A single green leaf drifts across the dark surface of a quiet Maine creek.
The water reflects the cool tones of the overcast sky above, transforming the surface into deep shades of blue. Subtle ripples and currents break that reflection into shifting patterns, creating a fluid, almost abstract background.
Against that textured field of color, the leaf becomes a vivid point of focus — a small burst of life suspended within the motion of the water.
The photograph is as much about pattern and movement as it is about subject. The swirling reflections create an almost painterly surface, while the solitary leaf anchors the composition with a single note of bright green.
Scenes like this appear and disappear quickly. The current shifts, the leaf drifts away, and the composition dissolves.
For a brief moment, everything aligned.
Limited Edition
Issued in a total edition of 15, with 2 Artist Proofs.
