Here’s another photo that would have stopped me in my tracks if I’d been making any, but I saw it while I was sitting relatively comfortably in my easy chair; all I had to do was grab my cell phone and take a bunch of photos from different angles. It was a hot, humid day, and it didn’t take long for my glass of ice water to bead up with condensation. This full-color photo plays with light and form really nicely; all of those droplets are on the outside of the glass and face out, but few of them look that way — most of them look like they’re facing into the glass, a neat optical illusion. I have a few favorites from that moment, but this one’s the star of the show, and a reminder: Don’t miss what’s right in front of you.

July 30, 2025. OnePlus 12 cell phone, 2.6mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 23mm), f/2.6, 1/333, ISO 64.