Framed!

Framed

Hiking through Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach with Christeena and my camera was a great way to spend an evening. We had no timetable. No place to be. Just enjoy the company and the scenery. We all need a break now and then, and this one proved to be just what I needed to refresh my spirit. I love being with my family, but that is not always a vacation! However, when it is just the two of us it is very much that needed vacation.

This image I found while descending a trail in the park just before sunset. The back lit leaves made a perfect frame for the haze filled mountainside. The haze cut the contrast to just manageable and created the illusion of depth in the image.I don’t usually photograph with the subject dead center in the frame, but this time it worked. It is those situations that are different like this that I am always on the lookout for. Breaking the rules with a purpose. That is what makes photographing exciting for me.