It's a simple act I perform throughout the day. I've never counted how many times I do it, but I know it's a lot! Often, when I feel the water run over my soapy hands and watch the bubbles disappear down the drain, I think of my friends who are missionaries in places where water is not as abundant or clean. I do my best to conserve this most necessary of resources. It is not surprising to me that it is so closely connected to and used most frequently as a symbol of life, both physical and spiritual. But I truly get that connection each time I look at how clean a little soap and water will make me feel after working in the garden or concocting a mess in the kitchen. There is truly an inexplicable aspect of life in the flow of water. No wonder I love the sound of it.
@edie Thank you Edie! I did this one in BeFunky using the Underpainting effect on the shot, then "painting" the original picture back in on the bubbles and water.
@kerristephens thanks Kerri! @anazad511 thanks Ana- yes, my hands. I used a little mini tripod Jeff gave me at Christmas and the 10 second timer. @dakotaburns Thank you Donald! @eniaral Thank you Laraine! @ididntdoit87 Thank you Hillary! @httpgeffed thanks Colleen! @taffy thanks Taffy! @daisy thanks Kathyrn! @henrir thanks Henri! @bkbinthecity thank you Brian! @demmie Thank you Demmie! @digitalrn thanks Rick! @moreyoulessme Thank you Jerri! @alia_801 Thanks Alia! @sangwann Thank you Dione! @cimes1 Thanks Carole! @prttblues thank you Bev! @jackie8 thank you Jackie! Yes, I used a little mini- tripod my husband gave me for Christmas and the timer. I am starting to really like this technique of applying the effect and then bringing some of the detail back in.
This is a beautiful perspective on something we too much take for granted. Yahoo had a story on the seven states running out of water and on the broken oil pipeline. Why can't the power people figure out how to desalinate water from where we have flooding and too high seas and then transport a valuable resource that will cause little harm if the tanker breaks open
Thank you Carla, Red, Karenann, Janice, Jennifer, and Dixie! So glad you liked the shot. I enjoy this technique of painting details back into the shot after applying the effect. It worked nicely for this day.
@pandorasecho It wouldn't hurt the US to develop this more. We should talk to the scientists of Israel who are pioneers in the process of desalinization. After the water level in the Sea of Galilee became dangerously low in the 1980's this idea became a priority for them. But why wait for a crisis when the technology is already out there? Right?
@anazad511 thanks Ana- yes, my hands. I used a little mini tripod Jeff gave me at Christmas and the 10 second timer.
@dakotaburns Thank you Donald!
@eniaral Thank you Laraine!
@ididntdoit87 Thank you Hillary!
@httpgeffed thanks Colleen!
@taffy thanks Taffy!
@daisy thanks Kathyrn!
@henrir thanks Henri!
@bkbinthecity thank you Brian!
@demmie Thank you Demmie!
@digitalrn thanks Rick!
@moreyoulessme Thank you Jerri!
@alia_801 Thanks Alia!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@cimes1 Thanks Carole!
@prttblues thank you Bev!
@jackie8 thank you Jackie! Yes, I used a little mini- tripod my husband gave me for Christmas and the timer. I am starting to really like this technique of applying the effect and then bringing some of the detail back in.
Thank you Carla, Red, Karenann, Janice, Jennifer, and Dixie! So glad you liked the shot. I enjoy this technique of painting details back into the shot after applying the effect. It worked nicely for this day.
@pandorasecho It wouldn't hurt the US to develop this more. We should talk to the scientists of Israel who are pioneers in the process of desalinization. After the water level in the Sea of Galilee became dangerously low in the 1980's this idea became a priority for them. But why wait for a crisis when the technology is already out there? Right?