Although this image may be a bit sparkly for wabi-sabi, I believe it still fits because it is nature and weather-related and shows the impermanence of the leaves and ultimately, the short-lived beauty of iced water drops. To me it's like a visual haiku.
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Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. It's simple, slow, and uncluttered-and it reveres authenticity above all. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather, and loving use leave behind. It reminds us that we are all but transient beings on this planet-that our bodies as well as the material world around us are in the process of returning to the dust from which we came. Through wabi-sabi, we learn to embrace liver spots, rust, and frayed edges, and the march of time they represent.
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Wabi stems from the root wa, which refers to harmony, peace, tranquillity, and balance. Generally speaking, wabi had the original meaning of sad, desolate, and lonely, but poetically it has come to mean simple, unmaterialistic, humble by choice, and in tune with nature.
Sabi by itself means "the bloom of time." It connotes natural progression-tarnish, hoariness, rust-the extinguished gloss of that which once sparkled. It's the understanding that beauty is fleeting.
-textbits from nobleharbor.com
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Colleen, I just came across this (checking out photos after return from extended trip to Montana) and think it's superb. Really outstanding colors and composition with those drops. Will add that "Sabi" is also the root of the modern word "sabishii" which refers to loneliness. You captured the idea of fleeting beauty very well here.
Frankly, a stunning shot! I had no clue what wabi-sabi was, still a bit fogging on it. But I do know what a great photo looks like. Congrats on the score too!
I thought this one was gorgeous. I loved the contrast of icy cold death in the foreground with the orange warmth of the background. Beautiful! Congrats on the almost top 10 :D
Exquisite, and as I said, perfect for this challenge. And in the "for what it's worth" category, this was one of my personal top picks for this challenge. And it goes very nicely with your abstract from the Hell challenge.
I wish I could see a bit more detail in the leaves, but quite nice. I must admit I've seen many drops at the end of leaves, but don't know that I've ever seen a pic of them frozen in a row in a composition like this. Nice backdrop. Well done.
I think you deserve a great score just for having such a poetic title! But I also like your image, and would even without the poetry. The frozen drops of water with the little lines and bubbles are lovely, and the background color nicely sets off the blackened leaves.
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