Landscapes

Squared Trees in California — #3

Southeastern inland: Mammoth Mountain Dead Forest … where the CO₂ gas seeped up from below to kill the trees. Posted warnings tell parents and pet owners to keep little ones away. (See https://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-81/Intro/facts-sheet/GasKillingTrees.html)

“And the remaining trees of his forests will be so few that a child could write them down”

Becky’s Squares — July #TreeSquared

July 25, 2021 | Categories: Cell shots, Challenges, Landscapes, The Book | Tags: California, Dead Forest, death, Isaiah, Mammoth Mt, SquareUp, trees | Leave a comment

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Top down, a mighty big place

Looking south from the trail …

Or looking north from the top of The Nipple, “I see skies of blue” above the Pacific Crest Trail.

Weekend Sky

It’s a Wonderful World — Lens-Artists Challenge #15

June 20, 2021 | Categories: Cell shots, Challenges, Landscapes, Places, Skyscapes | Tags: clouds, hiking, Lens-Artists Challenge, mountains, PCT, summer, Weekend Sky | Leave a comment

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The Last Photos of March 2021

Last full moon waning — last on the DSLR

Last trail trekked — last on the cell camera

Bushboy’s Last Photo Challenge — March

Just One Person From Around the World — ThatTravelLadyInHerShoes

April 1, 2021 | Categories: Activities, Cell shots, Challenges, DSLR Shots, Landscapes, Nature, People, Skyscapes | Tags: Eagle Pass Trail, hiking, natural light, solitude, The Last Photo, trails | 3 Comments

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Redux in Black and White

Initially posted in color in April 2014, I just converted the above image into a black and white pencil sketch.

First posted in September 2012 in black and white, this Yosemite view has long been one of my favorites.

Previously in de-saturated color in December 2012, the lines and texture seem to pop better in black and white.

Sundays Stills: Black and White Challenge

March 14, 2021 | Categories: Art, Challenges, Cityscapes, DSLR Shots, Landscapes | Tags: #SundayStills, abstracts, birds, black and white, close-up, lines, sculpture, whimsy, Yosemite | 12 Comments

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The Duel: Spring versus Winter, Dawn

Early evidence of warmer days grows between a rock and a hard freeze.

Six Word Saturday — March 6

March 6, 2021 | Categories: Challenges, DSLR Shots, Landscapes, Seasons | Tags: #6WS, #SixWordSaturday, daffodils, light, morning, spring, winter | 2 Comments

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SunRise and Shine

“… the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”

Weekend Sky #19 — March 6 (somewhere)

Lens — Artist Challenge #135: A Glimpse into my World A Photo a Week Challenge: Something New

March 5, 2021 | Categories: 1000 words, Challenges, DSLR Shots, Landscapes, Skyscapes, The Book | Tags: 2 Corinthians, beautiful, clouds, creation, dawn, musings, praiseworthy | 11 Comments

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In my world, the Sun Played Hide and Seek

… on the moss tops of the rocks outside my window today, teasing me to catch the light as it danced into and reflected from the moss. I never quite tagged it.

“Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of man.”

Lens Artists Challenge #135: A Glimpse Into Your World