A little Jewel

This poppy seed head was covered in dew this morning and proved a challenge for focusing with my hand held camera. Tripod is still in bits.

As Carol (@cimes1 ) says, viewed large is better. Thank you Carol!

Three good things:
1. There was no wind which helped.
2. Eating fresh corn from the garden every day but don't know what to do with the cobs and the leaves.
3. Finished a good book and wish I hadn't!

[Julie Duncan]

Wow, excellent photo! :)

[Mr. Spock]

Beautiful close-up!

[Judith]

Great find and capture.

[Carole Imes]

Fascinating! Viewed large really shows up the perfect intricate details and I like the dark background. Fav!

[Maggiemae]

@cimes1 Thank you Carol - I always forget to look at it large but it is rather nicer!

[judith deacon]

That's beautiful and @cimes1 is right, you have to magnify this, it's like a jewel...FAV

[Pat Knowles]

Amazing the way this poppy head just shines like a star in the night....a little Sputnik!
Wondering what your book was?

[Maggiemae]

@happypat "The Hare with the Amber Eyes" by Edmund de Waal, Pat - one of the best - so well written!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful shot. Fav!

[Judith Greenwood]

Jewel is exactly the right word! I know just what you mean about a good book.

[👑 AnaZad]

Wonderful capture, and yes, jewel is the right world.

[Laurie]

Wow!! LOVE this!! You did a fantastic job with that handheld camera!! Fav!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice

[tony gig]

wonderful capture and lovely light maggie.

[Diana Moss]

It certainly sparkles like a jewel , I have just made note of the book title thank you for sharing

[katy]

Fabulous hand held shot! Wonderful detail.

[Frances]

lovely photo

[Yvonne]

Wow, you actually did this handheld--way to go. Beautiful shot, Maggiemae. Fav.

I envy you fresh corn from the garden!

[KWind]

Fabulous focus and dof!

[Molly]

Beautiful lighting and a lovely sharp focus.

[Sharon Lee]

beautiful

[John]

This is fascinating and beautiful. So unusual!

[richard saffold]

i never knew they looked like this.

[Susan Golding]

Beautiful light, focus and pov!

[Terry]

wow, such a great clear shot

[Daisy Miller]

Great focus and POV.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Stephanie Swift]

Great detail and nice processing. Can the cobs and leaves be composted?

[Maggiemae]

@tristansmum no, Stephanie, they are too tough! If we leave them to dry out, they will burn.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Very pretty! But why does it make me think of candy instead of jewels?!

[Myrna O'Hara]

Quite interesting POV. I would have never known what it is unless you told us. Cool!!!

[Tracey]

Fabulous find and capture

[Rick Schies]

Very nice capture

[Darlene]

What a beautiful shot, Maggiemae. Such wonderful clarity. We toss out the leaves and cob after we eat corn. Sounds like you have a nice garden and I bet that your fresh homegrown corn is awesome.

[Elizabeth]

Amazing macro! Looks like candy!

[Gena Pegg]

Stunning...looks almost like an underwater creature. Just beautiful with amazing pov and focus! FAV

[Alice Burghart]

Fantastic macro. Beautiful

[Tessa]

Very nice. Certainly changes its colour.

[Lisa]

Fave, just beautiful! Someone recommended that book to me months ago, guess I will give it a go with your endorsement!

[Maggiemae]

@nanalisarocks thank you Lisa for going through my shots and commenting!

[Lisa]

@maggiemae I'm just terribly behind and trying to catch up with people I follow! I love your updated profile and photo!

[Taffy]

So beautiful! with such a terrific use of negative space.

[Lyn Todd]

beautiful enlarged indeed!

[Andrea]

Such a lovely shot 😊

[Brianna]

Wow, this is gorgeous shot! Love the colours and contrast in this! At a first I thought it was some type of jellyfish! :)

[Denise]

Very cool.

[Leana Niemand]

this is fantastic, love it!!

[Deb]

Beautiful macro! Love the light and focus. Awesome shot :D FAV

[❀ Lynn]

Beautiful jeweled shot...wonderful macro.

[Gerry]

this is just stunning Maggiemae Fav

[Lisa Pouncy]

Lovely POV. I love the sparkle from the dew drops xx

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Great close up and details - the dew drops are very pretty. Looks like you have a little spider web on the seedhead too.

[Maggiemae]

@dulciknit yes, I noticed that upon downloading - not see with the naked eye! Hmm... Have you ever heard of a "dressed" eye?!

[Corinne]

Beautiful !

[Keri]

Love the detail.

[Dianne]

This is beautiful - like a sparkly Christmas decoration.

[Lee]

Fabulous shot, looks like its covered in crystals.

[Phil Howcroft]

rather beautiful maggie , it shimmers nicely

[Nikki C]

Nice detail with the dew

[Leslie]

cool seed