sierraclub.org - sierra magazine - march/april 2013 - year-life-lonely-oak - that tree: a year in the life of a lonely oak
Photos by Mark Hirsch | Text by Della Watson
Did you spot the guest star in this photo? "This project has inspired me to look so much more closely at things than I have in 25 years," says Hirsch, who has embraced the challenge of creating 365 unique images of the same subject. "Every day, I go through a mental checklist: What did I shoot yesterday? I want to keep it fresh." For this shot, he was surprised by a camouflaged critter. "I'm under the tree, looking at the bark, and suddenly the moth moved. It freaks me out that I have those encounters and discoveries."