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"Brain"bows

by Margaret Summers

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted September 2, 2011155 views6 comments
While visiting my friend, Beth, in Seattle a couple years ago, we took a trip to the Olympic Coast to be near the water. The waves can be very turbulent, especially after a storm. When the rain stopped, we took a stroll on 1st beach, and I noticed the colorful rainbows in the beach foam. As I started to take photos, I noticed something else - ME! The angle of the sun/light was such that I was being reflected in the bubbles.
Beth saw me all bent over from down the beach and came to see what I was doing. So, I recruited her to join me in my bubbles! When looking at the photos postop, we thought the big rock looked like the shape of the brain.

Nikon D200; 18-200mm VR f3.5-5.6
1/80sec; f/8/120mm; ISO200

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Marc Adamus on September 2, 2011 at 7:47 PM
I absolutely love these abstracts. I've seen a lot of these sea-bubble macros now and this is one of the best! The color and design is engaging and the human form is the icing on the cake. Love it. Plenty of opportunities to crop other photos out of this too.

Please note I am moving it over to the Man and Nature forum though, as "Landscape" is just for photographs without evidence of human presence.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 2, 2011 at 8:29 PM
Margaret, this is great. What tickles me is not the photo so much, as the fact you were on the ball in seeing this and recording it. Thanks for posting!
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Comment posted by Ester van Dam on September 3, 2011 at 11:01 AM
I love that, very well noticed and very funky photo!
Registered on August 30, 2011, 50 Posts, 103 Comments
Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on September 3, 2011 at 1:04 PM
Very interesting image.
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on September 4, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Interesting and enjoyable abstract Margaret. I like the variety of colors as well.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 4, 2011 at 9:59 PM
Very artistic and very well seen. The colors are great.
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