Just before sunrise in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee. The greatest thing about my career as a nature photographer has to be that sense of awe and wonder that washes over me when I come across a scene like this in nature.
“We can never have enough of nature.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
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“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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“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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“Human subtelty 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
My “Artist Sense” has always been attracted to and delighted in the details of nature. For me they are every bit as amazing as the grand landscape.
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“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 enjoy finding places that may be overlooked by most. I spent some time recently in Indiana hiking through ancient stone canyons that were carved by glacial meltwaters during the Pleistocene Epoch. I followed one gorge as it flowed into the next and one stunning view gave way to another. It was an amazing experience.
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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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“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.” – Richard P. Feynman
This Spring I was sitting at the table, in our breakfast room, and looking out the window at the dogwood tree which grows just outside. I stared at the tree for several minutes and all at once I grabbed my camera and went outside to make this image. I find that the creative process works best for me after a few minutes of quietly contemplating my subject.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.” ― Akira Kurosawa
Created this image while driving the backroads. Part of the joy of creating art with my camera is in constantly searching for new images….
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