this is a water baby (similar to a gel orb) which was sprinkled with very thin & sparkly glass shards resting on s mirror by which you can see it's reflection in triplicate.
i also used a 6500k florescent light which is important to capture color accurately, and a black cloth in the background to showcase this little orb to itself.
water babies are these, so
canon ef 50mm f/1.8 kenko extension tubes, full set
so - who needs a macro lens with that, huh. as long as you aren't trying to photograph air molecules you should be fine....................