A Splash of Red
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” - Wystan Hugh Auden, British-American poet.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 17th of June is “the shape of water”, where I am permitted to photograph water in the form of a gas (steam), a solid (ice or snow) or liquid. This is a very challenging theme. Although it is winter where I live, it doesn’t snow here, so that leaves gas or liquid. I have opted for liquid. I have wanted to play with water and food dye and photograph it for a while. So, on a sunny day, I pulled out a crystal wine glass, filled it with water and added some red food dye! Voilà! It’s amazing how something that looks so effortless can sometimes take a great deal of work! The idea was great - the execution not so easy. I had to be quick, so within two shots after dropping a few drops of colouring into the glass, the whole glass was coloured. I think I did about ten or twelve glasses of water and this is the one I liked the most. I hope that you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.
A Splash of Red
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” - Wystan Hugh Auden, British-American poet.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 17th of June is “the shape of water”, where I am permitted to photograph water in the form of a gas (steam), a solid (ice or snow) or liquid. This is a very challenging theme. Although it is winter where I live, it doesn’t snow here, so that leaves gas or liquid. I have opted for liquid. I have wanted to play with water and food dye and photograph it for a while. So, on a sunny day, I pulled out a crystal wine glass, filled it with water and added some red food dye! Voilà! It’s amazing how something that looks so effortless can sometimes take a great deal of work! The idea was great - the execution not so easy. I had to be quick, so within two shots after dropping a few drops of colouring into the glass, the whole glass was coloured. I think I did about ten or twelve glasses of water and this is the one I liked the most. I hope that you like my choice for the theme this week, and that it makes you smile.