Landscapes of the American West (102 images)
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"Mastering Nature Photography: Shooting and...
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Click the above "CONTACT" button to book a tour...
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Arizona 03 Antelope K...jpg
I was taken by surprise by this explosion of...
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Arizona 04 Canyon de ...jpg
Canyon de Chelly, cliff dwelling, Navajo...
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Arizona 07 Grand Cany...jpg
A "typical" sunrise at Pima Point, Grand Canyon...
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Arizona 08 Grand Cany...jpg
Twice I've backpacked down to Phantom Ranch via...
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Arizona 09 Grand Cany...jpg
A long, dirt road take you to the isolated...
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Arizona 10 Grand Cany...jpg
While staying at Pantom Ranch, you can hike up...
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Arizona 11 Grand Cany...jpg
The edges get pretty slippery this time of...
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Arizona 16 Canyon sun...jpg
While you wait, freezing, look for small breaks...
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Arizona 18 Monument V...jpg
Pioneer landscape photographer Josef Muench,...
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Arizona 21 saguaro KN...jpg
Shoot icons. Saguaro cactus at sunset with the...
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Arizona 24 Saguaro ca...jpg
Saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park,...
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Arizona cactus poppie...jpg
Rather pleased I'd gotten this image, I became...
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California 01 Redwood...jpg
Morning fog is the norm along the coast, so...
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California 02 coast K...jpg
The tides rise and fall twice a day,...
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California 03 Pacific...jpg
Got a bad case of poison ivy here. Garrapata...
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California 05 Pacific...jpg
A long shutter speed has a nice softening...
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California 15 Yosemit...jpg
Yosemite Valley attracted naturalist John Muir...
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California 17 Yosemit...jpg
Half Dome at sunset, a very famous rock climb,...
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California 19 Death V...jpg
This side-lighting doesn't last long, determine...
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California Yosemite F...jpg
Lots of water in the "range of light." Yosemite...
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California Yosemite K...jpg
Famous worldwide for landscape photography and...
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Colorado 00 car campi...jpg
My motel room while photographing the fall...
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Colorado 93 Info sign.jpg
Driving Trail Ridge Road should be on...
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Colorado bird flight ...jpg
Photoshop has made photography so much more...
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Colorado Columbine KN...jpg
Columbine flowers high up Yankee Boy Basin,...
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Colorado Crystal Rive...jpg
Crested Butte offers some of the best...
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Colorado Lupine mount...jpg
Find a great mountain scene, then add some...
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Colorado Mt Toll 2up.jpg
Mt Toll sits along the Continental Divide, west...
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Colorado Rainbows K1B...jpg
A rare morning rainbow and the Third Flatiron....
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Colorado Sneffels Ran...jpg
Sneffels Range at sunset in autumn, above...
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Colorado Sneffels str...jpg
Explore to find good and different locations....
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Colorado Telluride ho...jpg
Photo composite of wild horses and the Indian...
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Colorado tour 02 Roxb...jpg
Early morning at Roxborough Park, southwest...
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Colorado tour 06 RMNP...jpg
Sunset from Forest Canyon Overlook along Trail...
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Colorado tour 08 Isab...jpg
Isabelle Lake, about an hours hike from the...
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Colorado Tour 26 Maro...jpg
Late-September is a good bet to see autumn...
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Colorado Tour 28 Maro...jpg
Once you move away from the lake and explore,...
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Colorado Tour 29 Maro...jpg
The classic, Maroon Bells view (left) and a...
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Colorado tour 30 aspe...jpg
Autumn aspen tree are an icon of Colorado....
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Colorado tour 31 Aspe...jpg
Autumn aspen leaves and stream. From John's 3rd...
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Colorado tour 33 fall...jpg
Create your own natural compositions. Find...
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Colorado tour 40 Boul...jpg
Yarrow wildflowers overlooking Boulder valley,...
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Colorado tour 42 whea...jpg
Boulder is surrounded by beautiful farmland, so...
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Colorado tour 43 Amer...jpg
The alpine flower season lasts just a few weeks...
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Colorado tour 45 Amer...jpg
Though it takes a 4WD vehicle to get here, it's...
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Colorado tour 46 Amer...jpg
An alpine lake near American Basin, outside...
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Colorado tour 47 San ...jpg
This is why the San Juan Mountains are so...
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Colorado tour 49 Wils...jpg
I waited days for the weather to clear, and it...
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Colorado tour 51 Snef...jpg
This fence is now gone, ending a classic...
