The Pine Forest

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It is amazing to me how light can transform. This wonderful rock formation came alive in the extraordinary light this summer on a recent hike at Big South Fork National Recreation Area.

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While I was in Oregon I made a side trip to one of my favorite destinations, Redwoods National Park in California. I watched the weather as I approached the area from the north. The closer I got the brighter and clearer the day became. Bright contrasty conditions are generally terrible for photography in the forest. I pressed on anyway and when I arrived at the trailhead the light was so harsh that I considered not making the 4 mile hike I had originally planned.

“I’m here now might as well go for it and hope for another gift from nature” I thought. I hiked about a mile and a half  and just as I reached the ridge and began my descent toward the ocean a beautiful fog rolled in from the ocean. The forest was aglow with beautiful light, a gift from Nature.

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I climbed a short steep bank and pushed through some bushes and the expanse of Texas Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush took my breath away.

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Just a reminder if you are interested in getting my book Treasures Untold you only have a few days left to in on it at Kickstarter here is the link: http://kck.st/1e8oTUG

Also the Big South Fork Workshop is just a little over a week away learn more HERE

“How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!”  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

One of my favorite ways to explore nature is on my belly in the dew at dawn!!

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“The Singularity”

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As a photographer I am always in search of that moment when the light brings a magical dimension to the image I have composed. Whenever these elements come together I get just as excited as when I began this artistic journey to create images of nature with my camera many years ago….

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“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”
– John Muir, Our National Parks

Foggy Morning sunrise and tree in Tennessee.

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