Rivers Edge

A good place to look for interesting subjects in nature is to look at the edges of change. It could be the edge of a forest, river, ocean or even the edge of a storm. Any time you can find drastic differences in nature you find edges. In this image you are looking at a river bank that at times is under water. As the water travels it wears down the small rocks and deposits them at the tree roots. This same water caused erosion which helps to expose these tree roots. I decided the subject was black & white because of the many tones the rocks and roots had. An f-stop of 16 with a wide angle lens worked best for capturing as much detail as possible. I composed the image so there would be just a hint of the tree itself because the most interesting part of this tree was it's exposed roots. LynnFreeny.com

Interesting River Rock

I always have a camera with me. I love to find things when I am not out just to take pictures. In this case I was at a birthday party that just happened to be in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park( my favorite place for photography) . The party was alongside a gentle flowing stream with rocks that almost looked streamlined from the wear of the constant flow of the water. My wife saw it first. A rock within a rock as if one rock cradled the smaller one. My first thought was to fill the frame with the unusual site. As I thought more about the composition the more I realized in order to tell the story of these very worn rocks the river must be included. Positioning the rock to the left helps give a directional flow for the water in the image. LynnFreeny.com