! I guess I got lucky with this one!

[Kristen McKain]

@rhoing Awe, well thank you. I really appreciate it! I think you did excellent here. It makes me think of a spring day. :)

[Thom Mitchell]

@kmstudioart If only it were so: 23°F and snowing today!

[Kristen McKain]

@rhoing Bleh! i know how you feel... all we have been getting the last few weeks is snow. I'm ready for spring too!

[Lisa de Jong]

@rhoing You are most certainly welcome!

[Britt Gow]

This is really beautiful Thom. I tried water drops yesterday too. Quite challenging for a beginner like me. Well done.

[Thom Mitchell]

@brittgow Thank you, Britt! I was hoping to get more fully formed "drops" that were about to fall, but I guess that will have to wait for another time!

[Tania L]

This is lovely.

[Jenny Mitchell]

This is awesome! Thanks for posting. :)

[Thom Mitchell]

@scrapnyak @jhmitche Aww, thanks. I had no idea *this* one would prompt so many views and comments!

[Wendy]

Great shot! Love the detail!

[Thom Mitchell]

@exposure4u Glad I persisted! This was one of the last shots in the "set"!

[Deborah Servitto]

This is lovely, Thom. I added it as a fav!

[Thom Mitchell]

@appealswoman Thanks, Deb! It turned out better than I could have expected!

[Jenny Mitchell]

Another possibility for my wall of family pride. :)

[MaryBeth Dailey]

This made me cold!!! Haha! Pretty rain though

[Thom Mitchell]

@espyetta Now **THIS** is the kind of shot for which I'd love to have a tripod!!!!