ASIN: B015620272
Publisher: NatureTown Publishing
Pages: 63
Photographer and filmmaker Alexandria Searls takes us underwater, exploring the Rivanna River, Walnut Creek, and Trevilians Stream in the Virginia Piedmont. Feathers, leaves, and water lilies float by the camera; trees, the sun, and the blue sky can be seen beyond through ripples and reflections. The river's surface sometimes acts like a mirror, and sometimes like a window, and sometimes both, all the while becoming a second lens. Underwater photography usually focuses on oceans; this book shows us the beauty of rivers, streams, and ponds. Searls writes, "Over the course of the summer I followed floating objects by boat and by foot, wading. At the end of August there were many more leaves and feathers flowing past, some getting caught in circles until a new current broke them free."The segments of the book include "The Water Lily" and "Feathers, Leaves, and Other Travelers." "Watchers ...
