Macro shot of raindrops sitting on a (Alchemilla mollis) leaf

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Macro shot of raindrops sitting on a Alchemilla mollis leaf. Surface tension gives them their near-spherical shape, because a sphere has the smallest possible surface area to volume ratio.

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Size: 5050px × 3360px
Location: Fossil Road, Lewisham, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: abstract, botanicle, close-, fine-hairs, hairs, handshaped, leaf, macro, nature, physics, plant, rain, raindrops, reflections, spherical, water, waterdrop, weather