My kind of photography is full of surprises and it usually means paying attention to what appears to be insignificant.

This pond is about 45 acres with beautiful mountains as a backdrop. But this small patch of reeds and waterlilies has come to feel almost like family.

I am amazed by how the different motions of reeds and water (a windy day is essential) create a kind of dance in which I participate since I bring the parts so close. A 40" x 50" print lets you see every detail, texture and motion.

But there are also quite days when the reeds just line up to show their fall colors. The small differences between image remind me of Monet’s haystacks.

Upper Hadlock Pond, Maine

Upper Hadlock Pond, Maine
Upper Hadlock Pond, Maine

Green and Yellow Grass, Blue Water
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine October 1986, JW 0176
JW 0394

JW 0460
Reeds, Wind and Water I
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. October 1990 cat. JW 0463

Reeds and Water Lilies II
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. October 1990 cat. JW 0464
Reeds, Wind & Water III
Routes 3, 198, Acadia National Park, Maine. October 1990 cat. JW 0468

A Ruffled Stillness
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine, October 1987, JW 0588
Reeds, Wind and Water III
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. September 1991 cat. JW 0736

JW 0736
JW 0736

Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. September 1991 cat. JW 0736
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. September 1991 cat. JW 0738
JW 0744

Reeds & Cloud Reflections I
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine September 1992, JW 1210
Reeds and Cloud Reflections II
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. September 1992 cat. JW 1214

JW 1215
JW 3988

JW 4107
Reeds, Wind & Blue Water I
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. October 1991 cat. JW 4528

Reeds, Wind and Blue Water II
Upper Hadlock Pond, Acadia National Park, Maine. October 1991 cat. JW 4826
JW 5038

JW 5039
JW 5044