Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

If you'd like to purchase photo-quote greeting cards, please go to www.NaturePhoto-QuoteCards.com .


In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Monday, December 23, 2013

I love portraying a sense of ENERGY in my photos!


For me, one of the most fulfilling aspects of photography is having the opportunity to get blasted by blowing wind and snow as I try to take a shot. As I snowshoe out of the trees and come upon a mountain lake, the sides of the valley fringing the glacial bowl containing the lake funnel the wind, making it even more intense. Generally, I have to kneel or lie on the ice to keep from getting blown over. I think part of what I love is the opportunity to help YOU, the viewer, feel like you are a part of the energy and excitement of the storm, just as I am. I want you, too, to feel like you are being blasted clean of all of your societal stresses, if only for a few minutes!

Photo: Blowing snow on icy Cub Lake at sunset; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; December 20, 2013

If  you'd like to make a donation to help fund Nature Photo-Quotes, please go here.  Thanks!






No comments:

Post a Comment