Willow Catkin with Dew Droplets

A willow catkin sits angled across the frame, its dense ring of hairlike stamens tipped with tiny water droplets. Pale white filaments and a pale green core are lit from the side against a dark, out-of-focus background, with a very shallow depth of field that keeps only the frontmost filaments sharp. Several filament tips curl into small hooks and hold individual beads of water.