Cypress Dawn

Photograph of Cypress Trees at Dawn, Spring Bayou, Louisiana

Cypress trees creep out into the water.  The early morning sun begins to warm their trunks and nourish their leaves as a new day begins.

 

Solitary Cypress

Solitary Cypress

This cypress tree stands alone, out in the water.  I shot this picture at sunrise from about 300 yards away.  The fog drifted around the tree as the sun slowly swept it away.  As the light and fog were continually changing, I kept shooting and ended up with this image, where most of the fog is between the tree and the shoreline, highlighting it’s isolation.

Running Water, Standing Water

Running Water, Standing Water

Something about this sink, at the end of a dock, surrounded by standing water, captured my imagination.  Perhaps its the raw utility of a sink propped up on 2x4s?  Or maybe the slow but inevitable encroachment of nature and the elements?