This was from the night few moons ago when I was shooting the camelopardalis meteor shower. Clear nights are nice to shoot the milky way. But a little but if mist actuates and gives a good nice glow to the stars. I love the Green River Wildlife Area for the night sky watching. It provides ample dirt roads and parking spots where you could set up base :) For this shot I set up the camera and decided to drive around and the set the car so the head lights could light up the trees !
Proxy Falls is one of the most frequently photographed waterfalls in Oregon. It most certainly is once of the most photogenic waterfalls. But being surrounded by the lush forest and given its height, it is a bit tricky to photograph the same. As most of the PNW, getting to the spot is a major part of the experience. The trail goes over an old lava flow, then entering a mixed confer forest. From the end of the trail, the falls are viewed through a natural channel in the thick surrounding forest. Proxy Falls is created as the Proxy Creek breaks over a high wall of basalt, which is adorned by mosses. At a height of 226 feet, the two streams that flow down is a sight to behold. This is my attempt to capture the falls with all its surroundings and the majestic mood !
When ever I watch the skyscrapers of Chicago, I am reminded of the movie The Matrix. It definitely was a movie with deeply profound and meaningful threads of truth, at intense philosophical and spiritual levels. Reality in some sense is dictated by our beliefs and our environment. Truth then is a matter of becoming aware of what is and what is not. This for one went beyond just being a movie – to build the base from scriptures and different religions and cultures. It makes one wonder – at the end science and spiritually are just different ways to the same destination. Do not try and bend the spoon, that's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth ... there is no spoon. Then you will see, it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself. As for this shot, it was a pleasant evening by the lake – cool breeze, majestic building, clear skies, some stars at a distance - but my mind kept coming back to how we are stuck with or sometimes within the system. It is all an illusion :)
