Orb Rings and Orb Crescents

Photo date: February 25, 2016. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken while photographing nothing but ordinary drops of pure, clean water falling against a dark featureless background.  We see two things I have often photographed before: orb rings (see here for 28 other photos of these), and orb crescents (see here for 103 other photos of these).

Another photo from the same day showed more of the strange orb crescents.

The Speediest Orb Crescent

Photo date: October 2, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below were taken while photographing ordinary drops of pure, clean water falling against a dark featureless background. The first shows a whole bunch of the mysterious objects I call orb crescents.

Normally these orb crescents don't seem to be moving fast. But in the photo below, we see an orb crescent on the right that seems to be speeding very quickly inside a water drop.

Bewildering Orb Crescents

Photo date: September 8, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below was taken while photographing ordinary drops of pure, clean water falling against a dark featureless background. The first one shows some of the inexplicable objects I call orb crescents.

Below is another photo showing a yellow orb crescent.

Below is a photo showing a red orb crescent.