Mystifying Myriad

Photo date: December 4, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

I took the photos below while photographing only ordinary drops of pure, clean water falling in front of a black featureless background.  On this day I got a massive repetition of two different motifs: a face-like motif and a "snowman" motif.  The "snowman" motif consisted of a smaller circle on top of a larger circle, both on the right side of an orb.  I saw such a "snowman" motif appear more than 5000 times in most of 1600+ consecutive photos, with the "snowman" motif appearing at least several times in most of these photos, always on the right side of an orb. Below is one such photo showing the "snowman" motif:

Below is another photo showing the "snowman" motif:

Below is another photo showing the "snowman" motif:

Below is another photo showing the "snowman" motif:

Below is another photo showing the "snowman" motif:

Below are two other photos showing the "snowman" motif:

In the two photos above, the pattern starts to grow more complex, as we see a new feature on the left side of the orb. The next photo seems to show a continuation of such a complexity increase, as the feature on the left of the orb turns into a large hole.

The photo below also shows such a setup, with a hole appearing on the left of the orbs.

See here for many other similar photos I took on this day.