Rain fell in Los Angeles last night. In the morning, when I stepped outside to walk with our dog, the sky was blue but the rain drops lingered on some long leaves in the front of our house. The drops were still there when Beau and I returned from our walk, prompting me to pull my camera out of the closet.

Technical details: to come this close to my little subjects, I used an old 50mm lens, reversed it, and simply held it against the front of the camera. Yes, it sounds crazy but it makes a superb macro lens.

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