The Natural World Can Always Surprise Us. Nature Has Been A Source Of Inspiration For Many Artists And Has Been Able To Reveal Unexpected And Unique Subjects For Them.

Eric Gross saw nature’s inspiration when he first traveled to a mountain lake in Colorado. He says about this beautiful experience on a cold morning:

Before sunrise, the undulating surface of the ice resembled small hills and valleys, which at first seemed unusual but understandable. After exploring the lake and looking for compositions, a rocky part of the coastline revealed an indescribable phenomenon that has drawn me to that spot several times to photograph: ice waves, frozen in time, make the landscape look shiny and entwined and displayed in their curves and protrusions.

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To photograph this scene, Eric lay down on the ice so that he was level with the ground and could create images with a unique perspective.

Without planning and preparation, I could only shoot at ground level, lying down on the wavy ice and using whatever soft gear I had with me, such as gloves and a hat, to protect and strengthen the camera. I could only capture multiple shots with different focus plates that enabled focus stacking to create a sharply focused image from 6 inches to infinity.