I want to be better at photographing intimate scenes.  Like many, I chased grand landscapes when I began my career as a full time photographer.  The grand landscape was the quickest and straightest route.  In many respects, the grand landscape was a trail I felt I had to walk–a right of passage.  While I have the greatest respect for photographers who are mastering the grand aesthetic, I’m ready, personally, to transition into a more mature relationship with the places that I photograph.  In fact, I find it increasingly difficult to hurriedly pass by various photographic opportunities (often small intimate scenes and macro subjects) in service to the grand scenic.  Photography, for me, has always been a way to learn and connect with the natural world.  Small and intimate scenes are allowing me to feel more genuine behind the lens.  I want to continue down this trail until I come, again, to a new fork and direction.  Even if it’s at the cost of likes, follows, and business opportunities.

This was a small puddle in front of Bodie Island Lighthouse in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  Ice is rare along the coast, at least in my personal experience.  Once the sunrise sky fizzled, I found my attention drawn to these beautifully patterned frozen puddles. 

Camera:  Nikon D810
Lens:  Nikkor 60mm micro f2.8 @ 60mm
Tripod:  Really Right Stuff TVC-33

Date taken:  February 21, 2021
Settings:  f8.0, 1/125 second, iso-640