Washington Oaks Gardens has an extensive formal water garden, and, inside a wrought iron fence with trellis gates, a great collection of carefully tended roses. Since I am often there early for the birds, I often catch the dew on the rose in all its glory.

Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation.  This is a digital tel-extender macro…with the lens at 24mm and macro where I can focus to 0 cm, and 1.5x digital tel-extender engaged for an equivalent focal length of 36mm and larger image scale. This is a use of the digital tel-extender feature I an sure Canon did not foresee, but results, I think, are convincing.  f4.5 @ 1/1250th @ ISO 125.

Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.