Capturing Nature’s Dance
November Pond celebrates texture, movement and color
Progressive nature photographer Morgan McKenna attunes her eye into nature’s intimate moments. From the color shifts in an aspen grove, to the delicate folds of a flower, to movement patterns dancing on water, Morgan’s work brings the viewer into the moment that these gestures reveal themselves. She photographs nature’s display of light, pattern, and texture that brings one into a visceral feel of beauty. Her intricate views of botanicals, flowers, water, and landscapes help create peaceful, positive spaces. Using a variety of techniques to bring the gestures alive, these photographs give us time to BE with the beauty.
Geometry
Much like a Mary Oliver poem, the viewer is asked to slow down and experience a shift in the usual scurry to notice the sublime. Gifting ourselves these moments adds space in which to navigate the chaos that our world is going thru. Finding the safety and trust that sits in nature, which allows nature to keep expressing beauty and goodness, helps us do the same.
Bringing the wonder of a child to her work, Morgan shares “I’m a native of Colorado and have been taking photos since I was little. I’ve always loved focusing close in on pieces of a landscape, whether the tiny details of a plant or flower, reflections in a pond, or a window of light in a forest. I shoot early in the morning or late afternoon to catch colors at their deepest. Most often I go for the sharpest images I can, but occasionally, I move the camera slightly while taking the photo just to achieve an impressionistic effect. These “in capture” pieces are created in real time without digital enhancement. Blue Forest is an example of this movement technique.”
Blue Forest
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Morgan is offering a 15% discount for her work with mentioning you read this blog. And she is able to match colors specifically to decor. McKenna images are archival (protected from fading) and are available from small to large (48”x72”) on metal, glass, acrylic, water color paper, canvas, or fine art photo paper. Each piece is custom framed to match any look, from traditional to ultra modern. For sizes and prices, contact Morgan at morgan@mckennaimage.com. And be sure to visit her website www.mckennaimage.com to see many more exquisite expressions.
Transluscent
Mindful
a poem by Mary Oliver
Every day
I see or I hear
something
that more or less
kills me
with delight,
that leaves me
like a needle
in the haystack
of light.
It is what I was born for –
to look, to listen,
to lose myself
inside this soft world –
to instruct myself
over and over
in joy,
and acclamation.
Nor am I talking
about the exceptional,
the fearful, the dreadful,
the very extravagant –
but of the ordinary,
the common, the very drab,
the daily presentations.
Oh, good scholar,
I say to myself,
how can you help
but grow wise
with such teachings
as these –
the untrimmable light
of the world,
the ocean’s shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?
Liquid Autumn
Love,
Mary
