Nature nominee

I captured this afternoon image on Watson Pond in George L Smith State Park in November, 2023. George L Smith is a Georgia State Park situated between Savannah and Macon, Georgia. The park's location on a 412-acre mill pond dotted with many cypress trees makes it a destination for anglers and canoeists. The moderately-sized state park is in a remote location, making it an attraction for bird watchers and naturalists. I waited until late in the year when the fall colors had mostly passed to focus more on the trees and their reflections. I was rewarded by a beautiful afternoon with soft light and absolutely no wind. I still used a longer exposure to eliminate any potential ripples in the water.

Jim Guerard moved to Savannah, Georgia in 2014 when he retired from Adobe Systems, Inc. as Vice President and General Manager of Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Jim began exploring photography in 2007 as entertainment on weekends during long business trips. Jim ventured deeper into photography after retiring and continues to hone his craft on the local area's scenic vistas and through an active travel schedule. When venturing away from Savannah, Jim’s priority is collecting images from around the world, intended to stir awareness and offer glimpses of elements in nature and distant cultures that are rapidly changing, and in some cases at risk of disappearing entirely.