A good omen for New Year's Day Canvas Print

The sunrise was illuminating the trees on the horizon. I knew the light and color would last only a few seconds, and I was intent on framing the trees and the groupings of birds in the mist. Then these three ducks swam into the foreground, about 8 feet in front of me, and I had no choice but to zoom out and make them the focus of the shot. By the time they swam away the trees were no longer red, but that's OK, those trees aren't going anywhere.

I began making photographs when I was 13 years old. I created a darkroom using a slide projector, some old food trays, and chemicals and paper my brother liberated from the neighbor's trash. 10 years later I was published in Time Magazine, and 10 years after that I was in graduate school studying political science. After more than 20 years studying, working, and teaching at UCLA I returned to my first love -- photography. Where the commercial work of my youth was mostly personalities (think 1980s television shows) I have always been drawn to landscapes, which are now my primary artistic focus. The photos I post here are a subset of my work. For the most recent stuff, visit my website www.joedohertyphotography.com.