In my ongoing series Envisioning Habitat, my fantasies become the new reality where we look beyond the everyday world and envision the exquisite beauty of nature. Creative liberties are taken when capturing and selecting the related images that comprise the final photograph. By commingling the birds, the landscape and the water, we image the essence of paradise. Examples of how my images turn into fantasy are apparent when juxtaposing the roseate spoonbills next to ocean waves rather than the calm, shallow waters of Florida and relocating the great egret to Death Valley where he is rarely seen.
