When your luck is out!

Artist: Adam Gormley
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When your luck is out!

This poor little ants luck had run out today! A tiny rain shower, which lasted no more than 2 minutes and this little one bit the dust. Wrong place, wrong time I guess, a rain drop much have landed right on him. I think this is a Common Coastal Brown Ant.

I didn’t even nothice it was an ant in there till I took the shot, he was so small, looked like dirt.

Canon 5D Mk II, 65mm. Best viewed Large!

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Karen Tillotson

Holy moly….that’s quite the shot!!!! AWESOME!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Karen, appreciated! :)
Gail Bridger

WOW fastinating, what’s the chances!! 1 in a million! Great work, Adam! :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gail, I got lucky with this one, I honestly thought it was dirt when i took this shot :P
FlowersEtc

One in a million capture. Out standing, yet sad. :(
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Ann, poor little guy.. Appreciated :)
DebraLee Wiseberg

Very cool!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Debralee!! :)
Rita Agostinelli

Amazing Adam…..your captures and descriptions are incredible!! :))
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Rita, glad you like it! :)
fleurfleming

wow! incredible capture…poor ant, drowning in a tiny droplet…that really is a 1 in a million chance
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the comment, I thought so too, hence the title :)
Gene Walls

Outstanding photo, Adam! Fantastic work!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gene mate, appreciated! :)
Ana Magalhães

Your luck was surely in!! =)
Fantastic shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Ana for the kind words! :)
Kelly Robinson

WOW …..... I mean poor little thing
Adam Gormley replied

Hehe too true Kelly, thanks very much for the comments! :)
Roka

OMG – this is an amazing capture. Stunning! Instant fave!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Roka, much appreciated! :)
JRGarland

An amazing shot. I never thought a raindrop would do such a thing. Well done.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mate, must have hit the poot little guy dead on..
tkrosevear

What an absolutely fascinating capture Adam ;) xoxox ♥
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much TK, glad you like it! :)
JKKimball

fantastic catch Adam!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much JK mate, appreciated! :)
jade adams

that is amazing!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Jade! :)
mooner1

Cool! {:{)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the comment! :)
Donna Ridgway

this is awesome!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Donna, glad you like it! ;)
sfmilner

Greetings Adam; Wow, stunning capture !
steve
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Steve mate! :)
Scott Bricker

WoW! unbelievable capture! amazing work, Adam!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Scott mate! :)
Veronica Schultz

Amazing shot! Not so amazing for the ant I suppose…but the image is fantastic!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Veronica, appreciated! :)
Wanda Raines

Outstanding!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Wanda! :)
Clare Colins

amazing shot Adam :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Clare! :)
Marilyn Harris

Wow! What a fabulous capture! Brilliant work Adam! :o)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Marilyn, glad you like it! :)
Nick Milton

that takes some work to get that shot adam welll done.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Nick mate!! :)
steppeland

That’s awesome! What a find! and what a great shot! – Congrats with the feature!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the commetns!! :)
Sooty6

WOW, that is an amazing shot. Bright and clear. Yeah poor ant.
Hehe, Great work Adam.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Sooty, glad you like it! :)
Simmone

WOW! Incredible macro!! Poor little fella!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Simmone, appreciated! :)
Aerhona

Wow! That is amazing!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Aerhona, glad you like it! :)
Georgie Hart

Instant classic. Brilliant capture Adam!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the kind words Georgie! :)
Diana-Lee Saville

wow…awesome shot :))
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Diana-Lee! :)
bygeorge

OMG Adam this shot’s a beauty. What can I say about this shot that hasn’t already been said… except perhaps It’s been….. FEATURED – Well done Adam I thought it was different enough to give the spotlight to today.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much George mate, I’m honored!! :)
Basia McAuley

Holy Cow! That’s amazing!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Basia, glad you like it! :)
Tara Lemana

Wicked shot, that’s so cool!!!!!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tara!! :)
CarmenHolly

Wow..what a capture! The leaf really repelled the water…no other drops on it.
Must be how it caught him so.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Carmen, the leaf is covered with minute hairs that repel water, this was on dead flat part.. His luck couldn’t have been worse :(
Shelly Hiebert

Whoa! Poor ant but cool capture Adam!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Shelly!! :)
Heather Nel

oh my hat … this is incredible. Kewl shot bru !!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Heather, glad you like it! :)
Kathryn Potempski

coolest shot I have ever see well captured Adam.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Kathryn for you kind words! :)
Laura Barber-R...

