With camera gear strapped to my back, I was wandering about the countryside on my trusty bike when I came across a rather nice woods. This area was new to me and the moment was begging me to explore. It was a perfect section of woods, with a variety of trees and plant life. Just hilly enough for interest and just sunny enough to get good colour saturation on film. I discovered this one tree; a tree of all trees. Its upper branches were the size of most other mature trees. Truly enormous. The times this tree must have experienced and weathered through were unimaginable. I paced around it many times as I stared up into its array of beauty; searching for just the right point of view to preserve this tree for even greater period of time.

closeup of a tortoise emerging as desert temperatures become more tolerable just before sunset in Arizona

extremely well manicured shrubbery in Japanese garden

closeup texture shot of a purple Iris

abstract shot of dichrolam film in bright sunlight

a Cinnamon Fern in bloom

one of many Lotus ponds throughout China.