More than 20 years ago, in my teenage years, I remember seeing Ansel Adams' photographs and thinking, I wish I could take pictures like that. I am still wishing. This assignment requires only one picture when in truth I would love to post his whole collection. The reason I love to take pictures of nature is due to Ansel. I have hundreds of pictures of Enchanted Rock and Lost Maples. For every assignment I seem to concentrate on trees and park areas. I want to be inside his pictures. I want to be underneath those trees, across those majestic mountains, close to that crystal clear mirrored lake. I love how he captures the texture of the sky. The ominous dark sky against the white fluffy clouds is so beautiful. I love that contrast. In this picture the trees are as tall as the sky. I love the light intruding this otherwise dark photograph. I feel the vastness of the forest in front of me. I think that if I can just get past those gigantic trees, I will find an oasis in the middle of the forest. Although to some, this picture might evoke a feeling of loneliness, I feel exhilarated. It makes me want to enter and begin an adventure. To me it evokes a feeling of hope. Exactly like the aphorism "light at the end of a tunnel". I feel the hope of light within the dark forest.
