Mountains and Clouds off US89, Part 2
I cropped this vertical panorama to a 1×1 aspect ratio- I included both color and B&W versions because I like both, and I think they emphasize different elements of the photograph.
Clouds and Mountains off US89 (Color Panorama #3), Utah (20″x20″)
Clouds and Mountains off US89 (B&W Panorama #3), Utah (20″x20″)
Mountains and Clouds off US89
A panorama of late winter clouds and mountains behind a structure and pond east of US89 in central Utah.
Clouds and Mountains off US89 (B&W Panorama #1), Utah (20″x81″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 6
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #6, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 5
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #5, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 4
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #4, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (15″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 3
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #3, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 2
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico – couldn’t decide whether I liked the color or B&W version more, so I decided to share both versions.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #2, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias (Color SF #2, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds (2022) over Sandias Single Frame, Part 1
Winter (2022/2023) clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico – I shared a series of panoramas, but the single-frame images better focus the viewer on certain elements in a photograph.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (BW SF #1, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (12″x22″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 4
Final 2022/2023 winter panorama of clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico- full-sized, this print is about two feet tall and 8-9 feet long.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (B&W #6, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (21″108″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 3
Clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. I like this panorama quite a bit because the clouds had advanced far enough over the mountains that they don’t exit the frame of the photograph, helping to keep the ‘subject’ in the center of the image, making the edges of the photograph less distracting.
Winter Clouds over Sandias (B&W #3, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (20″x74″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 2
Clouds over the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Winter Clouds and Moon over Sandias (B&W #2, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (18″x66″)
Winter Clouds over Sandias 2022, Part 1
The setting sun casts shadows across the foothills of the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. I always appreciate when the moon shows up over the clouds- see the upper right corner of the panorama.
Winter Clouds and Moon over Sandias (B&W, 2022), Sandia Wilderness, outside Albuquerque, NM (24″x66″)
Clouds Moving over Blue Ridge Mtns from Pisgah Inn
Morning fog and clouds move over the ridge tops along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Exposure time: 61 seconds.
Moving Clouds over Ridges from Pisgah Inn, Pisgah Forest, NC (10″x22″)
Panoramic View of Blue Ridge Mtns from Pisgah Inn
Early spring view of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the Pisgah Inn. No fancy sunset or spectacular clouds, just ridges stacked on ridges rolling away into the distance.
Ridges Fading into Distance from Pisgah Inn, Pisgah Forest, NC (20″x78″)
Setting Sun from Big Arete on Pilot Mountain
One of my favorite climbs at Pilot Mountain, Smooth Sailing (a nice 5.10a) tops out on a cliff that juts out over the valley, providing 200-degree views of the rolling hills below the mountain. I had the pleasure of removing our anchors and sitting alone with a few circling birds as the sun set behind the clouds.
Setting Sun from Big Arete, Pilot Mountain State Park, NC (21″x56″)
Fog over Lowlands from Pilot Mountain Summit
A few weeks ago, we camped near the base of Pilot Mountain and got up early the next morning to start climbing. When we arrived at the summit, we were greeted with a spectacular view of fog filling the low-lying areas between hills, with the fog almost looking like a meandering river or lake.
Morning Fog in Valleys from Pilot Mountain Summit, Pilot Mountain State Park, NC (10″x22″)
Mountains to East from Sandia Crest
Early autumn clouds over the mountain range to the east of Sandia Crest.
Mountains to East of Sandia Crest (B&W#1), Sandia-Manzano Mountains, NM (12″x22″)
Panorama of Clouds from Sandia Crest
Early autumn clouds over Albuquerque from Sandia Crest.
Clouds over Albuquerque from Sandia Crest (B&W Panorama #1),
Sandia-Manzano Mountains, NM (15″x61″)
Clouds over Albuquerque from Sandia Crest
Early autumn clouds over Albuquerque, as viewed from Sandia Peak.
Clouds over Albuquerque from Sandia Crest (B&W#1), Sandia-Manzano Mountains, NM (15″x22.5″)
Panorama of Rain Clouds over Sopris after Sunset, in Color
A full panorama of the clouds and fading light over Mt Sopris after sunset. Black and white version posted last week.
Mt Sopris and Rain Clouds after Sunset (Panorama Color #1), Carbondale, CO (19″x40″)
Panorama of Rain Clouds over Sopris after Sunset
A full panorama of the clouds and fading light over Mt Sopris after sunset. Color version next week.
Mt Sopris and Rain Clouds after Sunset (B&W #1), Carbondale, CO (19″x40″)
Panorama of Stillwater Reservoir, CO
Low water in the Stillwater Reservoir on the edge of the Flat Top Wilderness Area in Colorado. Note the driftwood stranded on the reservoir wall/bank/berm.
Stillwater Reservoir (Color Panorama #4), Routt National Forest, CO (20″x71″)
Rain Clouds over Stillwater Reservoir, CO
Dark storm clouds gather along the ridges above the Stillwater Reservoir on the edge of the Flat Top Wilderness Area in Colorado. A spectacular area to hike around.
Rain Clouds over Stillwater Reservoir (B&W #2), Routt National Forest, CO (14″x22″)
Rain Clouds over Mt Sopris after Sunset
I stuck around Carbondale for a few minutes around sunset to photograph the fading light over Mt Sopris- this mountain rarely disappoints, especially if there are any kind of storm clouds in the area.
Mt Sopris and Rain Clouds after Sunset (B&W #1), Carbondale, CO (15″x22.5″)
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