Cover Image: Zen Trail, Adirondacks, NY • Canon 1Ds Mk III, 16mm, 3.2 sec, f/16, ISO 200 <strong>Beyond</strong> the <strong>Lens</strong> PhotoJournal | Issue 2- Fall/Winter 2010 Welcome to the second issue of the <strong>Beyond</strong> the <strong>Lens</strong> Photo Journal, where I share special images, thoughts, quotes, and my passion for nature and photography. For the best experience, please switch to full-screen mode if didn’t switch automatically. My travels over the past year have allowed me to photograph in a wide variety of locations, some familiar, and many new. For me the location where a photograph is made is of much less importance than whether an images creates a feeling in the viewer. Perhaps due to my own feelings and experiences, these are often my most successful images. Without inspiration, I am just taking pictures, where the scene is presented at face value. But when a special moment occurs, that is when I feel I am truly creating something new and worthwhile. So much of my time time is spent exploring, discovering, and really becoming intimate with nature and the many ways it teaches me to be patient, observant, and humble. I’ve learned this is time well spent - I know of no other way to feel more alive. Take a moment to come closer to nature, feel good about life, and appreciate the simple miracles happening each and every day. Photo Tom Moore 2
Quoddy Head Trail, ME • Panasonic GH1, 14mm, 1/8 sec, f/11, ISO 100 “Success is not counted by how high you have climbed but by how many people you brought with you.” ~ Wil Rose 3