Nashville, April, 2013.

Here we see old Nashville architecture reflected in the gold glass of the new. The reflected building stands out so well because it's fully lit by the newly risen sun. Additional drama is provided by the contrasting white blossoms of the tree. Carefully filtering the image gives everything a surreal quality.

I enjoy creating images that we recognize as "actual," yet they feel slightly "off," as if bordering on fantasy. This picture speaks to me of spring, yet of spring somewhere foreign…a nostalgia for somewhere I've never actually been.

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