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States of Water

Contributor: Mike Kahle

Observing water in different states provokes thoughts about different states of mind and mood. Each scene seemed to fit my mood at the moment I was taking these photos, which is probably what provoked me to pick up the camera and capture them. In which one did I feel small; joyful; anxious; invigorated; sad; relaxed; immersed, light-hearted. Water is amazing in all its forms, in all its moods. This collection of water images shows each form is as much part of a stream as the stream is itself.

Allatoona Creek Tributary

Contributor: Mike Kahle
Stream Name: Tributary of Allatoona Creek
Location: Cobb County, GA

I am constantly astonished at the diversity of form and fluctuation of fluvial processes within each waterway I visit. Even the same stream, like the one in this story, which I visit nearly daily, reveals new faces, flow patterns, substrate changes, sounds, and reflections. I am either greeted with times of abundant lifeforms and times of lifelessness, but always a reason for pause.

The surrounding vegetation is what gives this stream its color and mood. It doesn’t matter how much water is flowing, it’s the riparian area that sets the tone.