The first light flowing over the top of a pointy peak, a veil of mist hovering over the trickling creek below, a lone set of pioneer pines and a few vibrant wildflowers just for good measure. Photographers are strange creatures, as the more serene our surroundings, the more frantic we are in trying to photograph them before they vanish.
Lake Elbert, Mount Zirkel Wilderness, CO It is the aftermath of one of the most amazing evenings I've ever seen. I recorded this while hiking back to camp in the twilight, squeezing those last few beautiful connections out of the dusk as the magenta light of sunset slowly faded away.
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado The spherical cactus in Colorado's Sange de Cristo mountains shows off complexity and order of even plant-scale landscapes. While it may surprise you, I did not actually artificially desaturate the background to the cactus; the plant was growing on top of an unusual bed of purely gray lichen. Which begs the age old question of art, life, and imitation.