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Laura!! :)
monaiman

Unusual shot ! well spotted and captured !!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the comments! :)
wildrider58

awesome shot
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Wildrider mate! :)
Teacup

Just fantastic. Someone told me ants cant drown – so maybe he got away later… dont know how true that is. :)
Adam Gormley replied

Hmm, they may go into sleep? I’m not sure either, I checked when you posted this comment, and nothing was on the leaf.. Do do, do do, freaky…. Hehe :) Thanks a bunch Teacup!
drjones

This is an award-winning shot mate! LOVE it
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks a bunch for the kind words mate! :)
AnnieSnel

Exceptional shot! Congratulations!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Annie!! :)
walela

Awesome shot!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Walela!! :)
Lyn Thom

An amazing image Adam, simply beautiful.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Lyn, glad you like it! :)
bygeorge

CONGRATULATIONS Adam

Great shot
Adam Gormley replied

WOW thanks a bunch George, appreciate that!! I’m honored mate!
gabbielizzie

WOW!!!!!!! wonderful image,,,congradulations on your feature
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gabbie!! :)
chloemay

Brilliant capture good on you!!!
cheers
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Chloemay! :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for your kind words! :)
gail anderson
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gail, appreciate the feature, I’m honored!! :)
Borror

Amazing capture, well done .
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Borror!! :)
Detlef Becher

Stunning capture, congratulations on your well deserved feature!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Detlef mate! :)
David Clarke

Amazing shot, Adam!! Congratulations on the features!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much David mate, appreciated! :)
Amanda Westerlund

WOW!! amazing capture!!!! WOW!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Amanda!! :)
Karen Kaleta

Unbelieveable…... Totally amazing shot. Still trying to figure how that drop of water enveloped that ant…...
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Karen, I’m guessing it hit him straight on, and engulfed him :( Poor little thing..
Sharon Johnstone

WOW, stunning work Adam!!!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so very much Sharon!! :)
Chappy

This is magical Adam,, congrats on all your features.

Chappy
Adam Gormley replied

Thank you very much Chappy mate! :)
Stephen Thomas

Amazing shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Stephen mate!! :)
Vickie Burt

It is an amazing photo, and plse don’t take offence, but I can’t help wondering at the perfect roundness of the droplet. Could it be a marble?
Adam Gormley replied

Hi Vickie, I was drawn to the perfection of the drop too, that is why I took the shot to start with, the ant I didn’t even notice till I took the shot. The plant leaf it sits on has minute hairs on it, that make the water “repel” and sit up like that. Not sure of the name of the plant, but it looks kinda like an aloe vera plant, without the spikes.

Thanks for the comment, and stopping by :)
valandsnake

Wow instant fav, love the fine macro work
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Val! :)
bubbleblue

Excellent work.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Joy!! :)
roostalu

Very interesting find!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Urmas! :)
Renee Dawson

What a fabulous shot this is Adam. Great timing & luck to actually find this.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Renee! :)
Jan Piller

This is an award winning shot! I hope you enter it in lots of contests and win lots of loot! It’s deserving! Wow!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the kind words Jan! :)
Colleen Milburn

Wow, how bloody amazing, Adam!!! Well done, you, for the capture – sensational!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Colleen for the lovely comment! :)
Tessa Bishop

Good grief, what a shot! Fabulous!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tessa!! :)
muz2142

Interesting shot.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks Muz :)
catherine walker

so amazing ..what a photo!!

I can’t help but feel sorry for him.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Catherine :)
Tenee Attoh

u have the best camera to take this shot and you did a great job. I am saving for this dream camera. Well done
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tenee!! :)
Helen Lewis

Wow, what an amazing ‘capture’ !! – and a nice clean shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Helen!! :)
Jennifer E. Ga...

Great capture.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much!! :)
Tallow

what an amazing shot. You can even see the little hairs on his body. The detail is amazing
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tallow! :)
KatsEye

Awesome capture. So clear and detailed.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much KatsEye! :)
barnsis

Congratulations, this image is now featured
in the group Backyard Macro and Closeups!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks so much, it’s an honor!! :)
kittyrodehorst

WOW!!! Congratulations on your honors on the incredibly awesome image, Adam!!! :-) k
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Kitty! :)
Blair Wainman

Fabulous capture!!! Great macro shot!! ...wonder what his world looked like from inside that drop!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Blair mate! :)
millymuso

Wow!!!! amazing poor little ant!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Milly! :)
solareclips~Ju...

