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Photographer’s Note

Fall Creek flows under the giant redwoods in Henry Cowell Park. A century ago this flowing water was harnessed in a sawmill to make redwood barrels used to ship lime to San Francisco as a building material. Today it is a cool clear brook beside a beautiful hiking trail where a photographer can take a break, mesmerized by the patterns and colours.

There's no fish, no turtle, and definitely no bird :-) in this picture. But there are lots of different coloured stones, well rounded by erosion. The ripples are from a gentle breeze on the water. I chose a section of creek with indirect lighting where the combination of wind and current created this honeycomb ripple effect, which I really liked.

This is a crop from a larger photo, but more to fit the posting size limits than anything else. This kind of image passes 200K easily...

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ninadev (5225) 2003-12-02 18:25

Beautiful stained glass effect. I can almost see the pattern of a fish with its big black eye. Lovely. Unfortunately no smileys left for today.

dopiro (830) 2003-12-02 19:43

Quite an hallucinating image actually. The colors are very beautiful and sharpness is about just right. Is it a fish Nina? I see a frog! :)

quegardens (1469) 2003-12-02 21:16

A very captivating abstract Peter...I can understand you being mesmerized by this magical creek.Since Nina and Charles offered their subliminal sightings,I thought it would do a workshop to focus on what I found in your abstract.

I would interested in knowing what helped you in conveying this honey-comb effect....step us back from the water and what would we see? :-)

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whereami (1427) 2003-12-03 0:41

I don't know what the others are talking about - it is OBVIOUSLY a turtle ;-)
That aside, it's a really interesting shot, great pattern, beautifully smooth 'texture' and an informative note.

sekl (2017) 2003-12-25 4:37