PHOTOGRAPHY | WATER | MONTHLY PROMPT CHALLENGE
Snapshots: An Obsession With Water Reflections In Life
Dive In: The Wonderful World Of Water Reflections
These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession. — Claude Monet
Water mirrors the world around us. Can render the perfect image when calm and still. Or a distorted, abstract impression across ripples and waves, as seen above with the paddleboarder silhouetted by sunset hues.
Let’s dive into the water realm of reflections.
If only the water could reflect peace back to our world.
the soothing hour
when the last tints of light die away the stars are reflected on the dark mirror of the waters
that hour, which inspires the mind with pensive tenderness elevates it to sublime contemplation — Ann Radcliffe
∵ Sunset in Skaneateles, Finger Lakes, New York
water
can clearly mirror the sky and the trees if its surface is undisturbed
the mind
can only reflect the true image of the self when it is tranquil, wholly relaxed
on the calm still waters of surrender the reflections of clarity appear.
trees reflected
in the river are unconscious of a spiritual world so near to them.
So are we.
ripples
even the smallest act of caring for another is like a drop of water.
It will make ripples throughout the entire pond.
just as the water reflects the stars and the moon the body reflects the mind and the soul. — Rumi
∵ Lake Huron
water reflects everything it encounters
we think water is blue when in fact it has no colour
the water has taught me we are more than what we reflect or love
this is the work of compassion: to embrace everything clearly without imposing who we are and without losing who we are.
∵ Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, walking on the ocean floor during low tide
leave a trail of lights
so others may find their way —unknown
∵ Newport, Rhode Island rainy night trail lights
puddles
are raindrops in disguise resting before returning to the skies — Nishka Tupacs
Soothing, inspiring water reflections—Ryan Pernofski’s The Ocean is Art
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A Note of Thanks
Thank you to the Editors at SNAPSHOTS — Allan Rae (alto), Dennett, Sherry Kappel and David Montgomery.
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