White … is not a mere absence of color; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black…. God paints in many colors; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily,
as when He paints in white.
— Gilbert Keith Chesterton, British author, 1874–1936
For this challenge, Patti asks us to “pick a color and select several photos that feature that color. Start with a photo of a big subject in that color (for example, a wall) and move all the way down to a small subject in that same color (for example, an earring).”
The Sun is 109 times bigger than the Earth, and its mass is 330,000 times greater. The Sun’s light allows us to see everything we do see, from the largest things on the planet to the smallest. It illuminates water in the form of vapor, liquid, and solids which cover 71% of the Earth’s surface and float in the atmosphere. It’s not surprising to see white in a skyscape or a seascape or as snow on the landscape.
Of course, sunlight and water come together in every living thing on Earth, and many of these smaller things are white as well, like birch trees, caterpillars, and snail shells.
Finally, a single snowflake, delicate, unique and perfect, is a very small example of the cosmic marriage of light and water in bridal white.
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This is wonderful, Priscilla! Your choices are marvelous. I love how you chose all subjects that are found in nature. And your photos are terrific, too. That snail shell is lingering in my mind. Lovely.
Thanks, Patti! This was a unique challenge and lots of fun.
I really like the large to small with the science and nature theme – going from sun to a snowflake and such beautiful photos
Thank you! I figure Nature does large and small to infinity better than anything else. 😉
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Terrific choice Priscilla. I never thought of white but obviously nature features it and you’ve captured it beautifully.
Thanks, Tina!
Loved the images. Wonderful photo of the driftwood on a beach, and that tussock moth caterpillar.
Thanks! And thanks for identifying the caterpillar for me!
A beautiful presentation. Good ‘ol G.K. Well done.
Thanks, John!
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Wonderful, Priscilla! And that fluffy caterpillar is a beauty.
Thanks, my friend! Thanks for this week’s challenge, too.
Priscilla, I really enjoyed seeing your selection of images. I didn’t think of white as a color but this is a perfect choice!
Thanks, Sylvia. Yeah, it’s a debatable premise, but it yields a good example. 🙂