October 2, 2003

Image of the Day: A Leaf in Space.

This image was taken last month in Olympia, Washington. The leaf was floating on the Puget Sound, rocking gently on the waves, and the rays of the sun bounced off the mirror surface in a most peculiar way. Only later, while scanning the image, did I realize that those reflections look a bit like stars and galaxies in the vast black of deep space - and the leaf added a most surreal taste to that.