Richard Dowling was walking along Hatchet Creek in Coosa County, Alabama, when he spotted these wild violets along the edge. “I took some close-up shots where the water of the stream was bubbling in the background to produce this odd effect,” the Alabama photographer says. Dowling used a Canon 30D and a 28-300mm lens. (via Photo of the Week:... - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...