Category: landscape images

A Taste of Autumn Color

by Earthwatcher, posted in Autumn, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, leaf, leaves, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized
Tree Surrounded by Autumn Color;
Near the Visitor Center, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA; OCT 2023

Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of visiting Shenandoah National Park and some of the surrounding Virginia countryside. The autumn color was in the early stages of turning color. Though not at its peak, it was still wonderfully cloaked in its coat of many colors.

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Sunrise on Old Rag Mountain;
Etlan, Virginia, USA; OCT 2023
Sunrise on Old Rag Mountain, Perspective 2;
Etlan, Virginia, USA; OCT 2023
Basalt Columns;
Limberlost Trail, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA; OCT 2023

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Some of my Most Memorable Sunrises

by Earthwatcher, posted in Alabama Hills, Badlands National Park, California, Death Valley, Earthwatcher, Eastern Sierra, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, Grand Canyon, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, sunrise, Uncategorized, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park

This is a slow time for me and my photography. So, I thought I’d share some sunrises. As you look at these, please pay attention to the captions. Some of the tell a story about the place and the circumstance.

More to come!

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Primera Lúz; First light over Yosemite
Yosemite National Park, California, USA; July 2014

Tunnel View is an iconic view at Yosemite. I visited it many times. I Often mused that a photo with the sun peeking from behind Half Dome. I planned this shot for 2 years until I was finally able to be there at the right time and it was all that I expected.

Wondrous Morning;
Zabriske Point, Death Valley National Park, California, USA; OCT 2015.

Zabriske point is the go-to place for a sunrise at Death Valley. On a typical day, the sun rises over your shoulder, casting an alpenglow over the mountains on the far side of the valley. If you are lucky, there will be a few clouds over the far mountains, and you can watch the sky turn from orange and magenta to gold. On the day we visited, the thick cloud cover from the previous day’s storm was breaking up. We got the beautiful color we had hoped for. But, in addition, we got a marvelous rainbow. It was an unforgettable moment.

Sunrise at Driftwood Beach;
Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA; JUL 2023

Some days you just get lucky. We were having a family vacation to St Simons Island, Georgia, USA. I didn’t really plan to do any photography but took my equipment anyway. While there, I saw that the sun would be rising at a great spot. So, my wife and I got up well before sunrise and before anyone else woke up, went to this spot and it was wonderful.

Badlands at Sunrise;
Yellow Mounds Area, Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA; JUL 2021

The Badlands are an interesting place to visit anytime of the day but at sunrise and sunset the colors pop. The dry valleys cut from the highly eroded plateau are beautiful. Most of the valleys are drab and dusty. While scouting for places to shoot, I spotted this unique little valley with its creek and green floor. My research showed that the sun would be rising from a good position. We watched the beautiful sunrise paint the sides of the valley.

The Beam, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA; FEB 2013

This “rainbow” can only be seen at sunrise in February at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. I was on a photography workshop, camping in Yellowstone. It was a wonderful experience to be with a small group of like-minded people enjoying this rare opportunity.

First Light on the Sierra
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA; APR 2021

The Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California are a wonderful place to visit. It is a field of immense boulders that sit in front of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s a place with many arches, boulders and trails. It becomes a place of wonder when the sun rises over the White-Inyo mountains to the east and paints the Sierras with it orange-red alpen glow. My spirit feels at home there.

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Early Morning along the Chattahoochee River

by Earthwatcher, posted in Atlanta, Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, river, Uncategorized
Photograph of a portion of a tree projecting outward in and above the Chattahoochee River. The green-brown water of the river covers most of the background of the image. In the upper left quadrant of the picture there is a very large tree trunk projecting, horizontally, from the left edge of the photo outward, above the river. At the end of the large branch, smaller branches project over the river. Those branches have leaves in shades of green and yellow-green. Lying in the water, under the very large tree trunk, is a small section of a decaying tree trunk. The end and left side are dark. The upper surface is gray brown with a few sprigs of yellow-green foliage. Beyond the decaying trunk and beneath the very large trunk are several large roots projecting upward from a dead tree lying mostly submerged in the water. In the distant background, across the river is the dark gray-green foliage of the far shore of the river.
Scene from the Edge of the Chattahoochee;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUN 2023

I had a rare morning for one of my hikes along the Chattahoochee River. The sun was popping out from behind the clouds, highlighting little vignettes. It was a wonderful morning.

