Front Runner
To me, nature is also art. When I look at the world I rarely just see things. I find so much joy and beauty in something as simple as a tree trunk. Now and again I like to focus our eyes on one element in nature. To let the art of that one subject be the loudest voice for but a brief moment.
When I took this picture, I knew that I wanted this shot to speak of this single aspen. When I came across it standing alone in a meadow with the wonderful colors of fall dancing behind it, I knew the focus had to be this one aspen. I also wanted the viewer, you, to understand what was going on behind it.
Nature is art and as an artist I find it my duty to draw you into a scene and help you focus on the singular beauty and art that hides amongst the entirety of nature.