A new nature video – Natural Light – has just been released. It offers a visual tour of Vancouver Island’s amazing flora, fauna, views and vistas and a visceral experience of Nature’s beauty. The soundtrack was graciously provided by Kirtana, a singer and songwriter who has inspired audiences around the world with her musical expression of the Natural Light found in one and all. The song is Parrish Light, found on her album A Deeper Surrender. To learn more about Kirtana, her music and her live performances, go to www.kirtana.com.

I took all the photographs in the video (except one) on the southern part of Vancouver Island, between Victoria, BC and Botanical Beach. The images reveal the Island’s diversity and the experiences available to anyone who ventures into Mother Nature’s gifts and surprises. One of my surprises you’ll see was the deer that walked out of the woods and onto the shelf of tide pools at Botanical Beach. It slowly walked out to me, occasionally pausing to look into the tide pools along the way. When it reached the edge of the rocks by the ocean, it stopped (a few feet away from me!) and gazed out at the waves. There was clearly no food for it out there and the place where it left the forest provided a fresh stream with plenty of water. Yes, it was there for the same reasons I was – curiosity and appreciation of the ocean sights, sounds and smells.

Click here to watch it now >>> NATURAL LIGHT VIDEO

-Jim