22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Diamonds in Water
This optical illusion is simply a flower plunged into water and captured with bubbles filtering up - flipped upside down. The effect is that the flower is showering down diamonds formed by the excellent reflectivity of the bubbles as the float "down" off the bloom.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2024 |
| Photo Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
| Camera: | ILCE-7RM5 |
| Copyright: | © Dan Gardiner |