Collection: Mountains and Valleys Gallery: Fine Art Landscape Photography

It was a photographers dream: there had been a light snow overnight, yet we woke to a sunny morning.  The warmth of the sun quickly created wispy fog and low clouds, playing hide and seek with the gold and orange aspen trees.  It all make for a glorious fine art photograph!

As spring approaches, the lengthening days can start to melt streams frozen by the wrath of winter. I love the delicate mists that can rise from these creeks in the early morning, especially when they catch the light of early dawn.

The changing moods of Rocky Mountain National Park fascinate me. We brought my mother to Rocky Mountain National Park for a snowy day, and while we weren't about to do much hiking, it was still a wonderful visit. The falling snow hindered views of the mountain peaks, but made for dramatic, moody scenes, such as this landscape image, as distant mountainsides lurked behind snow squalls.  

My wife and I spent time in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado this fall, and it was a spectacular experience.  These mountains are always breathtaking, and the fall colors and snowy mountains enhanced the beauty.  I captured this fine art landscape photograph as we drove through the San Juans, mesmerized by the endless variety of mountains, aspens, and evergreens.  

On a trip through Arizona with my wife last December, we spent some time at Canyon de Chelly.  It's an amazing spot: deep, narrow canyons, Spider Rock pictured here, and of course the 700+ year old ruins built by the Ancient Puebloans.  If only our houses would last so long! I was drawn to this early-morning fine art landscape photography print by the delicate light on the cliff walls, the contrasting warm highlights and cool shadows, and the sense of depth created by the foreground and the layers within the canyon.  It was a magical moment!  

Using a telephoto lens for a landscape image?  Sure, if it fits your vision and is necessary to make the photo.  When I first saw this location during a morning hike, I knew it would make a great photography print, but that it needed afternoon light (it's on the west side of Pikes Peak) and interesting clouds.  I love the light interacting with the granite dikes and pillars, the palette of blue sky, golden grasses, and dark green evergreens, and the way the shape of the sky mirrors the shape of the trees. 

The San Juan Mountains are amazingly beautiful in the fall, as the golden glow of the aspen enhances the rugged mountains and cliffs.  Add an early snow to add texture to the cliffs, and the result is stunning, as in this fine art landscape photograph!

I was taken by this location while hiking along the Slate River near Crested Butte Colorado and thought it would make a great landscape photo.  I love the weathered stumps interspersed with wildflowers, and the lazy river leading the eye to Crested Butte Mountain gently reflecting the evening glow in the western sky.  

This is another image from my amazing sunset hike along the Slate river near Crested Butte, Colorado.  I was captured by the composition and colors in this mountain scene: the blues and greens of the mountains and trees; the way the clouds are tinted pale lavender, the light on the river and foreground vegetation, and the winding river leading you into the scene.  All in all, a beautiful and peaceful fine art landscape photography print!

Capitol Reef National Park is truly beautiful: the red (and white) cliffs, canyons and spires, all weathered into intricate shapes.  It's hard to settle on what to photograph!  The photos for this panoramic landscape photography print was an easy decision: the setting sun enhances the colors and textures of the red-rock cliffs.

I had an amazing sunset hike along the Slate river near Crested Butte, Colorado.  I was mesmerized by the colors in this mountain scene: the blues and greens of the mountains and trees are complemented by the last hint of pink sky in the west.  It makes such an awesome and peaceful landscape photography print!

Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado is an amazing interplay of grass, scrubland, and sand dunes, all at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.  On this rainy afternoon, I was caught by the way the light emphasized the shapes of the overlapping dunes while enhancing the textures and colors of the wet foreground.  Add the color contrast between the yellow and tan foreground with the blue of the distant mountains and dramatic clouds, and the landscape image transports us back to that brooding moment!

Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods are always beautiful, but when you add a full supermoon and the red glow of the rising sun it becomes magical. I planned this photo for months, and love the way the sun's first light enhances the cliff's colors and makes them glow in this landscape image!

The Slate River in Crested Butte, Colorado is beautiful. During this evening hike, I was struck by the trees framing the mountain and river, while the setting sun was just starting to color the clouds.  Altogether it makes for a beautiful and restful landscape photography print!

My wife and I visited Smoky Mountain National Park while trying to decide where to move for the next stage of our careers.  It was wet and rainy with intermittent sun on the day I took this landscape image.  I had been reveling in the early fall color and dramatic clouds all day, but hadn't had any luck putting it all together to make a great nature photo .... until I saw a sunbeam approaching this valley.  Happily we were able to safely park for me to get the picture!

Thousands of Sandhill Cranes take a break in their spring migration to rest and feed at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado.  In the soft light of sunrise, one can catch groups of the cranes as they fly to their feeding grounds.  The local farmhouses and the distant Sangre de Cristo Mountains make for a wonderful nature image!