A random tree in a random field...until the light falls on it just right. And then the realization the most beautiful things in life often go unnoticed.

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Whoever thinks it is not possible to accept death with grace should visit Deadvlei. Like exquisitely carved sculptures these trees branch out from the dry river bed. I was waiting for that exact time when the clay pan would be in shadow, the dunes in the light and the line of transition the same as the line of light and shadow. Such a rewarding experience to shoot these subjects while waiting for that deliberate moment to press the shutter.

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When we are open to receive it there is so much beauty in even the most barren of places, so much magic in what others may dismiss as mundane.

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As the season changes this week in Yosemite National Park.

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The magic of a submerged forest.

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