Here in the Northern Hemisphere, last night was the longest night of the year and today is the first day of winter. For me, this time of year is one when I spend way too much time indoors at the computer – and nowhere nearly enough time outdoors enjoying the beauty of nature. Something about the cold, the snow and not very many flowers to photograph!!
Winter can also be a very peaceful time to spend time in nature. When I’ve spent time at Chincoteague or in the Smokies at this time of year, it’s so quiet that I feel like I have the place to myself. It’s a wonderful time to see familiar places in a completely new way.
To share the incredible beauty and sense of peace that I find in nature at all times of the year, I’ve created a new video – Peaceful Beauty – for you. It features some of the amazing sites I’ve seen in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges in the past few years. The soundtrack for the video is Pamela Bruner’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” from her On Christmas Morn CD.
As 2011 comes to a close, my hope is that you have a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year.
Hurricanes and earthquakes on the east coast. Wildfires and droughts in Texas. Ongoing political debates and stalemates in Washington. Worries about the economy and concerns about future direction of the country.
I don’t know about you – but I feel pretty overwhelmed every time I turn on the news or read the paper. Everywhere I turn there seems to be more bad news and something else to stress about.
So often – I’m ready to say ENOUGH!!!!! What I’d really like instead of the chaos and stress would be a sense of calm and peace in my life. Some of the best ways I’ve found to reconnect with the serenity I love to experience are to head out and photograph or to meditate. I’ll often meditate to a soundtrack of a running creek in the woods with birds in the trees or to the music of my favorite Celtic Harpist Pamela Bruner
I would love to help bring a few minutes of calm and peace to your day if your days are as stressful as mine can be. I’ve created a series of videos featuring my photographs and Pamela Bruner’s incredible harp music. I released my newest video – Lotuses and Water Lilies – earlier this month.
I would love to hear what you think of my videos – and especially if they do help bring a few minutes of calm into your day
July is a great month – not only are lots of flowers in bloom and wonderful fresh berries at the Farmer’s Market – but it is also when my birthday is. And this year – it’s one of those big round number birthdays (# 50!!!). Wahoo!!!
My birthday gift to myself was an incredible trip to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Glacier and Theodore Roosevelt National Parks. It was amazing – it was my first time visiting any of these parks. I’m already trying to figure out when I can head back.
On my trip I realized just how incredible my life is. Some of you have heard me say that I have the best job in the world. I get to spend my time photographing wildflowers and landscapes in our national parks. I am so grateful for how wonderful my life is and how much all of you have supported and encouraged my photography.
So I’d like to celebrate my birthday with you by offering you a special gift – my new video “The Beauty of Nature: Western Parks” which includes photographs from my birthday trip to the west. It features the harp music of Pamela Bruner as the soundtrack.
I hope you are having a wonderful summer – and Thank You for celebrating my birthday with me!
I really appreciate all the comments and compliments I received last month when I sent out my 3 Tips for Taking Better Flower Photos video. What I didn’t expect was that I’d get so many more questions about how I take my photographs!
One of the most frequent questions is – how do I get my photos to look the way they do – strong colors, lots of details, etc? One of the answers is when I take most of my flower photos – early in the day. Here’s a video talking about why I love photographing in the magical light of early mornings.
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my video and that it helps you with your photography.
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about how I create my flower photographs. So I created a new video 3 Tips for Taking Better Flower Photos. I hope it helps answer some of the questions people have been asking.
I just wanted to let you know that I have created a new video called Orchids. It features several of my orchid photographs and Bach’s “Sheep May Safely Graze” performed by the wonderful harpist (and my friend) Pamela Bruner.
