Tiny, but tough

[Wicked Dark]

These flowers were covered in frost this morning, but when the first rays of the sun came over the trees, the frost didn't stand a chance. It's whitlow grass, the very first thing to bloom in the spring.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5598003934_1135157eee_b.jpg

shot w/the E-30, OM 90mm f2 legacy macro | 25mm ext tube | ISO 100 | 1/30th | f11 or 16 | bag of barley camera rest.

the flowers are 1 inch or less tall and the closed blossoms are 3-4mm. Early insects love 'em.

[Iguanasan]

Very neat, I really like all the little water droplets from the melting frost. :thumbup:

[aubintbay]

Very nice! Love the detail and bokeh!

[edG]

very nice use of dof and bokeh- well done

[Wicked Dark]

thanks guys. I wasn't sure about the bokeh...the water droplets made such intense refractions, but then I decided it helped bring a sense of warmth and spring thaw which I was relying on the light to give. So hard to frame and focus though!

[MoinMoin]

Wonderful image - I like here the backfroung as well like the flowers.

[Bambi]

I love the bokeh. it shows the sparkle that must have been so evident this morning. Lovely capture!

[QuietOne]

Love the detail of the flowers. Nicely done.

[JAS_Photo]

Very nice! Hopefully we have some little tough guys emerging from the snow soon as well!

[Wicked Dark]

thanks peeps. when I went back out to photograph the bees I noticed that though tiny, these have a powerful scent that's similar to tulips. I never noticed that before.