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Photograph of a layered rock outcrop in a forest with a tiny waterfall and pool in middle of the lower portion of the picture. The rock outcrop is the dominant feature of this picture. It is in the center and rises vertically from the bottom almost to the top. It starts with a gray green rock near the center at the bottom of the image. Proceeding upwards there is a small pool fed by four small streams of water. Above that is a tan rock with a spot of white light on its top and green moss on both sides. Moving up further is the very large rock outcrop. It is layered. The bottom is dark, the middle layer is brown the top layer is gray but is covered with green foliage. On the right side and above the outcrop is the forest. Mostly you see the green leaves though some of the ground and a few small tree trunks can be seen in the foreground. On the left side is an embankment that is mostly brown but with some green foliage and a small gray tree trunk projecting upward at a 30-degree angle.
The Cascade on Summerbrooke Creek;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUN 2023
Photograph of the shoreline of the Chattahoochee River along with a small island created by flooding due to high water. A channel in the river begins in the lower right corner of the picture. It proceeds toward the upper left corner where it takes a sharp bend and empties into the main body of the river. The water is mostly green with highlights from the sun. The island is in the upper right quadrant of the image. Its foreground is gray. It has some dark tree trunks, some with green leaves. The shoreline begins in the lower left quadrant of the picture and proceeds up along the left side of the picture where it bends and projects out into the water. The ground is dark but is highlighted by the sun. Along the edge are dark colored tree roots leading to the dark trunks of 4 trees clustered together. There is some green foliage at the base of the tree trunks and the trunks are mottled with moss. The background is tree trunks and green leaves.
Vignette of Chattahoochee River’s Edge;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee NRA, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JUN 2023

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Yosemite in Early Spring

by Earthwatcher, posted in California, Earthwatcher, Eastern Sierra, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, left brained, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Uncategorized, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
A photograph of the Merced River and the iconic Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. The foreground is predominantly the green colored Merced River. The left of the river is flanked by a red-brown meadow lined by evergreen trees and a few spots of white snow. The right side of the river is flanked by evergreen trees with white snow at their base. The gray cliff face of Half Dome and the cliff to its right rise above trees just to the right and above the midpoint of the photo. The cliffs have a small amount of dark mottling and carry a white cap of snow. The sky is bright sky blue.
Half Dome from Sentinel Bridge;
Yosemite National Park, California, USA; APR 2023

A few images from our trip to Yosemite in early April 2023. I was surprised by the lack of snow on the valley floor. At least there was enough for my son and granddaughter to play and have a snowball fight.

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A photograph of a portion of Bridal Vail Falls in Yosemite National Park. The white, misty, waterfall is the center of the picture. Bordering the lower portion of the waterfall is a dark colored tree with branches but without leaves. The exposed cliff face flanks both sides of the waterfall. Next to the waterfall, the cliff face, on both sides, is covered with ice. On the left side of the image is the grey-blue exposed rock of the exposed cliff face with green and brown of an evergreen tree at its base. There is another evergreen tree in the bottom right corner of the picture.
Bridal Viel Falls in Winter;
Yosemite National Park, California, USA; APR 2023
A photograph of Yosemite Valley from a spot called Valley View in Yosemite National Park. It includes the valley, El Capitan, Bridal Veil Falls, and Half Dome. The foreground is the wide, U-shaped Yosemite Valley. It is covered in trees, mostly evergreen, some with and some without foliage. On the left side of the valley is a gray rock outcrop with grey patches of rock fallen from the outcrop above. The middle ground is the snow-capped cliff faces. Those in the front are gray and brown. Those further back are gray. To the left side is large, sheer walled, snow-capped, El Capitan. Proceeding down the right side of the cliffs is the white vertical Bridal Veil Falls. Deeper into the valley, atop the cliffs, is the dome shaped Half Dome. The sky is bright sky blue with wispy white clouds.
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View;
Yosemite National Park, California, USA; APR 2023
A photograph of Yosemite Falls and the Merced River at Yosemite National Park. In the foreground and leading into the middle ground is the Merced River. At the bottom of the photo, the river is brown and rippled. As the river leads into the picture it becomes a mix of gray and green. The cliff face is gray mottled with brown soil and rows of brown and green foliage. The waterfall is white and is flanked on both sides by ice. The river is flanked by light brown soil and trees. The sky is bright, sky blue. The colors of the river result from the reflection of the waterfall, cliff face and trees reflecting in the water. The waterfall makes a prominent, white, reflection in the river.
Yosemite Falls and Merced River from Swinging Bridge;
Yosemite National Park, California, USA; APR 2023

