I have shared many waterfall images on this blog. Waterfalls are understandably among the most popular subjects among nature photographers.

Morgan Falls & Amnicon Falls

I don’t think I have ever mentioned it before, but as a youngster I was fortunate to spend time at Niagara Falls.  I was with my family.  Niagara was “touristed up” a long, long time ago.  Just the same if you are in this New York area, visit Niagara Falls.  Neither Bridal Veil falls in Yosemite, or the upper and lower falls in Yellowstone equal Niagara for pure grandeur.  It is a natural wonder and a treasure of both the United States and Canada.  Due to the manmade objects in the area, it is not a perfect scene for a nature photographer, but anyone wishing to see some of God’s finest work, should visit if possible.  I am betting that even with the buildings and tourists, there are a few great images to be made.  I have a healthy imagination and I can vividly see the awe-inspiring and goose bump creating scene, delivered up to those who stumbled across Niagara when this was still a wilderness.

I love finding tiny parts of nature that are resting on other parts of nature. An autumn leaf trapped on a fern.  A shed bird feather on a leaf.  An acorn on a wild mushroom.  Petals of a Geranium on some fresh green moss. They become visual art worthy of any artist, yet they tell nature’s story at the same time.

These images are easy to construct if you so choose, but if you look around enough, you will (guaranteed) find them waiting for you.

One + One Makes Two

Exploring a flower with macro equipment, always leads to discoveries.  Line, shape and color.  Along with light, those are the ingredients that great pictures are made from.

Lily Abstract

When I look at the current work of some of the world’s top nature photographers, it becomes easy to see who is naturally born to create abstracts, and who thinks it is important to create abstracts just so everybody will think them an artist.  They force an issue that is not meant to be forced.  You do not need to make abstract images to be an artist.  Creating abstracts has never been personally important to me despite the fact that I often love them.  One reason for that, is that I am not someone capable of “seeing” abstracts everywhere I look.  I view it in the sense that  Ma Nature delivers them to me from time to time, and I share them with you.   You will have a large number of them “delivered” when you spend your time with a macro lens examining the world up close.  Eventually nature will present you with many examples of shape, color and texture.  All you need to do is share it with the world.