#10565

This leaf was floating on the top of a very shallow, tannin-stained pool. The distortion of the water cause by the meniscus line creates a lens that refracts the light, thereby causing the leaf's shadow to be distorted.

Mt Ramsay, Tarkine Wilderness, Tas

Technical: Canon F1N, 200mm, 25mm ext tube
Keywords: leaf floats tannin stained pool distortion water meniscus line refracts shadow distorted ramsay tarkine wilderness tas closeup abstract flora leaves nature tasmania