Autumn Mist by Peter Lik

DESCRIPTION

Autumn Mist is a powerful reflection of patience, vision, and the fleeting beauty of nature.

After an eight-hour drive under clear skies --- conditions far from ideal for the mood he sought --- Peter Lik made the difficult decision to wait. Overcast light was essential to achieve the soft, atmospheric quality given to convey autumn at its evocative. Weather forecasts hinted at a passing storm, yet day after day, nothing changed. As the aspen leaves transformed by the minute, time felt increasingly precious.

For five long days, the perfect location revealed itself but remained out of reach, bathed in unforgiving sunlight. Holding firmly to his vision, Lik waited --- trusting that nature would eventually respond. On the sixth day, just as he was about to leave, the air shifted. Heavy mist began to roll in as he made his way along Highway 92 toward a location he knew intimately.

Racing against the rising sun, he arrived to find the forest transformed. The mist softened the landscape, muting sound and light, and revealing a scene that exceeded everything he had imagined. The cool autumn air carried the scent of fallen leaves, and the stillness of the moment was broken only by the sound of the shutter. 

Autumn Mist is more than a photograph --- it is a moment earned through perserverance. It invites the viewer into a quiet, intimate encounter with nature, capturing the serenity and magic that exist only when time, light, and patience align.

Size

200 cm Photograph

Price

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