AROMATIC SUMAC

Impressionistic photography appeals to me more and more, in an age when hyper-saturated, incredibly detailed landscapes have become the norm. I’m looking for something different.

In this canyon the Aromatic Sumac leaves were shades of scarlet and orange and yellow, and note how I chose to photograph them by presenting a couple of sharp leaves against a pleasing out-of-focus blur of color. This is what portrait photographers strive for, and I think it works just as well in nature.