Elixirs

• Photographer
  Diana Barker Price, United States
• Website
  http://dianabarkerprice.com

For a few days each year after the autumn leaves drop into the pond water, I photograph
images for my series, Elixirs. Brilliant leaves from beech trees, clethra and cork bushes
collect along with golden pine needles at the water’s edge. As sunlight flashes through
overhanging brush, the leaves ride the ripples like small boats and form naturally
rhythmic patterns. Using a longer exposure time, I capture an intoxicating mixture of
recognizable images, abstract forms and illusions. Reflections of blue sky and powdery
clouds swirl with leaves, creating fragrant bouquets and luxurious potions that are the
wild essence of water, trees and light.