Patterns - My Drop In The Ocean DITO

My post for today's THEME: Patterns, for DITO, Drop In The Ocean, is, almost literally, a drop in the ocean!

I see patterns in the chaos of the universe around us. It's part of what makes me a photographer... finding the right light, the right pattern, the right angle! I find myself drawn to things... over and over, it's water. It is said, on earth, that from water, all life evolved. the patterns etched here, at low tide, while similar to yesterday's and close to tomorrow's will never be the same again. the infinite combinations of random atoms, bouncing, striking against one another, make it so.

The mere act of observing (Observer Effect), at a quantum level, a thing causes random changes. It's the bedrock of quantum mechanics, and a cornerstone of modern physics. Hiesenberg's Theories are a cornerstone. At a more macro level, the actions of waves upon sand in conditions never to be duplicated, the same water, temperature, winds and sands in sizes exactly matching are impossible. Simple friction changes each of these particles of sand in microscopic ways. The butterfly effect: A butterfly flaps it's wings in Africa and a hurricane is born, that grows to devastate the Americas.

So, what's the result? Unique patterns, etched but for a mere fraction of a moment in the time of our earth. For me, the excitement of photography, is finding those patterns and exploiting them. Capturing them, walking to find the right angle, and the right exposure timing, the right lens, and the right aperture. These patterns ever changing, are mine, frozen for all time, never to be repeated, and completely random.

CONNECTION, TRANSPARENCY, ENCOURAGEMENT, CONTEXT, EXPECTATION, DEDICATION, CREATIVITY, PRIDE, HUMILITY, COMMUNICATION, HUMOUR, CHANGE, FEAR, DISCOVERY, COOPERATION, LOVE, FUN, SUCCESS, LIBERATE, GOALS, BRAVERY, DESIRE, CONTINUATION, COINCIDENCE, OPINIONS, CRITICAL THINKING, DIGRESSION, ASTONISH, PERCEPTION, LUCIDITY, IDENTITY and today's: PATTERNS