“It is the hour of pearl—the interval between day and night when time stops and examines itself.” – John Steinbeck
Photographed from aboard the charming tug MV Swell, darkness falls across the deep forest and birds flying low over still water of K’ootz/Khutze Inlet in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.
Nearby, the beautiful sailing ship Maple Leaf is anchored alongside a ghostly waterfall. Even deep in the mountain fjord, ephemeral streams of water emerge luminous from the dark trees.
These dark and moody dusk reflection images were created while anchored for the evening. The last light of the day glimpsed through the deep shadows of the surrounding mountainous landscape. Calm water provides a surreal, softly rippled mirror for birds, boats, and dusky details of the shoreline.
My photographic philosophy of “for the love of light” is full of examples like this. Here the inky darkness of a scene provides contrast and balance to unexpected elements of light. Low-light photography is one of my first loves, and this exploration of moody landscape details became a recurring theme during my journey through the Great Bear Rainforest.
