Some photographers like to help nature along by using a spray bottle on their flowers, but I prefer to let nature take control by gently moisturizing the scene. Not only do rain droplets create better patterns on wildflowers, but rainfall also helps to add the feeling of freshness to the image. I set up my camera gear next to the Wild Columbine and started shooting several frames. Then I noticed a strange-looking wildflower next to the Columbine. It looked like a Trillium, but it had four petals.
Most trilliums have three, five or six petals and are white, pink or red.
But this one had a combination of pink and white petals, now embellished by a few rain droplets. So I shot another roll of film on this unusual-looking wildflower. I made sure the background would be out of focus and the foreground sharp as a tack. I experimented with several camera angles to choose a good background, one that I felt would accent the foreground colours. The soft green hues of the other wildflower leaves provided an uncluttered background for the star attraction.