GREAT catch, and great shot!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much, appreciated! :)
Richard Ahne

Wow! amazing capture!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Richard mate! :)
dinghysailor1

what an astonishing capture! and moving too.. hope he can break free soon…
excellent work!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the lovely comment :)
gerrardt

_{HELLA COOL SHOT!!!}
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gerrard mate! :)
kimberleigh sarah

That’s just amazing!! What are the chances! lol =)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Kimberleigh!! :)
LavenderMoon

So very, very cool…. did you try to release him from his watery prison after the shot… just in case he might have had a smidge more luck?
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much LavenderMoon, he wasn’t moving, so I left him alone..
Detlef Becher

Congratulations on another new feature ;)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Detlef mate! :)
TaniaLosada

Amazing shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tania! :)
betty porteus

mini paperweight – great image- congratulations
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Betty!! :)
Auntymazza

Totally brilliant capture, poor dead ant
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Auntymazza!! :)
Jeff Burns

Absolutely amazing
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Jeff mate! :)
Ellen

I wanted to ask how the ant was doing, but i quess its too late to ask that :)
Very beautiful close-up!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Ellen!! :)
Agnes McGuinness

Incredible shot, Adam, superb macro capture. Poor little thing! And congratulations on all the features. Agnes xx
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Agnes!! :)
Adam Bykowski

I’ve never seen a drop completely round. I wonder if the ant being in it changed the surface tension of the water and instead of being a normal half bubble, the flat half adhered to the leaf, it became a totally round drop. If there is no photo-editing on the bubble then this is truly an amazing find. Way to go Adam.
Adam Gormley replied

These drops are quite common on the hairy leaves, I have heaps of empty ones, some with some strange eggs in it too.. I think the minute hairs hold it round.. Cheers mate!!
poupoune

Unbelievable!!!
Marvelous!!! (not for the ant but the result)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much for the comments!!
Tamara Brandy

Amazing :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tamara! :)
Béla Török

Fantastic capture, Adam!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mate, glad you like it!! :)
Gouzelka

This shot is outstanding, great job!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Gouzelka!! :)
brianboyce50

They don’t get any better than this – fantastic capture.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Brian!! :)
Brad MacDuff

That is amazing!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Brad!! :)
John Spies

Wow, reminds me off prehistoric ants caught in amber. great macro
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much John mate!
fish68

You really are the man. This is awesome!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Mate for the kind words! :)
Melinda Gaal

Fantastic shot! Love it!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Melinda!! :)
Jason Asher

Incredible, nice shot.. at least YOU were in the right place at the right time!
Adam Gormley replied

True Jason, thanks very much mate!! :)
Tracey Hampton

wow
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Tracey!! :)
Roy Lindman

Cool one !
Thanks for sharing !
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Roy mate! :)
Yool

Superb shot!!!!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Yool!! :)
Vanessa Barklay

CONGRATULATIONS! You got a TOP TEN in the Nature’s Microscope Challenge in the Rain Drops & Water Art Group.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Vanessa, that’s awesome!
kappisan

Fabulous!!
And,i Totally agree with All the comments above!!:)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Kappisan!!
RevolutionGFX

Stunning find
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much mate! :)
Themis

Excellent photo! Its bad luck was your good luck :-)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Themis!! :)
Michelle Morris

WOW
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Michelle!! :)
Steven Sandner

Excellent work!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Steven mate!! :)
jeffrae

Wow, great eye!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Jeff mate! :)
Ilmari Fabritius

insane shot!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Ilmari!! :)
Trish Woodford

Incredible shot Adam, have never seen anything like this before and probably won’t again!!! A one in a million shot – fantastic :)
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Trish, appreciate hte kind words!! :)
Derek Dobbie

Amazing macro shot. Great detail and colour. Hate Ants though…..
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Derek mate!! :)
piacere

I’m like comment #25 million. This is so unbelievable. Wow!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Piacere, appreciated all the same!! :)
Marilyn Baldey

Amazing, glad to see you have lots of fans too.
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Marilyn!! :)
CapturedByKylie

terrific capture!
Adam Gormley replied

Thanks very much Kylie!! :)
armadillozenith

extraordinary.. well-spotted! very clear and focussed. the ant from this viewpoint looks amazing – distorted yet recognisable – good selection of angle for that!

I reckon this could go in Hard Science Rocks as a striking illustration of water’s properties, surface tension pulling it into a globule, keeping it from adhering to the plant’s surface, and trapping the ant.
Annie J Lemay

All I can say is WOW, what a capture!
shararat

amazing capture…..thx for sharing
Melissa Carroll

poor little guy what a great capture though. did he make it out safely? haha.
Liane Pinel

wow…amazing shot!
SusanAdey 21 days ago

The ant’s luck may have run out but yours was definitely in. Great shot – makes me glad I’m not an ant. :)
Els Steutel 17 days ago

Now that’s what I call a lucky shot, sorry for the ant, but it was your lucky day:)

Wonderful macro:o)
Lynda McDonald 3 days ago

a most unusual capture inside a water drop, fabulous image