Water Drop & Harold Edgerton

Today's Picture Of The Day, a simple yet terrific shot of a drop of water caught in mid-air, reminds me of the ground-breaking work of Harold Edgerton, the inventor of the strobe flash, who pioneered stop-action photography.  A collection of his work, "Stopping Time," has been on my bookshelf for years, and never fails to stimulate conversation with its photographic brilliance.