Michael Harris Photography

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein   Red mangrove roots taken from underwater with the camera pointed upward.

Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home. Bill Cosby

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint. Robert Delaunay

  According to String Theory, what appears to be empty space is actually a tumultuous ocean of strings vibrating at the precise frequencies that create the 4 dimensions you and I call height, width, depth and time.   Roy H. Williams

Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect man. Stewart Udall

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get. Mark Twain

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. William Morris

Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living.   Out of our over-confidence, fear; out of our fear, clearer vision, fresh hope.  And out of hope, progress. Bruce Barton More Mangroves  

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.                                                                           John Muir  

If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one. Cavett Robert

Thinking about how you can improve your photography in the new year I came up with a list of items that might help. If you have any additional ideas please comment. 1. Review 2011 the Good Stuff What images do you like and why, what images did friends like and why. Is there a common theme you can build on? 2. Review 2011 the Not So Good Stuff What mistakes did you make. It is easy to ignore or delete bad images, revisit mistakes and make sure you know what you did and have you fixed the problem. Another reason to review mistakes is they can lead to new ideas. 3. Journal Record findings in 1 and 2 in your journal. If you don’t have a journal start one. 4. Weakness Vision, capture or post processing which is your weakness, if you don’t know ask a friend, don’t get defensive. This year work on your weakest area the most. Next year reevaluate. 5. Read More Ten years to get good at anything shorten the time-frame by reading as much as you can about the techniques that interest you. More...

A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts. Joshua Reynolds

Canon 5DmkII, 16-35mm at 16mm, iso200, 1/180sec at f/8.0, 3 image pano Loved this muddy water with the green mangroves and blue sky. The walkways actually joined back together in the mangroves. West Lake, Everglades National Park A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable. ~William Wordsworth

Canon 5DmkII, 16-35mm at 16mm, iso 400, 1/90sec at f/9.5