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Mono Lake – A Winter View

by Earthwatcher, posted in California, Earthwatcher, Eastern Sierra, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, Mono Lake, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, volcano
A photograph of Mono Lake with four snow covered volcano craters directly across the lake and a ring of snow-covered mountains further in the background. At the bottom of the image is a snow-covered band of land bordering on the near side of the lake. Because of shading, the snow has a blue tint. There is a line of trees, dark in color, stretching from left to right across the land. From this perspective, the trees are very small. Beyond the land is Mono Lake. Most of the lake has a bluish, satiny sheen from ice covering it. But there are some more reflective areas where the water is not frozen. The volcanic craters are on the large hill across the lake. The craters are the four distinct hillocks on the top. The hill is mostly snow covered but mottled with brown from the dirt and vegetation where the snow is melted. In the far background, on the left is a brown colored mountain ridge with snow covering its right flank. In the background is a series of snow-covered peaks. Above the mountains in is a soft aqua colored sky with some dark clouds on the right side.
Mono Lake Early in the Golden Hour;
Mono Lake Vista Point, Lee Vining, California, USA; APR 2023

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A photograph of Mono Lake featuring an island in the mid-ground area and surrounded by snow covered mountains. The bottom 1/3 of the picture is snow-covered land along the shore of the lake. The snow has a bluish tint due to being shaded. The background is lake shore and hillocks. The hillocks are mostly snow covered, mottled by the tan colored dirt where the snow has melted. The far background is snow-covered mountain peaks. There is a gray cloud in the blue sky. The lake is in the middle. It is predominantly light blue where the lake is frozen and a darker blue where it is not ice covered. In the middle of the lake are two large islands. They appear connected from this perspective. Negit Island, the smaller one is on the left side of the islands. It is mostly dark colored mottled with some snow. It has a small crater on its right side. Pahoa Island behind Negit and is considerably larger. It is mostly tan colored mottled with white snow.
Mono Lake Early in the Golden Hour;
Mono Lake Vista Point, Lee Vining, California, USA; APR 2023

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Sequoioideae

by Earthwatcher, posted in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, Muir Woods National Monument, nature, Nature Photography, Photography
Photograph of the lower portion of giant sequoia and pine trees. The pines are the two trees on the right side. The trunks of the giant sequoia are reddish-brown. The trunks of the pine are also reddish-brown but lighter in color. The ground is flat but with a slope sweeping right up a hillside. It is covered in white snow striped by gray shadows. Between the trees are their branches with their green coniferous leaves. Behind the trees is a background of green forest.
Giant Sequoia and Pine in Early Spring;
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, California, USA; APR 2023

In our recent visit to California, we stopped at Muir Woods National Monument and Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Both of these places are homes to giant redwood trees. Muir Woods is home to Coastal (AKA California) Redwoods; the species that is the tallest trees in the world, some reaching nearly 400 feet tall. Calaveras Big Trees is home to a large grove of the Giant Sequoia, the biggest trees, in bulk, in the world. The largest in the grove has a diameter of 30 feet. They are wonderful to behold.

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Photograph of a small segment of a creek. The water is pale grey-green capped with streaks of white foam. The lower part of the image is in shadow and is dark. Across the river are yellow-green moss-covered trees and rocks. In the upper left corner, the tree is standing and leans to the left. In the upper right corner, the tree has fallen across the creek. Between the trees are gray rocks that are partially moss covered as well as some green ferns. The upper edge of the image is scattered brown forest debris.
Early Morning on Redwood Creek;
Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California, USA; APR 2023
Early Morning on Redwood Creek;
Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California, USA; APR 2023
Photograph of four giant Sequoia trees surrounded by snow and a moat of meltwater. The reddish-brown trunk of one tree dominates the left side of the image. Following along the bottom of the image is the snow-covered ground. Above the snow is the meltwater moat. It is dark and reflects some of the snow. Above the moat is a group of three, dark reddish-brown, giant sequoia tree trunks with a pile of snow at their base. To the right side of the image are gray tree trunks. The background of the image is the green of the forest beyond and some blue sky.
Giant Sequoia in Snow;
This day, they are surrounded by a moat of meltwater.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, California, USA; APR 2023
Snowmelt Stream Meandering Through the Giant Sequoia;
Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Arnold, California, USA; APR 2023
Photograph of the lower portion of two coastal redwood trees, both dark reddish-brown. Between the trees is a background of pale green foliage covered hillside receding upwards with more reddish-brown redwood tree trunks. In the foreground, at the base of the trees, are sprouts from the tree on the left. They are the green foliage sprouting from brown foliage.
New Coastal Redwood Sprouts around the Mother Tree;
Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California, USA; APR 2023

