Category: landscape

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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Autumn Reflected in the Waters

by Earthwatcher, posted in Abstract Art, Autumn, Chattahoochee, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, landscape, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, river, Uncategorized, USA
Abstract photographic image of autumn leaves reflected in the waters of the Chattahoochee River.
Autumn Reflected in the Waters
Gold Branch Trail, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

This past week I walked in the forests along the Chattahoochee River. Autumn colors were just starting to appear. The sun was shining allowing beautiful reflections to appear. Leaf color is a prime feature of autumn but its more than just the leaves on the trees. I was blessed to have nature share with me the abstracts she painted in the river.

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Abstract photographic image of autumn leaves reflected in the waters of the Chattahoochee River.
Autumn Reflected in the Waters
Gold Branch Trail, Roswell, Georgia, USA; OCT 2022

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

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If anyone would like a copy of almost any picture in my library, for educational or research use, please contact me and I will happily share a digital copy with you.

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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Sunrise on Waterfall at Roswell Mill

by Earthwatcher, posted in Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, Georgia, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, river, waterfall

Close-up picture of a waterfall at sunrise.
Sunrise on Waterfall at Roswell Mill
Roswell Mill, Rowell, Georgia, USA; APR 2022

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Today I am sharing a picture of a beautiful waterfall that is very near where I live. Its in a tiny, picturesque park and sets under a covered bridge. My understanding is that the waterfall is man-made, and the bridge is recent. It is very well done. It is on Big Creek, once known as Vickery Creek.

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An Early Morning on the Okefenokee

by Earthwatcher, posted in Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, GA, Georgia, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Okefenokee National WIldlife Refuge, Photography
A view of a slough lined, in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, with trees at sunrise. The trees are silhouetted. The orange glow of sunrise is in the sky and reflected in the water.
Peaceful Early Morning
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA; APR 2022

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is one of my favorite places to visit.  I love being there in the early morning or late evening when the swamp is quiet. If you prefer, you can take your canoe or kayak, but I prefer to hire a guide and a boat. We can explore parts of the swamp that the tourist cruises don’t see. There are trails to hike also. I’ve hiked one a few years ago but I want to do more.

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A hammock, or floating island, in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, in a slough. The tree is fronted by water-based wildflowers and is draped by Spanish Moss.
A View of the Okefenokee in the Early Morning.
The floating islands are called hammocks.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA; APR 2022
Two hammocks, or floating islands, in the prairie, the large open body of open water in the swamp. The prairie is dotted with water-based wildflowers. The trees are draped with Spanish Moss.
A View of the Okefenokee in the Early Morning.
The floating islands are called hammocks.
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA; APR 2022
Cypress trees, draped in Spanish Moss, under a cloudy sky, with some reflection in the water.
A View of the Okefenokee in the Early Morning
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA; APR 2022

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Scottsbluff National Monument

by Earthwatcher, posted in Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, sunrise, Uncategorized
Image of Scottsbluff, a flat top butte, with the North Platte River in the foreground taken at sunrise. The clouds and their reflection in the river carry the magenta color of early sunrise.
Scotts Bluff from North Platte River
Scottsbluff National Monument, Nebraska, USA; JUL 2021

Scottsbluff National Monument is a small butte, with a small surrounding grassland, in Gering, Nebraska; next door to the town of Scottsbluff. The monument is one of many buttes in a broad valley. The valley eroded away leaving the buttes standing. The North Platte River runs through the valley and next to the monument.

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A view of a rock outcrop in the foreground with a broad valley and butte in the background.
Untitled;
Wildcat State Recreation Area, Gering, Nebraska, USA; JUL 2021
A butte lit by the orange glow of sunrise with an agricultural field complete with an irrigation sprinkler and hay bales in the foreground.
Farmland Ringed by a Butte;
Gerring, Nebraska, USA; JUL 2021

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Sieur de Monts

by Earthwatcher, posted in Acadia National Park, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, sunrise, tree, Uncategorized
Scene from a forest with the sun highlighting a path through the forest as well as some ferns.
Sunrise in the Forest; Sieur de Monts
Acadia National Park, Maine, USA; JUL 2021

Sieur de Monts was a wonderful, unexpected part of Acadia National Park in Maine. There is botanical garden and a lovely forest with trails. We walked the trails a little while after sunrise; after the sun had some time to filter and highlight parts of the forest. It was quiet and peaceful as a forest should be.

