Calming pictures often share a few visual qualities: soft light, simple compositions, flowing water, open space, repeating natural patterns, and colors that feel balanced rather than chaotic. Nature photography can be especially effective because it gives us a visual connection to places that many people already associate with quiet, distance, fresh air, and time away from everyday demands...
A landscape is the visible character of a place, including the landforms, water, vegetation, weather, light, and sometimes human-made features that give an area its distinct appearance. In photography and art, though, a landscape is more than a collection of physical features...
