Sunday, January 31, 2021

Leaf-Shaped Indentations

 Photo date: January 26, 2021. 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.   We see orbs with a leaf-shaped indentation or hole their right side.

leaf-like orb indentation

leaf-like indentation

leaf-like orb indentation

leaf-like orb indentation

leaf-like orb indentation

Saturday, January 30, 2021

From Single-Indented Orbs to Double-Indented Orbs

 Photo date: January 26, 2021. 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.   We first see orbs with a large indentation on their right side, and then see orbs with indentations on both the left and right edges. 

indented gradient color orb

notched orbs



indented orbs


orb notches

striped indented orb

indented orbs

orb notches

orb notches

striped indented orbs

striped indented orb

orb notches

double-indented orbs

double-indented orbs

double-indented orbs

double-indented orbs



double-indented orbs

double-indented orbs

orange double-indented orbs

double-indented orbs

Friday, January 29, 2021

A "Rock and Pebble" Pattern

 Photo date: January 20, 2021. 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.  We see a pattern consisting of a large hole and a much smaller hole below it. Such a pattern persisted through most of 400 consecutive photos.

mother-daughter orb pattern

mother-daughter orb pattern

mother-daughter orb pattern

orb big hole and small hole

orb pattern repeats

mystifying pattern



orb with two holes

orb repeating motif

mother-daughter orb pattern

gradient color orb

orange orb and yellow orb

Thursday, January 28, 2021

"Arch and Hole" Pattern Lasted Through 500+ Photos

 Photo date: January 18, 2021. 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 (among other patterns) I got a strange "arch and hole" pattern that lasted through most of 500+ consecutive photos. The arch shape can be faintly seen to the left of the large hole in each orb. 


orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

gradient color orb

orb with oval hole

orange orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

gradient color orb with oval hole

orange orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

orb oval motif

orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole


blue orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole


orb with oval hole

orb with oval hole


weird orb pattern