RACE HIGHER AND HIGHER, CHASING THE FLEETING LIGHT AS THE SUN MAKES ITS GRADUAL DESCENT. I photograph a location, and then when the sun falls behind the trees I climb higher until I am in the light again. Soon, I run out of ridge and time, and know that I have one last chance to get it right. I am almost ready to give up my chase when I spy this lone twisted tree surrounded by a meadow of spring flowers. I get creative with flare on my lens, resulting from placing the sun just outside the image frame, I manage to make a few photos before the sun disappears; the chase is over, and I can sit for awhile and enjoy the silence and beauty of nature, interrupted only by my heavy breathing. August 2010, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington.