DAY 94

NATURE & LANDSCAPES

Tranquility

YOU CAN SEE THE QUIET

Tranquility is defined as the state of being tranquil, being free from agitation of mind or spirit. There may be no more accurate photographic representation of a tranquil scene as undisturbed, new-fallen snow blanketing the trees and ground along the banks of a slow-moving stream. You can almost hear the peace.

Once a stream has frozen over and becomes covered with snow, it’s no different from a road or trail—it’s merely a wide snow-covered expanse between trees. There is nothing to make it stand out. It has no character. But if you come upon that same scene with stretches of open water flowing, it takes on a totally different personality.

A scene like this should be photographed using as much depth of field as possible, which means using a tripod or some other sturdy method of keeping the camera still. Shoot at the highest number aperture you can manage. —WTD