19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lady of the Callas with Stone Butterfly

The power of the tides left a portrait of an elegant lady with a high hairdo of Calla Lillies. She is bemused by the approach of a stone butterfly. Fluid dynamics and chaos craft new artwork daily only to be wiped clean by the incoming tide. Pareidolia is a risky subject for photographers. What we see is personal. I see the lady and the butterfly. What do you see?

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: McKinleyville, California, United States of America
Camera: iPhone X
Copyright: © Meg Wall-Wild