On the trail to Thunderbird Falls, about 60 miles northwest of Anchorage just off of Highway 1.

Visual Commentary:
With the tree squarely placed in the center it suggests a symmetrical composition.
At least dividing the image in half implies a strong congruency side to side.
In such forest scenes there is a significant amount of "sameness",
so then the viewer is perhaps more aware of what isn't the same side to side
so is invited to pick out what is different and unique.
Subtle and tricky to pull off for sure, but that invitation is like being there soaking in the beauty of the place.

Standing there in the green and lush forest I found myself drawn into distinguishing what is unique about this particular spot in the vast forest
and discovering as i stilled my mind that those unique aspects exists in the details
that in turn exist against the backdrop of the relentless similarity of the forest as a whole.

So the challenge confronting the visual artist is
how to invite the viewer into exploring the myriad details of the place
to go beyond the overall impressions that roll out into the vast distances
with seemingly endless similarity and repetition.