Light on the Landscape

OF ABSTRACT NATURE

FIND CREATIVE INSPIRATION BY FOCUSING ON DETAILS

The mind is a fascinating thing. One of the great unknowns when we share our photographs is how the viewer will respond. Once the artist has made an exposure and then edited it for presentation, a new life begins for any image shared with others. Each of us brings his or her mind, full of personal and photographic history, to the viewing process. When a scenic landscape photograph is viewed, we know where the sky is and where to “stand” in the image. But on the other end of the spectrum, when we view abstract photographs of nature, questions about orientation or scale or subject immediately come to mind. For example, I made the opening image flying over sand dunes, photographing ...