Super Moody
It’s the kind of light photographers drool over. Sun breaking through a mixed layer of clouds with a passing storm in the background. This scene is just outside of Manzanar Continue Reading →
Tag: weather
The Drama Above And Below
Flying West toward Los Angeles, I was lucky enough to catch the light before a storm came in this past Fall. I think this might have been the storm that Continue Reading →
Three Views Of Lake Michigan, Four Hours Apart
Those times at the beginning or end of a change in the weather are ripe for photos. The shifting winds and clouds and light make for vastly different views while Continue Reading →
Exploring Zion’s Empty Western Road
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, the road along the west side of Zion National Park doesn’t get nearly the same traffic as the valley. Some same it is just 10% Continue Reading →
Emerging From The Winds
Patagonia sure doesn’t mess around with the wind. The clouds over the mountains were in constant motion give different glimpses of their peaks minute by minute.
Black And White Hills And Clouds
Not from Bishop, but from down the road at Manzanar, in California.
Subtleness At Sunset
Another photo from the Bishop area after the brighter sunset colors had passed.
Hard Light Before Night
Back to Bishop, CA for more wonderful autumn light. A few sprinkles had started by the time the last of the sun was peeking through the western clouds.
Sunset Rays And Swirls
This photo is in the category of ‘Most interesting sunset photos happen from parking lots’. Technically this was in a dirt lot next to a parking lot, but the magic Continue Reading →
Bright Clouds, Danger Clouds
The Sierra Nevada Mountains are phenomenal for afternoon clouds and light.
Gloom And The Gateway Arch
This is part of what I love about photography: bending reality. This day at the Gateway Arch National Park in the Spring was actually a nice day. But a set Continue Reading →
Evening Cloud Show Timelapse
By the third night of our four day hike through Sequoia National Park we ended up just shy of Columbine Lake. Opting to stay 500′ lower and thus, amongst some Continue Reading →
Clouds Of Doom Spread Far And Wide
Description: The Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains hide under a vast cloak of gloomy and often electric clouds. Taken from close to Mono Lake one balmy summer day while roadtripping around Continue Reading →
Pushing Skyward
Description: One of the biggest joys of being in the mountains for me is the chaos towering peaks cause. Here one of the mountains in the Teton range rebuffs a Continue Reading →
Burning Up The Clouds
Description: If not for the clouds, all sunsets would be spectacular but boring. Any time we get another day spinning around the galaxy is spectacular. But without clouds after sunset, Continue Reading →
Sunlight And Clouds
Descriptions: Ever have one of those days where a snappy title just doesn’t come to mind? Location: Death Valley National Park, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. Continue Reading →
Trailing Morning Rain Tails
Description: Waiting for the sun to pop above the horizon, I looked to the South to see a whisper of rain colored differently than all the pink and purple clouds Continue Reading →
Rain Squalls Over Death Valley
Description: Upon leaving Death Valley National Park this Spring the weather turned a bit squally and sprinkled the valley (which is over the hills) with one last drop of drops Continue Reading →
A Pretty Cool Cloud
Description: Thunderstorms over the Rockies always produce a lot of cool clouds. Location: Somewhere over the Rockies Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved. ?
Himalayan Weather
Description: Clouds breaking before a stoney wall of towering peaks. In the Himalayas. Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Panamint Valley Bloom
Description: The flowers are out! At least in Panamint Valley, the valley one over from Death Valley and toward Lone Pine and all that. So it’s easier to get to Continue Reading →
Sunset Storm
Description: After a full day driving to and from Death Valley, the light poured in at a side angle to radiate maybe the last of the season’s storms. Location: Panamint Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles Aerial
Description: Might this be the last of the rain around LA? Probably not. We’ve had about 26″ at my house since the first of the year. That is a heck of Continue Reading →
Eastern Sierra Torrential Downpour
Description: Brooding. This is what brooding clouds look like. These clouds, they brood. Location: California, USA, North America
Photo Of The Day – Kyajo Ri, Nepal
Title: Kyajo Ri, Nepal Location: Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Kyajo Ri is just 30′ shorter than Denali/Mount McKinley in Alaska, standing 20,295′ above sea level. The approach takes Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – South Dakota Cloud Burst
Title: South Dakota Cloud Burst Location: South Dakota, USA, North America Description: Living the Pacific Northwest most of my life, this was one of my first experiences with the visual Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Clouds Over Acacia Trees On The African Savanna
Title: Clouds Over Acacia Trees On The African Savanna Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania Description: As the sun approaches the horizon to the West, two lone trees mimic the clouds above Continue Reading →
Traveling Through Colors: Blue
There are beautiful blue skies in California today and maybe that’s why so many of the images in this post are of the gorgeous skies contained therein. Whatever the case, Continue Reading →
Traveling Through Colors: Orange
I go through phases with my photography and it is especially easy to grab on to a color concept when looking through the images on a recent trip. In this Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Bryce Canyon After Sunset
Title: Bryce Canyon After Sunset Location: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA, North America Description: Bryce Canyon, as seen from the Sunrise Lookout, is a magnificent landscape any time Continue Reading →