Fog among the blue mountains

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I am back in off the road for a few days to sort through images from several of the shoots I have been on. Here is an image from the Cumberland Mountains.

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“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.” ― Amit Ray

Sunrise in Franklin, TN

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I am following Nature without being able to grasp her … ~ Claude Monet

By stripping away the familiar characteristics of color, black and white photography of nature reveals something new. It highlights a different aspect of the relationships between shapes, form, contrast and composition in the natural world.

I recently added a black and white gallery to the website you can view it HERE

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For day two of the challenge we will look at some close-ups of daisies I took during one of my morning walks a couple miles from my house.

For a fun experiment I will be posting three images each day for three days. These were from a recent trip to the Redwoods Parks in California.

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”

― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

From a trip I took to the Grand Tetons a few years ago.

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“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Smoky Mountains is one of the most magnificent areas in the country.  Despite The Smoky Mountains’ awe inspiring vistas I seem to be drawn to photograph the intimate landscapes as much as anything. I created this image while hiking and exploring along the edge of a stream late one afternoon

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.  ~John Muir

This image was created while exploring the structure of this plant on a hillside  one morning. I take as much joy in these macro explorations as I do in my larger scale nature photographic treks.

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“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” by Gerard De Nerval

Not far from my home is a field of daisies that grows next to a forest. I visit it each year and make photographs for hours. Each year I discover something new

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