Category Archives: Photographs: Nature

Boulder, Stream, Autumn Trees

Boulder, Stream, Autumn Trees
“Boulder, Stream, Autumn Trees” — Autumn aspen trees line a Sierra stream interrupted by a boulder.

I have stopped to look at and sometimes photograph this little stream for a couple of decades. It lies along a road in the Eastern Sierra Nevada where I often photograph fall color and occasionally go to access backcountry trailheads. At the right moment of the day and season, it is surrounded by very colorful aspen trees.

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Evening Aspens

Evening Aspens
“Evening Aspens” — Soft light on colorful autumn aspen groves, Eastern Sierra.

This was my final aspen photograph of the day. These trees grow in what feels like high desert terrain along the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. This is essentially “sage brush country,” though as the elevation rises there are increasing numbers of conifers. Being east of the crest of the range, the area falls into evening shadows well before actual sunset.

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Mono Lake, Earth Shadow, Clouds

Mono Lake, Earth Shadow, Clouds
“Mono Lake, Earth Shadow, Clouds” — Mono Lake, evening clouds, earth’s shadow above the horizon

A few clouds drifted east from the Sierra crest and held together long enough to occupy the sky above Mono Lake at sunset. The long shadow of the Sierra stretched across the foreground shoreline and tufa formations, and in the distance the earth’s shadow is visible above basin and range mountains.

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River Severn, Shrewsbury

River Severn, Shrewsbury
“River Severn, Shrewsbury” — Willows line the River Severn, Shrewsbury, England

We spent a couple of days in the quaint English town (center) of Shrewsbury this past June. After close to three weeks of exploring Scotland and Ireland followed by a weeklong walk in the Cotswolds, we had several weeks left to visit various English towns and cities. Shrewsbury sounded like a slightly lower key stop compared to our previous stay in Bath.

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