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Colorado tour 52 Rain...jpg
Probably the best rainbow I ever caught....
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Colorado tour 54 moun...jpg
Sticking around to photograph sunset up here...
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Colorado tour 83 Blac...jpg
All hikes into the canyon are steep and...
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Colorado tour 85 san...jpg
Great Sand Dunes National Park, from John's 3rd...
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Colorado tour 85 sand...jpg
You can effectively photograph the dunes in...
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Colorado tour 89 Dino...jpg
A different Colorado, the Yampa River winds...
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Colorado tour 90 Gard...jpg
Framed by Juniper trees and red sandstone,...
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Colorado Wildlife Tou...jpg
Horses grazing above Telluride. John offers...
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Colorado Wilson barn ...jpg
Sunshine Peak (left) and Wilson Peak (14017 ft)...
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IMG_1383 RMNP Spruce ...jpg
Autumn aspen trees and Spruce canyon, RMNP.
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IMG_6579 RMNP Sprague...jpg
Autumn sunrise, reflection, Sprague Lake, RMNP.
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Maroon Bells telescop...jpg
Try to give the viewer a sense of being there....
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Montana 01 Glacier la...jpg
Going to the Sun Road, another classic road...
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Montana 02 Glacier KN...jpg
When there isn't a reflection, get back from...
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Montana 04 Glacier Pa...jpg
You need a tripod and a 2-3 second shutter...
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Montana 06 Yellowston...jpg
Clouds like these add a lot to the photo....
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Montana 08 Yellowston...jpg
If you can't get the camera high enough, put it...
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New Mexico 01 white s...jpg
Stark contrast, Yucca plant on sterile sand....
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New Mexico 03 sunset ...jpg
Sunset in White Sands National Monument,...
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New York 02 Montauk j...jpg
If time is short, shoot icons. Montauk Point...
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Oregon 00 Hood Beargr...jpg
Sometimes you've got to be patient. If you want...
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Oregon 02 Fog KNS_038...jpg
You don't appreciate how ephemeral fog is,...
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Oregon 03 Pacific coa...jpg
Afternoon. These hills are hidden in shade and...
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Oregon 04 seascape jk...jpg
Don't ever turn your back on the sea. Seastacks...
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Oregon 05 John 9510_9...jpg
John and family along the Pacific Coast in Oregon.
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Oregon 06 waterfalls ...jpg
Photographed from a small bridge. Waterfall in...
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Oregon 07 stream KNS4...jpg
Intimate natural compositions like this, take a...
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Oregon 12 Ramona Fall...jpg
Photograph waterfalls under cloudy skies, with...
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Utah 12 Canyonlands j...jpg
Monument Basin from Grand View Point Overlook,...
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Utah 24 Bryce Canyon ...jpg
Snow is common in this high park. Juniper...
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Utah Arches 07 Delica...jpg
La Sal Mountains framed by Delicate Arch,...
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Utah Canyonlands 05 M...jpg
Sunrise at Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National...
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Utah Canyonlands 12 G...jpg
Along the White Rim Road, Green River,...
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Utah Capitol Reef 02 ...jpg
The slickrock of Capitol Reef National Park,...
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Utah desert flowers K...jpg
Desert flowers. Somewhere next to the highway,...
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Utah Fisher Towers 01...jpg
Fisher Towers along the Colorado River, as it...
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Utah Fisher Towers 03...jpg
Sunset on Fisher Towers and La Sal Mountains,...
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Utah Monument Valley ...jpg
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona....
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Utah Zion 01 sunset K...jpg
Winter sunset in Zion National Park, Utah....
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Utah Zion 02 snow KNS...jpg
Court of the Patriarchs in a spring snowstorm,...
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Utah Zion 05 overlook...jpg
Zion Canyon from Tunnel Overlook, Zion National...
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Washington 01 Mt Rain...jpg
White River Valley Overlook and Mount Rainier...
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Washington 01 Sol Duc.jpg
From John's 3rd book: "Mastering Nature...
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Washington 05 Pacific...jpg
Be alert to surge waves. A series of 1 to 3...
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Washington 06 Pacific...jpg
Save your time and energy for afternoons and...
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Wyoming 02 Teton sunr...jpg
Yes, I was very excited shooting this. Morning...
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Wyoming 03 Tetons ref...jpg
Not a soul stuck around past sunrise for this...
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Wyoming 04 John Teton...jpg
John and view camera in Grand Teton National...
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Wyoming 06 Mt Moran K...jpg
Mt Moran and Snake River from Oxbow Bend, a...