Droplet

I realize this picture is quite similar to one I posted a long time ago, but I'm using it for this week's image specifically to make a point about my thought process when deciding which pictures to upload to my online Flickr portfolio and then feature here on Weekly Fifty (not all of which make the cut). It's sort of a case study analysis, so to speak, partially to illustrate how my approach to photography has changed over the years but also to help others who might be wondering how to change their approach to photography too.

What you see above is relatively simple: a drop of water in a patch of grass. There's a very monochromatic black-and-green color palette and not a lot of things going on, but I want you to compare it to a similar picture I took in the same location a few minutes later:

The two images are remarkably similar, and the second one was originally going to be the subject of this week's blog post. But after a little thought and analysis I settled on the first one and