I am not always one to take landscape photography; however, there are a few scenarios that I am almost guaranteed to snap a landscape shot: on top of a mountain and when watching the sun on the horizon. I took this photo while staying along the Diascund Reservoir and the Saint James River in Virginia with some of my absolute best friends. This trip was a great opportunity for me to find some respite and to get away from the world. One of the best ways to get away, even if you're still within civilization, is to unplug from the internet and technology. By doing that, you end up having a lot more time to appreciate nature. That's what I got on this trip; an opportunity to go for a walk in the evening and end up at the end of a dock watching the sun set over a beautiful reservoir.

Bald cypress are also known as southern cypress, white cypress, swamp cypress, tidewater red cypress, and more. This uncanny tree also gets the nickname "eternal wood" because its heartwood resists decay. For this reason, cypress is used extensively for construction purposes. They can grow to be up to 75 feet tall (although the tallest tree is 145 feet tall!), and are typically found near or submerged within water.