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 St. Francis de Asiss Church 11" x 16" print, matted and framed 20" x 24" $250.00 |
Nancy Clark There is something magical about nature. I've felt that since I was a child. I do most of my photographing outside. I take my cameras and go for a hike, sometimes for hours and hours. I will spot a place I'd like to capture on film, or hear about a special place, and arrange a trip to photograph it with great anticipation. During a hike, once I find a scene I like, I spend lots of time exploring it, investigating the different possibilities, before I make even a single picture. I want to find the right perspective, the right composition, where the light is most beautiful. I probably concentrate most of my effort in looking for the light. The light defines the edge of beauty;it's what reveals the details. I love the glow of backlight on a leaf or flower. I like to watch the light and shadow dance on a canyon wall. These trips are wonderful, in and of themselves. But the magic doesn't end there. Later, I find out the difference between what I thought I captured on film and what I actually captured. Often there's a surprise, a reward, in that. Nowadays, with a lot of experience behind me, I can usually predict what's going to happen. But not always; still, sometimes, there's an accident. I like that, the idea that I am not entirely in control, that Providence plays a role in the results. Photography allows me to share my vision, my viewpoint
on the world, without talking about it or being too intellectual. It's
right there in front of you. When people find something beautiful or
fascinating in my photographs, I feel I've done my job well, I've interpreted
nature authentically. |
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