Amaranthine (ăm'ə-răn'thĭn)

Eternally beautiful and unfading; everlasting.

It was a foggy morning at the Salt Lake Temple when I happened across the unforgettable image of these last leaves still clinging to wet branches. The subtle background of enduring stone and luminescent windows of the Salt Lake Temple spoke to me of the contrast of the mortality of this world and the promise of eternal life. It's remarkable that the simplicity of this image was a form of beauty in itself. This is much more than a photograph, as after digital capture I've logged over 100 hours fine tuning this image, but the real art of this piece was already there in nature, created by the Master's hand.