Water Dancer
Opal Creek Wilderness, Willamette National Forest | Oregon
The clear, pure waters of this spring creek were reflecting the surrounding forest and seemed to create a dancing figure on the surface of the waves. 8/6/2011
*Update: September, 2025. This photograph is an example of how a meaningful location, frozen in time, can have multiple meanings through one's lifetime. For instance this once pristine, green and untouched landscape was blackened in a devastating fire in 2020, leaving the area almost unrecognizable. Although regeneration has already begun and perhaps in a few centuries it will come back to life and appear much like the day this dancer on the water made her appearance in my camera lens, for now this image simply teaches me an important lesson. One that that is becoming more important with every passing day...."the acceptance of impermanence."
