I was set up for this whitewater section of rapids and took several shots, freezing the splashes of water at different moments in time. It was an extremely wet area from all the mist, and the lens had to be wiped down between each shot. Then I continued my hike up stream, shooting along the way. At the base of the falls, it was time to change film. For an unknown reason, my camera indicated that I had rewound the film completely, but a good portion was actually still vulnerable. When I opened up the back, boy was I surprised to have just exposed my work to daylight. Having no idea which part I had just ruined, I retraced my steps and began re-shooting each scene with a different camera back in hopes to not repeat the malfunction. While in wooded areas, since many scenes are shaded by neighboring trees, I commonly will first hike unencumbered with gear to calculate the ideal time of day for that particular scene. Thankfully, my window of light for this area was long enough to obtain a second set of exposures.

peeking through the trees toward Horseshoe Lake mostly covered with lily-pads and blooms

a lovely and unique treasure discovered while roaming the hawaiian rainforest

the meter-deep water is covered with a perfect layer of duck weed appearing as a green carpet spreading through this banyan forest.

sunset above the clouds near the hawaiian islands

very close-up shot of a young tree bud

close-up shot of the plentiful blooms on a Rainbow Shower tree in Hawaii

Indiana wetlands