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Riparian Landscapes

by Earthwatcher, posted in Chattahoochee, Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, North Carolina, Photography, Uncategorized
Image of a forest alongside the boulder strewn Chattahoochee River, under a blue sky. The forest is primarily spring green with darker green trees in the background. The river is darker brown-green in the lower left transitioning to blue then to some silvery reflections from the ripples on the right. The boulders are irregular dark gray mounds in the river.
Early Spring Morning Along the Chattahoochee;
Cochran Shoals, Chattahoochee NRA, Marietta, Georgia, USA; MAR 2023;

Two landscapes; one from this week and one from last October.

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Image of a waterfall in Autumn. The waterfall is white, broken by some green. The white river projects from the bottom of the water fall, widening to the bottom of the frame. The boulders along and inside the river are light gray and strewn with golden brown and yellow leaves as well as some green moss. There is green foliage along the side of the river and some green, red and orange foliage above and to the back of the waterfall.
Yellow Creek Falls Tail,
US Route 129, Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

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Happy New Years

by Earthwatcher, posted in California, Earthwatcher, Eastern Sierra, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, New Years, Photography, sunrise
Image of the snow capped Sierra Nevada mountains bathed in the orange-red of the alpen glow, Picture taken from the crest of the White-Inyo Mountains.
Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California, USA; OCT 2012

I hope that 2023 looks as bright and promising as a morning sunrise.

More from the North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains

by Earthwatcher, posted in Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, North Carolina, Uncategorized
A sunrise on the peaks and valleys of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The foreground, prominent peaks and some of the mountain sides are bathed in sun light. The background is seeing some of the early morning light and one valley is covered with fog. The sky is highlighted in orange.
Sunrise in the Great Smokey Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

Here are a few more pictures from our recent trip to North Carolina.

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A cascade on the trail to Yellow Creek Falls near Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA. The river is flowing over a densely strewn set of boulders partially covered by brown, fallen leaves. The river is adorned by bright, yellow leaved trees.
Cascade on Yellow Creek in Autumn
Yellow Creek Falls Tail, US Route 129, Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

A view of a forest fading backward from a single, prominent tree at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The tree is adorned with some blue asters and yellow wildflower.
Autumn Wildflowers
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

A valley at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The darkened valley is just beginning to see the first light of the sun. The foreground is lit and fades into the background. There is a golden highlight in the sky opposite the position of the sun.
Sunrise in the Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

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A Walk through the Forest

by Earthwatcher, posted in Big Trees Forest Preserve, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, tree, Uncategorized, waterfall
Early morning light focusing on a twig with pine needles hanging from it.
A Vignette of Light
Big Trees Forest Preserve, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JUN 2022

Last week, I visited Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia. It’s a suburb of Atlanta. It has several short trails that are easy to walk. I went specifically to photograph the light penetrating through the deciduous forest in the early morning. It was a fun hike.

By the way, compared to Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California, the big trees here look like match sticks. But they are quite beautiful none the less.

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A brook with rocks along the bank and yellow leaves floating on it.
Riding the Ripples
Powers Branch Creek, Big Trees Forest Preserve, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JUN 2022

Early morning light filtering into a forest defining a path deep into that forest.
Beckoning Me In
Big Trees Forest Preserve, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JUN 2022

Early morning light focused on a young tree against a large rock. If you look closely at the rock, it looks like a sleeping beast.
Awakening the Beast
Big Trees Forest Preserve, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JUN 2022
Early morning light focused on the rocks along the bank of a small stream.
Morning Light on a Brook
Powers Branch Creek, Big Trees Forest Preserve, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JUN 2022
Early morning light focused on a cluster of trees in a forest.
Showing Off
Big Trees Forest Preserve, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JUN 2022

Please visit my website, www.earthwatcher.us to see my collection of landscapes and wildlife.

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