ripples

  • Distorted palm tree reflection
    May
    2017
    11
    2017 / May / 11

    Water Reflection

    Water Ripples

    A walk around the natural pools of the Mauna Lani resort is always so calming. A fun series of pathways navigate around the many different pools of water that spot the landscape. A seawall creates a boundary between the larger pool and the ocean where eels and barracuda swim freely, needless to say that this isn’t a place where people are swimming. An old brick structure rests on a small island that is only accessible by a small concrete narrow wall and is surrounded by palm trees growing out of small pot looking islands. I haven’t looked into what this structure was, but it is definitely a cool and odd thing to see.

    I found myself drawn to the reflective surface of one of the pools further away from the ocean. Clusters of palm trees draped over and around the water while being reflected in its gentle rippling surface. Through my viewfinder I was mesmerized by the dancing bending light as the image continually shifted its abstract form.

    © Christopher Johnson

  • Ripples dance over the water surface distorting the boulders below at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe
    Mar
    2012
    03
    2012 / Mar / 03

    Underwater Boulders At Sand Harbor

    I felt like a kid again while climbing all around the large boulders that makes up the unique landscape of Sand Harbor. I noticed the shapes of large boulders underwater that were distorted by the ripples on the waters surface. I climbed to the highest point I could find to get an angle where I was shooting nearly straight down. This eliminated any unwanted reflections so that I could capture these abstract images.

    Prints are available on my FineArtAmerica store.

    Ripples across the water distort the rocks below the surface at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe Ripples dance over the water surface distorting the boulders below at Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe boulders underwater at Sand Harbor

    Check out another Lake Tahoe post titled Snow Covered Forest.