Exploring with a camera allows me to hang a frame on the natural world. It involves choosing what to exclude as much as what to include.

When I choose a location to shoot, I may have an idea of what is to be the primary subject, but many times the end results veer off in a totally different direction. If the light is not right for the original subject, I'll start seeking out what I call the "little landscapes". It seems the areas near my feet are the fallback subjects. The macro lens comes out and closeup images get recorded.

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