A light in the gloom?

A Lantern..Love the subtle colour.
Added to fav's

That’s lovely. And it doesn't even look like one of the hardy ones, but maybe it is?

Top notch, love it against the background.

Wonderful moody shot Sticki!

Great bit o' photography there Sticki...:>)

Sticki that is a brilliant photo, quite haunting. Definitely one for favourites :o)

It is 3 dimentional..and the raindrops that you were capturing are fantastic, it looks awsome on a 200% magnification.

that's a real beauty Sticky..

Lovely shot Sticki! :)

superb shot Sticki ! when a snap becomes art !

lovely

Great pic. Sticki

Nice one Sticki..........

That's your Cannon for you ; just a great picture . ( You'd think that I knew about cameras )

Don't say that Driad....I have just given the Canon away !! Couldn't get the hang of it.

Don't worry Pp , I'm clueless , its just that Sticki was saying that she had one ; I haven' t figured out my little digital one yet .

Love the way you have captured to water droplets ,lovely :)

thank you everyone you are really kind!

yes i do have a canon but its one of the smaller ones ~ nice cos it has the options to do automatic and to try to learn the complicated bits.

i was outside for ages trying to get a raindrop picture, got quite wet, so did the camera and i was nearly late for an appointment!!!

200% pimpernel? i have to reduce the pixel numbers to put it on here, didnt know you would still get detail if you blew it up.

Oji i dont think it is a hardy one.

It's a great photo Sticki. I just clicked my magnifier and upped it one to 200% and it is stunning.

I have to reduce mine to post them as well. If it won't post I take it to Piknik and frame it...It then says " That's huge, do you want to resize.?" I click yes.

thanks pimpernel;
i right click on the picture and the computer has an option to edit, i then 'resize' simply by changing one of the pixel numbers. quite easy, thankfully.

lovely shot...fuchsia in January..amazing! :)

A great pic. Sticki I thought it was a Snowdrop at first :o)

thanks karen and amy, i tried the snowdrops but they are in a shadier place which made the photo more difficult.

Shine torch on them >:)

havent got enough hands pixi and flash didnt work either!!

A fantastic shot Sticki It does indeed look haunting, A very artistic and magical picture;0))

Brilliant shot,wow

Thank you meadowland, pansy and suey. I was only after the rain drops but I think it's maybe the White against the grey that made it work?

lol well couldnt you lay the torch against something to shine up on it? or down.lol ;)

I will have a go pixi, if I could only find a torch!

Oh dear lol..why isnt the flash working?

Flash is too bright.

Try reflecting light with a mirror or white card Sticki

Yes, next challenge I think pimpernel!

White card will work best...it is keeping it out of the shot. And you have to get low down for Snowdrops and at the moment that could be very wet!

It will be in my garden!

What a great photo Stickie, catching the drops like that looks really professional.

thanks rose and HB, i was out with the misting spray to get this!!

it isnt perfect but everytime you get a drop in just the right place at the right size it falls off!!!

Beautiful sticki, great composition.

oh, thanks treetop, just one of those coincidences i think? sky happened to work!!

what a fantastic photo, i love the raindrops on it..

I've only just learnt how to switch the flash off - it's very annoying and flattens out atmospheric shots whether you want it to or not. Did you use a tripod? Amazing shot, Sticki - do you give lessons?

thanks justdawn, i like the raindrops too.

no tripod gattina, i just take lots of pictures and hope one comes out.

Could be the alcohol that makes the camera shake so much in my hands, then.

wouldnt know gattina!!! surely not.

my camera isnt very big. i dont like OH camera cos that is too heavy to hold.

The good news is Gattina..that the lovely little Lumix coming your way is very forgiving with camera shake..I managed to persuade my Mum that she didn't want the lumix...and sent her packing with the Canon and the Bloomin great lenses.

Oh Poor Mum! You bully! I checked yesterday, and my Lumix has arrived at Sister-in-laws. I should have it by the second week in March. Hurrah! Can't wait. I used to have a dear little collapsible tripod, but have no idea where it's gone - it probably got put "somewhere safe" in the move out here 6 years ago, and hasn't, along with lots of other things, seen the light of day since. It'll turn up on Armageddon day. V. Pleased to hear about camera shake not being a terminal condition.

i got a collapsible tripod out of a cracker!!!

Wow, that is stunning Sticki! Beautiful light and atmosphere...gone to faves!

oh thanks janey, it was all luck really. just concentrating on the raindrops.

I have just bought a flexible Tripod...That you can wrap on a branch or post..

One of those gorilla sort?

Got like flexi hair roller legs...Lol

I wouldn't know!

I got it to try the Starry night setting on the camera..15 sec exposure...

dont think i have that one. :-(

Where did you find you haircurler tripod, then, Pim?

Great picture...my fuchsia have been hit by a bit of frost unfortunately. They were flowering away quite happily before. Never mind...another excuse to go shopping for more plants lol!

thank you red, most of mine are still going and some are making buds!!!!

It was being reduced at Asda Gatina. I think they are getting rid of a lot of Photography stuff at the minute.

asda have photography stuff??

I had a look on Amazon earlier, and there's the Gorilla make, which Sticki mentioned and then there's a very similar cheaper variety - less than half the price. Which do you have? Could it be as breakable as some of the reviews are suggesting? On the whole, it seems like a jolly good idea.

Sorry I'm not on the ball tonight..pulled lower back muscle, giving me some bother..It 's a hama Gatina and for thee pounds it will do. I think in a garden it would be great...Wrap round a spade, the washing pole or fence post.

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=110566&r=GOOG

Not a lot of it Sticki..My Asda is Massive the largest in Europe. I think it sometimes has stock the others don't carry.

must be! dont think they have it here