H2 Oh Yea!

 I know. I know. This seems to be a recurring theme with me. I just can't help myself. I find these images so compelling that I keep adding more.

I'll start off with the undulating reflections on the surface of water in a small stream. I shot this one in color, but I thought it had more of an impact if I converted it to black and white. Many cameras simply refer to this as Monochrome.

In another, even smaller stream, I noticed some bubbles had formed in the vortex of the current in the stream. 

Once again, I just couldn't ignore it and walk by. So, in this post, those images went.

Oh, but I couldn't stop here. The motivation is strong and there's so much more to share.

By using my Macro lens, I was able to get down even closer. I noticed some dew drops had formed on some tiny plants.

A little further along on my walk, I noticed a ground cover spider web covered with really small dew drops. As I approached the web with the Sun over my shoulder, I noticed a kind of rainbow effect in the water droplets. So, I tried to see if I could capture this color bias if I moved in really close to the droplets.

I couldn't quite get the effect I was hoping for. But, it still looked so cool. Then I came upon a sort of tunnel-shaped web. There didn't seem to be any occupant, but I still felt compelled to move in really close.

I'll hit the pause button on this theme for a while. Until I, once again, feel compelled to upload more images to share.

Rain On Me

 Over the past several days, we had been experiencing some pretty good rain storms. Due to the contours of the asphalt in front of our garage door, a nice-sized puddle had formed. Seeing an oppertunity here, I took out my camera with the Macro lens and set up the tripod. Here's a sample of those images.

When editing the images, I did not find it necessary to do a lot of digital enhancement. All I had to do was just increase the contrast of the images slightly. And that was about it. Then, I just cropped the images to a 16:10 format. I love it when nature does all the work and creates these beautiful images in front of my lens. I just hold up my camera and capture what life presents to me. What could possibly be both more simple and satisfying at the same time?

About an hour after I captured the previous images, the rain returned with a fleeting downpour. I couldn't just stand and watch it. So, I set up the camera on the tripod again and captured some more images using very high shutter speeds. And, yes. These are all color images.

Then, as quickly as the rain had arrived. It was gone. Before I closed my garage door, I looked down where the concrete meets the asphalt. There it was. Just waiting for me. A dried leaf with beads of water resting on the surface. I felt as though it was calling to me. So. I indulged once again.

Remembering the Dream?

 The other day, I took my DSLR and tripod with me when I hiked over to the little creek near our place. I have this ongoing fascination with water droplets and the light reflections on the surfaces of water. 

I like the way the surface of the water ripples and undulates in such a way as to distort the reflections on its surface. I took the images in color, but I felt converting the images to black and white helped convey a stronger feeling. See what you think.

To me, trying to comprehend the reflections on the surface of this water is like trying to recall the content of a dream I just had. Some parts of the image are vaguely clear, while the rest of the image is all broken up and makes no sense.