Essence of Nature

Essence of Nature conveys a dynamic aspect of nature that is a felt experience rather than an intellectual one. There is a living quality to nature - a subtle, pervasive, subjective quality without which life would be sterile. Nature is patterns of organic energy; the veins on a surface of a leaf, the texture of a rose bud, the grain patterns in a plank of wood, the colorful banding in rock formations. Observing from a state of stillness, these patterns reveal an essence of...
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Essence of Nature conveys a dynamic aspect of nature that is a felt experience rather than an intellectual one. There is a living quality to nature - a subtle, pervasive, subjective quality without which life would be sterile. Nature is patterns of organic energy; the veins on a surface of a leaf, the texture of a rose bud, the grain patterns in a plank of wood, the colorful banding in rock formations. Observing from a state of stillness, these patterns reveal an essence of being, a fundamental quality of all things. Expressing this true essence of nature in photography is to go deeper to the primal nature of the subject. It means seeing the profound beauty in such a way that our self-imposed limitations are expanded, our spirits stirred.