All that glitters

Sparkly things catch my eye. I don’t care whether it’s diamonds, shimmering water or broken glass. If it shines and glimmers, I am easily distracted and instantly intrigued. I’m not sure if this is due to gender or genetics, but it is certainly a trait that has been passed down to me by my mother (although her preference is for diamonds and rhinestones). Just try to get us through a department store without touching all the sparkly scarves while oohing and aahing over blinged out t-shirts. The more bedazzled the better.

So one recent summery morning I was immediately fascinated by these water droplets laced between the blades of grass in my lawn. All night long, spiders had been working on intricate webs in the grass. And then the morning dew came along and tiny drops of condensation formed in the nooks and crannies of their creations. The sun was shining at just the right height to light up the drops of water. Perfection. I grabbed my camera and macro lens and spent several minutes on my hands and knees in the wet grass. Now I have a photograph to check back on anytime I need a quick sparkle fix.

Please share your photos with us of anything that shines, sparkles, glimmers or shimmers. I know I’ll be oohing and aahing over here.

Comments

[AnnGeeDee]

Here's my sparkle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40070449@N08/4741368072/

[sarah]

what a beautiful photograph, well worth the effort you put into getting it. here's my sparkle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shorelinesphotography/4789334560/in/set-72157624475150980/

[Marcie]

Love your image. Here are two recent sparklers of my own:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1215
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1208

[DorkyMum]

My husband has a beautiful blue and gold vase that I never tire of taking photos of. Here is some abstract sparkle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dorkymum/4573805641/

[giftsofthejourney (Elizabeth Harper)]

I've got some gold over at my place today ...

http://giftsofthejourney.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/oh-atlanta-an-english-rock-band-sings-me-home/

[Laura]

I was trying to capture our hydrangeas a few weeks ago when i found these sparklers under the hydrangea petals....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35374947@N04/4736657660/

[marina]

such a magical shot, Paige!
here's some sparkle from a fountain:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36167691@N03/4675551054/

[Brooke]

How about some sun flares that sparkle?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterboo502/4418707970/in/set-72157622109886916/

[joey]

Did you know berries could sparkle?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19379573@N06/4793325220/

See more of the story here

http://sea-bass.blogspot.com/2010/07/berry-picking.html

[Bettina]

Rose sparkle :)

[Bettina]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bettina2/4712996423/

oops, Rose sparkle

[Stephanie]

Love that photo! Here's a little sparkle from the 4th of July. The second photo is my favorite! :)

http://bigmariolife.blogspot.com/2010/07/fireworks-on-fourth.html

[meadowlarkdays]

Lovely!

A sand dollar on the shore -

http://meadowlarkdays.blogspot.com/2010/07/happiness.html

[Jamie]

Love the simplicity of the photo!

[Diane]

This is beautiful. I love sparkles in nature even if not in material things. Here are some of nature's sparkles that caught my eye.

http://www.dianeschuller.com/blog/?p=2802

[Kellee]

I think it makes perfect sense that you are drawn to it. You're a photographer... you're an artist of light. :)

[Michel]

I too love the shiny, the sparkle the ohhhhs and ahhhhhs only nature can give.

http://www.wishfulthinkingblog.com/wishful-thinking/2010/5/24/delicate-drops.html

[melissa]

i found muchos sparklies in a quick scan of my files ... probably because i was a crow in another life. here's one i like:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonpiepuck/4793786168/

[Kathleen]

summer rain kinda sparkles sometimes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ko2008/4793168713/

[Dotti]

My 3-year old granddaughter puts the sparkle in my life.

[Dotti]

Whoops! I hit "create post" too quickly! Here's the photo of my granddaughter's sparkly shoes.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48337138@N04/4793990436/

[soupatraveler]

i love it when you get some surprise sparkles, here's one where the sun just caught the light just right during a big splash

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46922592@N00/4756071955/

[damiec]

each drop a universe - wonderful! I'm a sucker for sparkle and shine too.

a little natural sparkle
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4710740006/
and some of the man made variety
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4719539448/

[Shalet]

Oooooh! Shiny!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peculiarmomma/3318275194/in/set-72157603515740730/

[Lori]

I love the way those little droplets of water look like little pearls. A really beautiful shot.


Here is my photo entitled Sunset Sparkle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanderwood/4762319167/

[Heather]

lover of sparkles as well.
here is one of mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/htekmo/4716054758/in/set-72157623724183574/

[Sherralee]

I much prefer these diamonds to real ones!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44927762@N08/4791773271/

[Katrina Kennedy]

Is it silly for me to say, the sparkle in his eye?

http://ianck.blogspot.com/2010/07/one-more-way-to-photograph-active-kids.html

[Jen]

This is so pretty! I ♥ this photo.

[BlessedMess]

so pretty! This is my son trying to catch a little sparkle of his own....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12418609@N00/4785440324/

[Becky Sue]

Beautiful sparkle! I get excited each time it rains for the magic it creates.

We haven't had rain in quite a while so I was excited to get outside this morning to capture the sparkle.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rslaflam/4794600633/

[Marina D-K]

I love droplets on flora. Here's one of mine with dandelions: http://www.flickr.com/photos/minimd/4767393778/ How do I enhance the droplets in photshop?

[Tracy]

So magical! Here's my sparkly photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31417716@N00/4795699960/

[nikkole]

I love the sparkles on water....http://www.flickr.com/photos/_nikkole/4655408343/

[Stephanie Reid]

My sparkles by a jellyfish :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephee_r/4794683545/

[Dottie]

I love looking at everyone's sparkling shots, especially unexpected sparkling subjects, such as waves and berries. My sparkling shot is a little more mainstream - lights on a carousel. Lately I've been playing with focus to make lights more sparkly :)

http://dreamcamera.tumblr.com/post/797947392/carousel-film