“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn…”- Henry David Thoreau
There is nothing quite like hiking a trail in the still cool air of morning. Here is an image from an early morning hike that I made this past spring in north Alabama.
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I am back from an 8 day whirlwind trip through the beautiful state of Oregon! My travels took me from the Columbia River Gorge area all the way down the Oregon coast. I am still sorting through the 3,700+ images I made there. Here are a few of the images!
To view more from the shoot click HERE
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“Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.” ― Yann Martel, Life of Pi
Sunrise in the middle of the New River
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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.
Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does Nature, because in her inventions, nothing is lacking and nothing is superfluous.
Leonardo da Vinci
This is an image from my new book Treasures Untold Uncovering Masterpieces of Nature Across Tennessee featuring my photographs of Tennessee and text by Paul Kingsbury. Learn how you can get a copy by clicking HERE.
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The artist in me is drawn to water. It is formless and shapeless while assuming all of the shapes and forms it flows into. It reflects the environment and reveals secrets hidden beneath its’ surface.
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One of the most rewarding things about the art of photography for me lies in finding a new and different way of seeing the familiar. One day in late fall I was wandering around a small waterfall. I stopped for a moment to absorb and observe the moment. I stood there mesmerized by the sound and the motion. Gradually this composition evolved before me and I was moved to create this image.
“We usually don’t look. We overlook.” Alan Watts.
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