A Quiet Calm

A deep breath of air.  A quiet calm.  Sublime observations of minute interactions between light and shadow pulse through the minds eye.  I stand unfettered, patiently accepting the pace at which the natural world unfolds before me.  I stand and stare, lost in peace as my subconscious mechanically calculates the scene.  A slight breeze blows from the East, and I awake in time.  Composition is right, light is balanced, exposure calculated, image taken.  I slowly pack my gear, sling it over my back and continue the slow march deeper into the desert, into nature, into myself.  I take a drink of water and a deep breath.  A quiet calm.