The light was starting to fade by the time I started shooting. I stayed on my front porch because it was pouring--tried using the golf umbrella but it seemed risky. Hand-held shots didn't work because I wanted moderate depth of field, so I needed a tripod. I don't have much practice with it and don't like the restrictions--couldn't reach some of the best leaves on the holly bush. I took a lot of shots and wasn't very happy with any of them. This seemed like the best, although I almost used one with an image of the house across the street inside a drop of water.
