Some years back, we suffered a computer hard disk crash. There were some photos on it, but I did not consider them a great loss, and thought they were backed up… somewhere. I said “some years back” meaning before I had learned about serious back up and better organization. (Today, we use three duplicate external hard drives, with more drives for images prior to 2015.)
As time went by, I did not find that back up. Until recently.
Since I retired as store manager, I have gradually been re-organizing my office. And, some old CD’s have appeared. On one of them is this photo, my first good water drop with refraction. For me, it is important, as it marks a turning point in that part of my photography. My first success! Although it is not a perfect photo, I learned much about searching for the right combination of water drop, refracted flower, and light… Continue reading