“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. ” Henry David Thoreau

I love hiking in the forest in deep fog. Sometimes finding images in these conditions can be difficult at first. This is especially true if you have a preconceived idea of what you will see and photograph.  I have found however, that if I accept the fog, the light and the obscured view, images abound….

Photo © Byron Jorjorian    www.byronjorjorian.com

**On May 2-4 2014, I will be leading a workshop at Big South National Recreation Area where this image was created. You can find the details by clicking HERE or click on the workshop tab above.

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity… and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.”

― William Blake

Why do I photograph nature? I find great joy in discovering moments such as this in nature, and great satisfaction in sharing them. Maybe I can make someone’s day a little better as a result of sharing an image.

This morning while at one of my favorite sunrise spots, I considered a number of compositions. Then I decided to stand under the tree I was next to and use the overhanging limbs in the image.

Photo © Byron Jorjorian    www.byronjorjorian.com

“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

I arrived along the river at sunrise and spent the entire day wandering along its edge making images. As so often happens it was almost dark before I began the hike back. I hadn’t gone very far when I saw these boulders reflecting in the water.  I paused to create this image and “reflect” upon the day with them.

Photo © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

There is a zone I strive for when creating photographs. It is probably similar to the zone athletes and other artists reach where time stops and there is only this moment…..

It is a wondrous place!

Photo © Byron Jorjorian

http://www.byronjorjorian.com

Olympic Sentinel

© Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

Ninth in the series.

To view the first one and read about the concept behind these desert abstracts click HERE

The second image is HERE or you can follow the Nevada Desert Abstract Category

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

Eighth in the series.

To view the first one and read about the concept behind these desert abstracts click HERE

The second image is HERE or you can follow the Nevada Desert Abstract Category

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com

Seventh in the series.

To view the first one and read about the concept behind these desert abstracts click HERE

The second image is HERE or you can follow the Nevada Desert Abstract Category

Photograph © Byron Jorjorian

www.byronjorjorian.com