Fallen Symmetry was shot early one morning when I couldnąt sleep. Halfway around the lake, I came across the fallen tree. In sacrificing its life, the tree had created something incredibly beautiful. I love to turn this photograph around and look at it from different angles to see what other images are lurking in the branches and their reflection.
Chinese Rust was the result of wandering along a series of cars parked on the railroad tracks. The textures and colors developed by rust always makes me feel as though you could touch it through the photograph. The vertical orientation of the rust spots and paint splatters along with the red, white, and gold colors seemed to have an Asian mood.
Summer Afternoon Snooze was my first shadow photograph, which I set up as a result of a topic for an online contest. I liked the contrast of the shadow against the warm yellow new wood so much, that I began looking for other shadows to photograph. My best friend gets the credit for holding the off-camera end of the hammock until I got the shot right.
Shy Camellia was found in a greenhouse in the middle of a snowy winter. However I tried to shoot the center of the flower, I found a small petal obscuring part of the view. I decided to leave the bloom with a little bit of modesty intact and kept central petal veil in the image.
Collaboration was shot in Southwold, England on a beach on the North Sea. The image combined the sea-driven sand and stones with a careless footprint made by my father - another photographer hunting for his own subjects to shoot. The footprint vanished under the tide seconds after this photograph was taken.
Laid Back was the result of a trip to a local mall, where I discovered metal chairs in an outdoor sitting area. The afternoon sun and holes in the chairs created wonderful shadows in unusual shapes. Setting a chair near the wall created the ideal backdrop for the contrast between the rigid metal chair and the more relaxed shadow.
Gold Veins was created while trying to shoot something else. I had bought the rose to photograph, but while I was adjusting the lights, I caught sight of the top of a backlit leaf. The way the veins divided the leaf into sections resembled a river and tributaries or roads through a neighborhood.
Mirror Blue was shot in Huntingdon, England on the edge of a small lake in Hinchingbrooke Park. The setting sun was casting long shadows in the reeds and weaving them into intriguing shapes. The stillness of the waterąs surface and the small lily pads created a contrasting background that balanced the shadows.
Oasis was discovered in a large bricked patio area in a local park. The single plant living off the water funneled to the drain caught my eye. The lines and curves of the geometric forms and the simplicity of the red brick and rusted metal color scheme has the feel of a Zen garden.
Fan Dancers was found early one morning in a local indoor garden. The yellow calla lilies all seemed alike on a casual glance, but they became individuals when I took the time to examine single plants. The contrast between the size of large fan-shaped leaf and the pair of gracefully curving flowers reminded me of a dance.
