Month of May Photo Challenge. Day 9: Unique Composition Day

For today's challenge, I put together a collage of water's many forms. The central swirl of water is the focal point that expands outward. From the top and going clockwise: condensation (clouds), ice, boiling water, and glacial (snow).

Water has been my favorite subject to photograph so far; though California is in a drought, I could find water everywhere, used as decor and entertainment in the most creative ways, from aquariums to waterfalls to fountains. Vegas's Bellagio has its famous water fountain and light show to the rhythm of music. In the Miracle Mile mall on the strip, a rainstorm experience is created every hour, complete with sound effects and flashes of lightning. Sitting in Caesar's Palace, the clouds overhead change colors to mimic the quick passage of a day within a few hours.

Lake Mead in Nevada, which also provides water to California, has run dangerously low this year. Remember that huge, sweet soaking tub in my Vegas hotel room? In honor of drought awareness, we never used it for the duration of our stay. Here's to water, and the conscientious effort to save one of earth's most precious resources.