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A stand of birch tree trunks highlighted by sunlight.
Sunrise in the Forest; Sieur de Monts
Acadia National Park, Maine, USA; JUL 2021
Sun highlighting a very sculptural tree root lying vertically.
Natural Sculpture, Sieur de Monts,
Acadia National Park, Maine, USA; JUL 2021
Birch tree trunks, one with a large fungus attached, as well as some ferns.
Fungus as Decoration
Sieur de Monts, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA; JUL 2021
Sun highlighting birch trees with their white bark contrasted by green and red leaves.
Early Morning Sun Filtering Through the Forest
Sieur de Monts, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA; JUL 2021
Early morning sun focusing on a birch tree that is shedding and re-growing bark.
Birch Shedding and Regrowing Bark
Sieur de Monts, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA; JUL 2021
A large, orb style, spider web, highlighted by the sun and attached to a birch tree trunk.
Spider Orb Web on a Birch Tree
Sieur de Monts, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA; JUL 2021

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Badlands National Park

by Earthwatcher, posted in Badlands National Park, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, sunrise, sunset
Eroded valley at sunrise.
Badlands Sunrise – P5
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021

When you drive through Badlands National Park, on one side of the road is prairie grassland. The other side is a wide, highly eroded valley. You are riding on the edge, the dividing line. Both sides were intriguing. The prairie was green but transitioning to golden brown, flat to the horizon. The valley is flat and desolate occupied only by scrub except where water flows through. Where the prairie meets the valley, the transition zone consists of beautifully eroded sediment layered in gray and rose-colored bands. The rock is crumbly, almost like dried mud. It is the results of how nature sculpted these erosional features that make the park interesting and beautiful.

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Colorful river valley at sunrise.
Badlands Sunrise – P3
Yellow Mounds Area, Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Eroded mountains at sunset.
Badlands Sunset – P1
Notch Trailhead, Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Eroded valley at mid-day.
Badlands from Sheep Mountain Overlook – P1
Sheep Mountain Overlook, Badlands National Park, SD; JUL2021
Colorful, eroded valley at sunrise.
Badlands Sunrise – P1
Yellow Mounds Area, Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Eroded mountains at sunset.
Badlands Sunset – P3
Notch Trailhead, Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021
Grassy edge of prarie transitioning to eroded valley.
Badlands Sunrise – P7
Badlands National Park, SD; JUL 2021

If anyone would like a copy of almost any picture in my library, for educational or research use, please contact me and I will happily share a digital copy with you.

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Devils Tower

by Earthwatcher, posted in Devils Tower, Devils Tower National Monument, Earthwatcher, Fujifilm Cameras, landscape, landscape images, landscape photos, nature, Nature Photography, Photography, sunset, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Image of Devils Tower at sunset. From Devils Tower National Monument. Devils Tower was orange from the light of the sun. It was surrounded by green trees and grass. The sky transitioned from blue to orange as it merged with the horizon line of trees.
Sun Setting on Devil’s Tower
Joyner Ridge Trailhead, Devils Tower National Monument, SD; JUN 2021

We just returned home from a very long road trip; a trip that took us from California to Maine and back. One of the places we visited was Devils Tower National Monument. I wanted to visit because it is an iconic feature and I hoped to capture a sunrise and night sky shots. Like most of our trip we were in big sky country where the skies are not cloudy all day. That was unfortunate because high clouds would have set the sky ablaze with color at sunrise and sunset. So, I did my best with that I had.

Devils Tower is a small park. The visitors center sits at the end of the only road, and it is a short ride. There is a trail around the monument from the visitor’s center, but it was closed for construction.

Devils Tower is not a solid wall cliff face. It is a beautiful example of columnar joining; something that is typical of volcanic magma that has cooled slowly. In the case of Devils Tower, geologists believe it is an intrusion; i.e. magma pushed up and intruded between other rock. It cooled underground and formed the beautiful columns that make up its rock face. At the bottom of the tower is a boulder field made up of broken pieces from the columns above.

As we explored, we found the dirt road to the Joyner Ridge Trailhead and followed it. There we took a short hike up a knoll and sat on a bench to watch the sun set. I can’t begin to describe the feeling of calm and spirituality I felt up there. I am always awed by the beauty of nature but this was different and more. I often find peace hiking on trails but, again, this was more. Many Native American tribal groups hold Devils Tower as a sacred place for prayer and communing with the spirits. It was a blessing to be there.

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A close up of the rock columns that form Devils Tower.
Some of the Devils Tower Columns
Joyner Ridge Trailhead, Devil’s Tower National Monument, SD; JUN 2021
A close up of the rock face of Devils Tower. The Tower shown predominantly yellow. A small plant was growing to the bottom left of the image while a raven crossed the in front of the Tower in the upper right of the image.
Life at Devil’s Tower; Joyner Ridge Trailhead
Devil’s Tower National Monument, SD; JUN 2021

If anyone would like a copy of almost any picture in my library, for educational or research use, please contact me and I will happily share a digital copy with you.

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