Travel blog – shmavel blog. When not traveling what does one write about in one’s travel blog? Maybe about something we come across often in our recent travels? How about a realization of an often seen, and commonly drawn-to phenomenon? Hint: What appears mostly over water? How convenient that we just happen to live (literally on) the water. How about a brief spot about shimmering glitter paths?

Even though we’ve stared at them countless times, I never really gave them much thought – certainly not in the more practical context of Tristan’s book, which is to what they tell us about waves, current, wind, temperature, and generally the weather. Many of us maybe take what we see and intuitively interpret the meaning – we capture the light reflecting off the water, and our brains infer the practical information provided. But what about simple beauty?

Honestly, I didn’t realize how many of my photos captured glitter paths (sometimes I call them trails), and I’m certainly not a dedicated photographer (bumbling with my free scratched-up smartphone camera) to be any authority of the topic. I just point and click (and usually delete four out of every five shots taken). I hope something might come out to my liking; if not, delete!. Seriously, I snap a lot of photos by habit, believing that I’m saving for those days when my already fading memory can’t recall where we sailed off to (or what I had for breakfast). It’s a bonus if and when sharing some memories with you, to receive a thrill in return as you press that like button! Regardless, I’m drawn to the beauty of glitter trails.

A good friend recently borrowed my copy of Tristan’s book, as he is the type to fully appreciate it’s contents. Without it now, I can simply comment about glitter variations in my own photos, and not get into the practical implications. As you review more photos below, notice how several had certainly been composed to capture that shining path, as it is a fascinating component to me. Some paths are more subtle than others. In any case I hope these shots are attractive to you, and will tempt you to give pause when you see your own glitter paths. Enjoy!

And a few more… glitter paths can come from sunrises, mid-day or sunset. Even from the moon or artificial light too. They can be over relatively flat foggy water, a babbling stream, or used to light up the day’s catch! Click to enlarge!

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