lens-artists: texture

Texture is the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance

Texture in photography is a visual representation of how something feels, whether it is rough or smooth or soft or prickly. The cues we use to determine texture as we look at a subject (or scene) are variations in color, shadow, line, shape, and depth.

Water is fluid, soft, and yielding

Can we actually “sense” water as it touches our skin?

It turns out, the answer is no — at least not technically because our bodies don’t have sensors specifically for detecting liquids. Rather, we rely on a conglomeration of other sensors to inform us when we’re wet. 

To identify liquids, we tap into visual stimuli and tactile sensations. For example, you see the smooth flow of water rushing over your hands in the sink and feel the sensation of droplets hitting your face during a shower. But the most important cue that humans use to sense water through the skin is temperature.

I think I now know why wet socks are extremely uncomfortable. Is it the combined sense of sock texture and water temperature? Have you ever wondered if laundered clothes left in the dryer are still damp or are they just cold to the touch?

Thank you Anne for this invitation to “show how us your images where texture plays an integral part.”

13 thoughts on “lens-artists: texture”

  1. Oh Brenda, you brought out a new dimension to the texture topic. If clothes left in the dryer after they are dry are not wet. But they are cool and probably wrinkled!

  2. Very interesting approach this week Brenda. Loved your opening image as well as all of your droplets. And learned something new this week although I must admit I’d never thought about our inability to sense water.

  6. I like your take on this week’s challenge. It’s a thoughtful insight to the texture of water. That opening photo is stunning, but the entire gallery shows your unique style of nature photography.

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