The Emerald Kingdom Size:144”x84” Living within the heart space

Living within the heart space

Nights out in the environment like this I can't help but expand my vision of the world

Taken in almost darkeness this 15 second exposure captures this mystical scene as autumn colors dance among the mountainside

a tangle of ferns carpets the earth

The simplicity of aspen trees in a winter landscape

The Emerald Kingdom Size:144”x84” Living within the heart spaceSan Juan Mountains, Colorado As I stood alone, high in this rocky wildflower basin wiping the rain drops from my lens and the wind blew up from the valley below, I couldn't help but think of this magical kingdom I was looking down upon. With one of Colorados most iconic 14,000 ft (4,267. 2 m) peaks protecting his domain and his emerald treasure that is continually fed by the alpine springs flowing down the mountain side. As the storm began to clear,