Black and White Nature Photos

Southern Utah Ruins – House on Fire

Jay · Oct 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Hike to the very popular House on Fire ruin in the South Fork of Mule Canyon, Utah. The weathered sandstone above the granaries bare a striking resemblance to glowing flames. What a great scene to explore. In person, the ruin glows with color, but I find using black and white brings out the drama of all the textures.

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This is an easy photo hike. A gentle stroll though a wash. There’s a lot to photograph in this wash during fall. The color range on a sunny day is impressive and makes for some snap happy times.

I find myself traveling to southern Utah in the fall, going for color photography, but coming back with some intense black and white. This fall was great. Rambling on dirt roads, walking the desert, chasing unique light.

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Southern Utah in Black and White – Black Lagoon

Jay · Mar 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment

When thinking of southern Utah photographs, one tends to think of bright, saturated color. I have many of these color photographs, but for me the real drama comes when showing the aesthetics of black and white photography. Here is a photograph of “The Black Lagoon”, a visual gem located in Coyote Gulch.

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Cloud Formations Over Mountains

Jay · Mar 18, 2016 · 2 Comments

Montana produces great opportunities to capture unique weather events, especially during spring. I often find the snow continues to be thick in the mountains, the skies have amazing cloud formations, and the storms are dramatic. The warm spring temperatures produce winds which blow into mountain ranges, then the air cools when it hits the mountain and extra water vapor condenses, creating great cloud formations over mountains!

Winter on the Backroads

Jay · Dec 8, 2015 · 1 Comment

There are so many dirt roads to explore in Montana. Driving these roads during Winter can sometimes be a challenge, but the reward of some spectacular Winter scenery awaits. I often travel to the east of the Crazy Mountain Range, especially when I see clouds engulfing the mountains, just waiting for a mountain peak to break through the cloud cover and capture a dramatic moment.

Single Trees

Jay · Oct 6, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Farmland-Single-Tree-Black-and-White-Photograph

Single trees are one of my very favorite subjects. There’s nothing like finding a single tree in the middle of a field and capturing its loneliness in a wide open landscape. Farms in Montana almost always have one single tree which perfectly accentuates the aesthetic beauty of the farmed landscape.