Category:Landscape
Sunset at the Artists Palette was taken in Death Valley National Park. The aim was to capture the ‘starburst’ as the sun kissed the tops of the Panamint Range across Death Valley. The challenge, of course, is that this is an artificial sunset. If the mountain range weren’t there, then the sun would still be quite high in the sky so it’s brighter than would the case for a true sunset. The direct view has produced some pretty dramatic flare […]
The Zabriskie Sunrise, that time of day when the sun directly illuminates Manly Beacon and the badlands that surround it. Its a very short walk from the parking lot, up the hill, to the viewing area at Zabriskie Point but most people walk a little further for even better views. Manly Beacon is the peak in the midground on the right of the frame. Here you can see the direct sunlight creeping it’s way down the Panamint range on the […]
Sunset at Morro Rock, the Pacific Ocean gently stroking the shore, the slenderest crescent of moon hanging delicately in the sky as the day gives way to night. Viewed at 100% on the original the rock is capped with the silhouettes of roosting seabirds. This rock is just to the north of Morro Rock. Morro Rock emerges from the ocean just a few pixels left of the edge of the frame – it’s that close. While we were taking photos […]
There comes a time driving either north or south on California Route 1 where you round a bend and Morro Rock just slaps you in the face. It’s unavoidable. The rock itself is a volcanic plug, the remnant of the neck of a volcano. In 1769, a Spanish explorer, Juan Crespi, noted in his diary that “we saw a great rock in the form of a round morro”. According to Google Translate ‘morro’ means ‘nose’ (or ‘snout’ according to my […]
Actually a tad north of Corallina Cove, sunset on the California coast. Corallina Bay is actually behind the people on the bluff left of frame but is the closest named feature to these bluffs in the Montana de Oro State Park. It’s a great place to just listen to the waves rolling in and crashing against the bluffs. The trails are easy walking but along the bluffs themselves you need to be careful as you get closer to the edge. […]
Triple Falls, in North West Arkansas, would have been more appropriately named Trickle Falls on the day I visited. Below average rainfall meant that only about one and a half of the three falls were actually flowing. This was an even easier hike than the Kings River Falls hike, not even a hike really, just a few minutes from where we parked the car.