We have just uploaded a selection of 34 waterfalls, abstracts, landscapes and botanicals from this past fall’s travels. You can view them in the New Image Gallery or by clicking HERE

Abstract nature images have been a large part of my fine art photographic work  for quite some time. This abstract seascape entitled Ocean Tones was mentioned in a blog  post on Erinn•V•Style.

Erinn Valencich is a world class designer who has appeared on many television programs including the View and HGTV.

You can read  her comments about the image here: http://bit.ly/xkXzy8. Erinn’s showroom in California is exquisite and we are honored to be a part of it. Below is a photograph of the image framed and hanging in the showroom.

There are so many fascinating aspects to nature and to fine art nature photography. One of the most rewarding is discovery of images in unexpected places. Recently, while creating photographs of a magnificent waterfall in California, I took a break and looked at the trees behind me. In a small area of peeling bark I found an abstract as exciting as the waterfall itself. Nature reveals her beauty in many ways. It is these serendipitous moments that keep me out there shooting year after year.

“The world is your kaleidoscope, and the varying combinations of colors, which at every succeeding moment it presents to you are the exquisitely adjusted pictures of your ever-moving thoughts.”

James Allen

Even though this gem of a quote by James Allen from the book, As A Man Thinketh was intended as a more general statement about our thoughts, I felt that it was very appropriate expression for what I do in the field. Creating fine art nature photographs is about expressing inner attitudes of mind through a two dimensional image of the natural world.

Water lotus and water lilies have long been a favorite subject of mine. I find myself producing abstracts as well as more literal interpretations of them. Recently I spent a couple of days photographing water lotus and water lilies and a few other subjects. I have posted a number of these  new images to my site or you can view a sampling of them view HERE

Sometimes when I am working on projects for clients I will run across images that I feel should be added to the web site. I have added five such images this morning. You can view them in the New Images gallery. This particular image was made while I was on Sanibel Island a few years ago. The colors of the ocean sky and beach were so beautiful that I decided to create an abstract image  in which the bands of color themselves were the subject and the combination of colors would reveal the location and the subject of the photograph.

I am pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit of my fine art photography at the Metro Arts Gallery on November 19th. The exhibition space is within the public area of Metro Arts Commission’s offices, located on the fourth floor of the Metro Office Building in the Richard Fulton Complex. The theme of this art show is Water Abstracts, (a favorite photographic subject of mine). The show will be open through March 2010.

Metro Arts Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. November 19th

MNAC’s address and hours of operation are:

800 2nd Avenue South, 4th Floor
Nashville TN 37210
Hours: Mon.–Fri., 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.