Larsen's Photography: The Natural Landscape

Thursday, April 28, 2016

The Natural Landscape

Nature in itself is beauty. I find nature that appears to be untouched by humans more appealing. It is beautiful in the way that in can completely change our mood whether it is sunny and you become happy or if it is cloudy and grey, people often feel gloomy. Nature creates sunsets with purples and pinks and creates glistening snow on the trees. It can be abstract or have very little color. It is ever changing and that is beautiful. I like not knowing what to expect to see in nature.

I experienced beauty when I was on an island off the coast of Maine. It was summer time and the island was small enough to walk around with a population of about 100 people. Our property has a house and a guest house and is right on the water with a dock. There was a truck in the driveway where my sister and I would ride in the bed to the one grocery store on the island. One evening my family was sitting at dinner and I glanced out the window. The sun was beginning to set over the other islands. I ran outside and sat on the dock with my feet hanging into the water. There was a seal in the middle of the water between where I was and the nearest island. The colors in the sky were a range of pinks and orange. I just sat there listening to the waves hit the shore as I shivered a little. I just watched the sky change colors until it went behind the island. It was peaceful, unexpected, and beautiful.