Majesty as it has appeared to me

Man is enraptured by the glimpses of majesty he can find, or is given. This explains why we have preserved as parks and shrines many places on earth - national parks, for instance - where people can go and search for majesty.

Much of what photography is about concerns the capture of majesty. There is an urge to preserve it and perhaps, secondarily, to share it. The greatest thing about it is that you don't have to go anywhere to find majesty; all you have to do is look.

Because majesty is often given only in small and very transitory bites, I have many times literally run from afar to get my camera.

Being transitional and fleeting makes the sighting of majesty all the more precious. Its visits sometimes last only a few rich seconds, almost never more than a few minutes.

The twinkling of majesty caught in these photos was seen in recent years from the top of Buena Vista hill, except for those near water, which were taken in Florida. The statue of Christ at sunrise was given to my camera and my soul on Easter Sunday.