Here is one last picture from my icicle macrophotography. It’s an icicle turned upside-down. What do you think its contents look like? A cat stretching? A swordsman thrusting his sword forward? A demon?
Demon in the Ice
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Noticing the Details
One of my favorite books when I was young was The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards. In it, the children are encouraged to notice the details in the world around them:
“I want you to start noticing things. Once you get used to doing it you’ll never be able to stop. It’s the best game in the world.”
I think about noticing details when I find an opportunity to do macrophotography. I’ve found that icicles and sleet make great macro subjects. We don’t get them often, but we did this week, so I went looking for details to notice. Here is what I found:
This one looks like a cocoon of light to me.
I see a jester with a cap and a tassel in this one. Here’s a closer view:
I love the upside down tiny world in the water droplet.
The orange background and orange spots in the ice were due to an orange road sign:
I think it’s more striking in the macro photos.
What details have you noticed today?
What Catches Your Attention
Here along the Gulf Coast, it doesn’t freeze very often, so when it does, we all run outside with our cameras to document the rare event. I’ve discovered that icicles make a really nice subject. The last time we had icicles, what caught my attention was the reflection of the trees inside the drops at the ends of the icicles. This time, finding the reflections didn’t interest me. What caught my attention instead was the rim of ice along the roofline.
To some extent, I think that writing is the same way. Even if two writers (or one writer at different times) started with the same story plot, characters, and theme, what catches their attention would be different, and they’d produce two different stories.
What caught your attention today?
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