As springtime nears, the blooming wildflowers start appearing everywhere. I've never been a a big fan of flower photos, but as I walked through a a field of flowers in Texas Hill Country, I began to see the beauty in the detail I would normally take for granted. I treaded lightly through the field to find the healthiest looking flower and laid down next to it. The small folds in the petals and the grainy pollen caught my eye and I immediately grabbed my camera. I had to choose my lens carefully so I could get as close as possible to the flower and capture all the detail I could see with my own eye. I attached a special lens that allowed me to inch closer to the Poppy. As I released the shutter I knew that this was a unique photo, the clouds made the scene look like it was taken in a studio, not out in a dirt field. This photo has always encouraged me to look close at the finer things I might otherwise overlook everyday in life.
Abstract photos are some of my favorite subjects to capture, it's art in the purest sense, no specific subject just pure design. During a quick trip down to La Jolla, CA i was hoping for an amazing sunset. But as the sun inched closer to the horizon, it became evident that the clouds which normally make beautiful sunsets, were too abundant to let the sun shine though. So my plan B was to capture small elements from my surrounding that didn't require beauty in the typical sense. I pulled out my powerful telephoto lens to capture the small ripples near the tide pools below me. After several dozen shots, I finally got the photo I wanted. Smooth repetitious patterns of small waves forming on the ocean surface.
As the light beams quickly faded away, we were able to wander the Antelope Canyon. Near the farthest end of the canyon, I was able finally able to stand by myself, and enjoy the unbelievably photogenic place I was in. Millennia of erosion slowly ground down the Navajo sandstone, creating this small slot canyon in a one of a kind way. Every wall looks like a massive 100' tall wave frozen in stone. This narrow canyon funnels heavy downpours from the far desert down into the Colorado River system. This fast flowing water is what slowly wears the walls down, revealing these unique structures.
