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Photographs: New York City, Photographs: Travel, Photographs: Urban/Street

Trees, Rain, and Bedrock

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Trees, Rain, and Bedrock
Spring trees and a Manhattan schist bedrock outcropping in Central Park, Manhattan.

Trees, Rain, and Bedrock. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Spring trees and a Manhattan schist bedrock outcropping in Central Park, Manhattan.

This and several other photographs from my end-of-April visit to Manhattan will be interspersed with earlier photographs of the natural world over the next few days. I wrote earlier about my bad luck with New York weather — I went in April hoping for the beautiful spring weather than New Yorkers had told me about, only to have three days of rain! I managed to get out for a walk into the spring-green but very wet reaches of lower Central Park on this morning.

Considering that it is located in the middle of this huge metropolis, Central Park still surprises me with moments of quiet and (near) solitude. There were plenty of people out on this rainy morning, though the crowds were suppressed a bit as I walked up this path through trees and near some of the exposed Manhattan schist bedrock formations that are found throughout the park.

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Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Southern California

Distant Mountains

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The view toward the distant Sierra Nevada from the crest of the Panamint Mountains on a hazy evening.

Distant Mountains. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

The view toward the distant Sierra Nevada from the crest of the Panamint Mountains on a hazy evening.

Here is yet another photograph from a high place in Death Valley National Park, from which the peaks of the Southern Sierra Nevada are visible in the distance. I made the photograph late in the day, shortly before sunset. This explains the deep shadows on the foreground hills and the luminous quality of the back-lit atmosphere.

The distant peaks of the Sierra are familiar to me, and from this location and a few others in the park I looked at them through binoculars and long lenses and relived Sierra adventures from many past seasons. These include some wonderful trips around and out of the Cottonwood Basin area, various ascents of Mt. Whitney, and more.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Southern California

Snow-capped Panamint Mountains

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Snow-capped Panamint Mountains
Fresh snow forms patterns on the sparse forest along the crest of the Panamint Mountains.

Snow-capped Panamint Mountains. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Fresh snow forms patterns on the sparse forest along the crest of the Panamint Mountains.

After all these years of seeing snow on desert peaks, it still catches my attention when wintry weather comes to this landscape. At first it seems strange, but then I remember that desert temperature swings are huge and snow is actually common at higher elevations. This very recent snowfall had not really begun to melt yet — and the white snow set off the shapes of the juniper trees and ridges criss-crossing the slopes of this summit.

Most often when I’ve photographed this area late in the day the temperatures have been comfortable or even warm. But on this late-March evening it was distinctly cold, with wind blowing and the snow nearby. We bundled up and photographed for an hour or so as the day came to and end.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Southern California

Morning Dunes

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Morning Dunes
Sand dunes and shadows in early morning light.

Morning Dunes. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Sand dunes and shadows in early morning light.

Sand dunes provide an endless laboratory for experimenting with curves, light, shadow, and texture. To the best of my memory, I have never failed to photograph then during a visit to Death Valley National Park, and some of the dunes have become old friends. But that long familiarity doesn’t eliminate surprises, and I discover something new on every visit.

I photographed this scene on a late-March morning, back when the weather in the region was still more like winter than summer. In fact, this clear and pleasant morning was a bit of an exception, and we encountered snow, high winds, and rain at other points during our visit.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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