Melissa Greenawalt

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Liquid Magic

“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.”
--Loren Eiseley


I seem to take a lot of pictures of water. Guess it's that magic, in all its phases...
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  • Just enough light, just enough shadow, just enough motion: the swimming hole is open for relaxing!

    Just enough light, just enough shadow, just enough motion: the swimming hole is open for relaxing!

  • Feel yourself mesmerized by water's amazing personalities...

Walter Newton Natural Area, Plymouth, NH.

    Feel yourself mesmerized by water's amazing personalities... Walter Newton Natural Area, Plymouth, NH.

  • Drifting along in a sea of color in a small cove along Squam lake.

    Drifting along in a sea of color in a small cove along Squam lake.

  • A curtain of leaves, a curtain of water.  Fall hangs on at Beede Falls, Sandwich, NH.

    A curtain of leaves, a curtain of water. Fall hangs on at Beede Falls, Sandwich, NH.

  • Smoky sunrise morning out on Bowman Island, Squam Lake, NH.

    Smoky sunrise morning out on Bowman Island, Squam Lake, NH.

  • It's like a pot of gold at the end of the waterfall.  White Mountain National Forest, NH.

    It's like a pot of gold at the end of the waterfall. White Mountain National Forest, NH.

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  • The earth is but a thin skin, between water and sky.  Bowman Island, Squam Lake, NH.

    The earth is but a thin skin, between water and sky. Bowman Island, Squam Lake, NH.

  • Early fall at Senter Falls.  I promise I didn't arrange the leaves to trace the pattern of the stream.

    Early fall at Senter Falls. I promise I didn't arrange the leaves to trace the pattern of the stream.

  • A full moon peeks out from behind iconic Nubble Lighthouse in York, ME.

    A full moon peeks out from behind iconic Nubble Lighthouse in York, ME.

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  • Yellow water lotus flowers pop with color on a foggy June day at Lonesome Lake.

    Yellow water lotus flowers pop with color on a foggy June day at Lonesome Lake.

  • There's nothing quite like setting out from shore on a misty day. Perch Pond, Campton, NH.

    There's nothing quite like setting out from shore on a misty day. Perch Pond, Campton, NH.

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  • Frosty wintry goodness out on Campton Pond, Campton, NH.

    Frosty wintry goodness out on Campton Pond, Campton, NH.

  • Two worlds in one: above the surface and below.

    Two worlds in one: above the surface and below.

  • Long exposure of the Beebe River in Campton lends the beeches an almost Zen painting effect.  The slow shutter brings out that roasty-toasty coppery color everywhere in this photo: on the tree, along the bank, in the sheen of water, caught in the rocks. Even the rocks themselves seem to have picked up that color.

    Long exposure of the Beebe River in Campton lends the beeches an almost Zen painting effect. The slow shutter brings out that roasty-toasty coppery color everywhere in this photo: on the tree, along the bank, in the sheen of water, caught in the rocks. Even the rocks themselves seem to have picked up that color.

  • Fall is all around, up and down. Campton, NH.

    Fall is all around, up and down. Campton, NH.

  • View from underneath Beede Falls in Sandwich.  This is a cool and refreshing place to be in the summer, and it's not often you can look through a waterfall!

    View from underneath Beede Falls in Sandwich. This is a cool and refreshing place to be in the summer, and it's not often you can look through a waterfall!

  • Fall's magic captivates at Beede Falls, Sandwich, NH.

    Fall's magic captivates at Beede Falls, Sandwich, NH.

  • Cascades of water and greenery soften the rockiness of Smarts Brook, Thornton, NH.

    Cascades of water and greenery soften the rockiness of Smarts Brook, Thornton, NH.

  • Stanley Horowitz said it best: “Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”  Smarts Brook, Thornton, NH.

    Stanley Horowitz said it best: “Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.” Smarts Brook, Thornton, NH.

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    Yellow water lotus flowers pop with color on a foggy June day at Lonesome Lake.
    There's nothing quite like setting out from shore on a misty day. Perch Pond, Campton, NH.