Growing up my favorite place to be was alone in the forests around my neighborhood. Pretending to be in Middle Earth or in my favorite video games, the trees had my imagination running wild.
Now as an adult I still get that sense of peace and magic that I used to chase as a kid. Whether the in the woods by my home or across the country in strange forests, the trees produce a sense of wonder and quiet bliss.
Fern Grove
Jurassic Light
Moonlight River
Ghosts
It Takes a Village
Lions Cry
Christmas in the Fall
Waves of Autumn
First Light on the Aspens
Little Straggler
Light in Mist
Rays and Needles
The Curve
Birch Tunnel
Crowded Solitude
Density
Roots and Rivers
Around the Bend
Broken Beauty
Mossy Tangles
Hidden Reds
Orange Hug
Warm Leaves
Fire and Ice
Cold Pines
Frosty Tangles
Snowy Bog
Together
Parallel
Skeletal Remains
Reaching Fog
First Lights Kiss
Frozen Fireworks
Birch Path
Birch Gathering
Whispers in the Woods
Fall Fever
Fall Display
Morning Trees
Siblings
To the Hill
Sunset Tree
Lone Tree
Home Feelings
One of my favorite things to photograph is a waterfall. Cascading rivers falling to create a thunderous crash below only to smooth back out into the calm river again is something we all relate to in life.
The Rivers Grasp
Touch of Gold
In Purgatory
Eagle’s Nest
Double Power
Fern Falls
Bear’s Bath
Green Drop
Panther in the Forest
Glen’s Home
Over Bridge
Spring Flow
Bridge to Solitude
Misty Trail
Criss Cross Falls
Junior Blue
Smuggler’s Bath
Under Bridge
Moss and Water
Sticks and Stones
River of Light
Kinsman Waters
Glen’s Descent
Steep Valley
I have this draw to the ocean that I can’t explain. On one hand I’m afraid of what lies hiding just below the surface, the immense power it has and the fact that I never learned to swim.
On the other, the ocean has immeasurable beauty and a sense of calm that I always miss once I drive home.
Little Light
Shining Monument
Misty Light
Portland Rising
Last Look Back
Dune Light
Glowing Rush
Burning Point
Red Light Fog
Sea Smoke Signal
Light the Way
Monuments and Stardust
The Morning After
Dark Swirl
Summer Light
Star Pool
Sun Splash
Breaking Through
Rush
Guiding Light
Cracked Tub
Explosive Color
Journey to the Sun
Catch of the Day
Mist and Rocks
Walkway of the Past
Little Spring
One thing I really don’t like is being hot. I much prefer the cooler temperatures and crisp air we get in the Northeast around autumn to the brutally hot heat in the Southwest. The one thing that is worth putting yourself in that uncomfortable place is the sands and rock formations. Deep canyons, swirling sands and towering pillars of rock is like being on a different planet and its worth the mild dehydration to see.
Khazad-dûm
A Million Towers
Golden Curve
Veins of the Earth
Alien Skull
Sapphire Waves
Determination
Last Lights Glow
Ice Cream Sundae
Ocean Remnants
Rebel Tree
Strong Roots
Under Sea Remains
Martian Rocks
Amongst the Mountains
Milkyway Watchman
Dawn on the Mesa
Ancient Dawn
Tower of Darkness
Turret in a Window
Window to Colors
Kiss of Light
Three Gossips
Desert Color
Delicate Storm
Giants Table
Whispers of Spring
Lake Bonsai
River Wisps
Haunted Road
Twisted Light
Blue Springs
Wind Sculpted
Sometimes getting a wide view of a scene doesn’t work out the way you hoped. The forests can be messy, the light is too harsh or things just aren’t feeling right. In those times I like to find little subjects that are often overlooked or ignored.
