Aquarius

Aquarius, the Water-bearer. While shooting fallen leaves floating down the upper Hudson River, with trees on the opposite bank reflected in the background, I noticed that some of the leaves were carrying water. Close-up, the surface tension of the water on the leaf surfaces makes some interesting shapes, both under the leaf and on top of it.

At the time, I was paying more attention to the reflection than the leaf details (and it was difficult getting close to the leaves floating by as I waded in the river) so this is unfortunately a big crop -- only about 25% of the 15 MP frame. Nonetheless, it prints fine at the size I want. (Hmmm... I remember when I used to be pretty happy with the results from my old 4MP camera.)

Canon 50D
Canon 100-400 IS
1/200 sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Hand-held