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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.

More photos like these can be found in my online gallery.

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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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July Artwalk – Galerie des Refuses

Jay · Jul 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

I will be showing some fine art prints at the new Gallery des Refuses, 120 E. Park Street, during the July artwalk in Livingston. The show has a meet and greet 5 – 9pm, Friday, July 26th, 2013.

The show will also feature the talents of Livingston painters, sculptors, and woodworking artists.

Big landscape photography

Jay · Jan 6, 2013 · 1 Comment

The clouds are big in the Big Sky Country. I often find a range of Altocumulus clouds and most of the time these things look like spaceships, or volcano steam. I zoom around the dirt roads to line up the ground and sky. The “big clouds” are a delight to photograph while they continuously evolve and morph into pleasing shapes.

The Winding Water

Jay · Jan 14, 2012 · 1 Comment

The aesthetic curves of water cutting through the landscape are always an interesting subject. Water is constantly changing the Montana landscape. Each year the high water cuts out new paths, rearranging trees, rocks, and nature in general. I look forward to visiting these scenes each year. Below is a shot I will visit many times a year. I hiked up the side of a hill to get this shot. The high angle really emphasizes the line of the creek.