"Admiring the Reflections" Photo of the Day: September 8, 2015

"Admiring the Reflections."

Photo of the Day: August 6, 2015 "Flooded Forest"

Here is an image that I shot earlier this week while walking some trails at Hyland Lake Park here in Minnesota. We came across this area of a lakefront that was inhabited by the remnants of the edge of the forest in the form of old trunks. The shore was absolutely covered in Green Leopard Frogs too!

Benches

As night fell on Loring Park - the largest park located near downtown Minneapolis - I was doing my best to capture the sights in the frigid weather. The benches in the park made for interesting subjects, albeit nonliving ones. It is incredible how important the snow and ice are in these compositions; adding to the overall feel of the scenes. For those of you from warmer climates, I will let you know that while out shooting the windchill was below 0 degrees fahrenheit!

Lincoln Park, Chicago

The Chicago skyline stands in the distance. Lincoln Park, Chicago.

 Earlier this year I had the privilege of traveling to Chicago, which included spending several days downtown. I could go on and on about the architectural significance of this city, but in this post I will show one of the most beautiful places that I visited during my stay: Lincoln Park. Amid the chaos of downtown, this gorgeous piece of landscape architecture provides refuge for tourists, residents, and wildlife.

Young ducklings, Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Chicago skyline from within Lincoln Park, Chicago.

Captured Moments

When I was young, it was a family tradition for my parents to take my sisters and I to the famous Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis to watch the "Red, White, and Boom" fireworks light up the sky each fourth of July night. I remember sitting in my little lawn chair being absolutely overwhelmed by the sights that surrounded me; the colorful fireworks, the beautiful skyline shining like the Emerald City in Oz, all the while everything being mirrored onto the mighty Mississippi river below. This swarm of color, light, and reflections was astonishing, wonderful, and perfect. I remember never wanting to forget what I was seeing. I wanted to remember.

Our world is beautiful, and ever since I was a young boy I have felt an urgent pull to capture beautiful  moments in time; to rescue them from the oblivion of forgotten memories. To save them forever so that they could be enjoyed by many.

Enter photography. Photography allows for us to freeze moments in time and share them with others; to allow other to take part in our memories. That is an absolutely beautiful thing to me! That is the purpose of this blog, for me to share moments which I have captured with you. Thank you for coming on this journey with me! -Wyatt

Marina City Towers, Chicago, Illinois

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Wooden Canopy, Minnehaha Falls State Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota