Wow there are some amazing images posted here both in b&w and color which speaks to the talent that resides at this website. I have attached two of mine with a narrative of the latter image that I include with all my photographs. It reads as follows:
This photograph was taken in celebration of the elegance and simplicity of nature. Too often we take for granted the simple things of the natural world and are dismissive of their singular beauty.
I, on the other hand, realize that the sun's twilight is an integral part of nature's heartbeat. It offers a place marker for many biological systems, including ourselves, as a time to rest and a time to awake. Some are nocturnal while others are not. As the sun passes over the horizon, it triggers different vital functions in all living things. I have found that when I am out in the backcountry sleeping under the stars, my biorhythm becomes closely linked to the cycle of the sun. I sleep better, work harder, eat better, and feel better. When I return to the urban landscape and artificial light governs my day, I can grow weary and tired.
When our sun is at rest on the horizon drenched in bold red light, it can offer a greeting to a new day, or it can signal to us it is a time for restful peace. It is a time that lies between day and night and tells us that the heartbeat of the land is strong and enduring. It offers us comfort to know that all is well.
Compositionally, the photograph is simple in design and contains the four essential ingredients of our planet. It offers a little land for us to stand on, it provides us with a little air to breathe, it quenches our thirst with a little water to drink, and of course, it anoints us with the sun's eternal energy. I submit to you, what could be more worthy, elegant, and simple than a photograph of our precious star at rest on earth's horizon.
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