“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
– Dorothea Lange, 1895-1965
“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.”
– Diane Arbus, 1923-1971
“Unless you photograph what you love, you are not going to make good art.”
– Sally Mann, 1951-
As events in the United States continue to careen crazily and shamefully off the rails, it is nice to immerse oneself in Nature to find stability on firmer ground… Nature, the most basic and authentic reality to which we all must ultimately answer.
As before, I used the Nikon D850 on a tripod for these pictures, along with the Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 lens–with those 45 megapixels the digital files are big, and suitable for quite large prints. Post-processing with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Nik Silver Efex Pro.
The Images
Through the mist, the Montserrat skyline and the iconic Cavall Bernat on the right…
Each tree with its unique and special personality…
El Monestir de Sant Benet as seen from near Monistrol de Montserrat…
El poble de Monistrol de Montserrat…
Layers of conglomerate…
Water rarely flows in the Montserrat massif unless there have been heavy rains…
Fog, like smoke, licking their way upslope…
Mountain curve and big boulder…
The many-layered view toward Sant Llorenç del Munt…
Phantom spires in the mist…
Just another Montserrat landscape…
