Surface Deep

The abstract images in this gallery explore the fascinating interplay between light and water, in both its liquid and solid state. Utilizing a telephoto lens to isolate details that are oftentimes overlooked by the casual observer has given me greater appreciation for the everyday beauty that surrounds us, and my hope is that these images will inspire you to look longer and more intently at the tiny wonders of the natural world that typically go unseen.

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Using a telephoto lens to isolate the light of the setting sun reflecting on the blue waters of Lake Ontario.
Liquid Light
Multicolored bubbles are trapped under a frozen pond.
Iridescence on Ice
Sunlit tree trunks reflect on the frozen surface of a pond in Upstate New York.
The Dream Within
Sunset light reflects on the icy surface of a pond that's striped with white streaks of snow to create an unusual and intriguing abstract composition.
Frozen Motion
A telephoto lens is used to isolate the light of the setting sun reflecting on the blue waters of Lake Ontario.
String Theory
An abstract composition of a red and blue boathouse reflecting on the surface of Lake George in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
Liquidity
Abstract images form in ice during winter months in the Adirondack Mountains.
Frozen Origins
An abstract black and white image of a frozen pond in Upstate New York.
Children Of The Ice
White clouds and a blue summer sky reflect in the surface of a lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
Of A Summer's Sky
The sunlit walls of Zion Canyon and the clear blue sky reflect in the shadowed surface of a river to create an abstract composition.
Alchemy Of Stone
Reflections on the surface of the lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains rendered as abstract swirls of light.
Swirling Light
Abstract composition of icicles hanging down from the underside of a boat dock, where they glowed with the low-angled winter sunlight.
Blood In The Water
White clouds and blue sky reflect on the surface of a lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains, as three bubbles appear on the surface.
Bubbling Up
The surface of Lake George flash froze overnight, giving a glimpse of summer sands below its icy surface.
Illusions Of Summer
An abstract black and white rendition of sunshine reflecting in the surface of New York’s Lake Ontario.
Sunstars
The setting sun seems to melt into the surface of New York’s Lake Ontario.
Melting Sun