Essence Size:6x9 only this silence

only this silence

Having a handle on life requires that we can see what is in front of us

The lifeless trees were still and offered no protection from the wind

I saw no one that day

Another project suspended for a moment in time

Essence Size:6x9 only this silenceSanta Fe River Park I am always in search of the perfect tree. I really dont know what Im looking for but Im sure Ill know it when I see it. This photograph comes close. It fits a preconception I have of Tree. Many times these preconceptions get in the way of seeing. As I sort through thousands of trees I have photographed I ask what makes this special? I concluded that it was not the tree, for all trees are special. It was my reaction to this tree,