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Tag: Abstract

These are pictures from nature, but the subject is not always obvious. Abstract literally means difficult to understand.

Waterfall experiments

Waterfall experiments

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I was experimenting with a slow shutter speeds at Tarzan Falls and found a place where color, texture, and water movement met in just the way I'd hoped.

Caught in the flow

Caught in the flow

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Fallen from the canopy above, this leaf is caught in a crack on the smooth rocks of the Fonte River. It seems every moment to struggle for its release.

Along the way to Lost Pond

Along the way to Lost Pond

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Most of the walk to Lost Pond is along the beach. Today we hiked during a negative tide, discovering many wonderful colors and textures in the shallows.

New year reflections

New year reflections

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On the last day of 2024, I visited my favorite grotto on the Fonte River. Rather than shooting the waterfall, I concentrated on reflections in the river.

Rock and red dirt

Rock and red dirt

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In the red, eroded badlands behind Leo Palace, you'll also find this light-colored rock. The stain of the red soil is exposed when the rocks crack and break.

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