Jungle Fern
Morning Catch
Dancing in the Light
Big Brother
Delicate Petals
Lonesome Fern
Fern Fall
Mossy Fingers
Morning Lupines
Purple Heaven
Split Blooms
Dressed in Purple
Crown of Light
Guardians of the Puffs
Swirl Leaves
Preservation
Frosted Straggler
Anakin’s Bane
Fern Lands
Shadow Ladders
Royal Autumn
Pine Drops
Red and Rock
Big Red
End of a Season
Three Suns
Dawn of the Lupines
Start of Growth
Sunlit Duo
Fern Chaos
Struggle for Life
Field of Light
Lupine Mornings
Ice Drops
Lupine Blaze
Purple Mouths
Steadfast
Life and Death
Green Moment
Drops
Colorless Drops
Warp Speed
My all time favorite place to shoot photos at is the mountains. The majestic peaks rising high above is a great sight. Being at the base of a 14.000 foot mountain really makes me feel small and unimportant. Sometimes the reminder that life is short and temporary in comparison to how long those peaks have been there.
Creeping Mist
Blue Peaks
Peeking Frost
Resting Place
Birthday Surprise
Mist and Light
Campsite Greetings
Last Light of the Mountain
The Captain
Bubbles End
High Altitude
View of the Bear
Through the Mist
Crags and Light
Snake Peaks
Little Brother
Eagles Nest
Tunnel of Smoke
Grand View
The main reason I got into landscape and nature photography is to get away from people. The loud sounds, rude behavior and smell of pollution is not where I like to be. I prefer things to remain the way they are in nature without buildings and structures to ruin it. But sometimes a small human made thing hides tucked away that can lend a little extra beauty to a scene.
Mystery Mansion
Drab Day Colors
Grim Cove
Pathway Rays
Tunnel of the Wood
Rails of Nature
Hidden Mill
Display of Light
Sleepy Shed
Fields of Grass
Autumn Curve
Curve to the Mist
Fading Memories
Red Dawn
Garden Rays
Frosted Sky
Crimson Mist
Big Blue
Bridge Reflections
Dawn of the Pumpkins
Jackson’s Frontier
Stormy Hardships
Chapel in the Mountains
Decayed Factory
Castle in the Clouds
Brilliant Valley
Lupine Notch
Rock Waves
Pond Colors
Lights Kiss
Hills at Dawn
Cotton Rivers
Tucked In
Valley Falls
Frozen Tundra
Electric Clouds
Port of Color
Photographing the little textures and patterns of an area always opens up more possible images when going to a scene. After shooting the sunrise at the beach I start looking down for ripples and designs in the sand. After shooting the trees in the forest I look for leaves and little plants. Most of the time I come away enjoying the little things than the larger scenes.
Dragon Scales
Three Stages
Golden Textures
Desert Ripples
Sideline Duo
Impressions
Last Gasp
Hot Ice
Buddies
Scattered
Silver Gold
Gold Waves
Iron Ore
Folds
Time Ripples
Reaching Limbs
Invading Veins
Before and After
Painting Memories
Edge of Darkness
Sienna Tones
Vertigo Path
Streams of Holly
Pine Impressions
Forest Blur
Streaks of an Icon
Shipwreck
Green Jumper
Spring Birth
Frost Blades
River Flow
Frosted Flake
Buttercup
Group Hug || California
Stalker in the Grass || California
Shades of Pink || California
Bamboo Bandit || Georgia
Chickadee Mornings
Lady in the Field || Maine
Western Icon || Wyoming
Evening Dip || New Hampshire
The Lookout || California
Reach for Help || California
Space Invader || Quebec
Eyes of a Friend || Massachusetts
Hairy Showdown || New Hampshire
Little Piper || New Hampshire
River Nibbles || Wyoming
Silent Hunter || New Hampshire
Spotted || Colorado
Buddies
In 2022 I purchased an old Nikon FG camera to play around with. I primarily shoot digital but wanted something small to carry around and take images that had a look that matched around the year I was born.
Its interesting to see the clear high quality images that come out of my digital camera versus the grainy not so perfect film images.
Puffs
Together Forever
Ancient Serpent
Prickly Pete
