Casey Seese
Earth's Liquid Jewel
You are unable to remake nature’s beauty. The closest you can come to even beginning to
capture the endless beauty is in a photograph. There are an endless amount of opportunities, but it
all has to do with being in the right place at the right time. I happened to be walking out of Sonny’s
restaurant in Vero Beach, when all the sudden I realized that on this large bush outside there was
one little flower kissed with little tiny droplets of fresh‐fallen rain. The water droplets reminded me
of a crystal necklace that you might see in a fancy jewelry store. Not only were the droplets on the
tops of the petals, but also on the bottom, which I thought was amazing.
Not only does the water make this image so special, but also the little stripes of what looked
like purple ribbon streaming out from the center. It almost looks like a purple butter fly that has
landed and is ready to take off again. This photograph may not have been taken at “The Golden
Hour”, but the lighting is still close to perfect. It bounces right off the middle of th e flower, which
really reflects the yellow in the center of the pet als, and puts the shine in the rain droplets.
When this photo was originally taken, the flower was in the lower right corner. I cropped the
rest of the leaves out, because by reducing the foreground, it put the full focus on the subject. It
amazed me how the when the rain fell upon the flower, it did not run off. It was more like they were
each hand‐placed on each petal of the flower. The dark specs in the throat accent the contrast color
of the white petals. Let your life dance lightly on the edges of time, like new fallen rain on the tip of a
petal.
