Moss Sporophytes with Dew Drops

Moss sporophytes sit on a small patch of moss amid fallen brown leaves and a thin twig on the forest floor. Slender red stalks topped with golden-brown capsules hold clear water droplets that catch soft, diffuse daylight; the image is shot close-up with a shallow focus that blurs the surrounding detritus. Several droplets act like tiny lenses, inverting small fragments of the leaf behind them.