Mountain Mahogany
This wild, colorful tangle of God's creative handiwork is Alder-leaf Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) growing on a Colorado mountainside in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. There are several varieties of Mountain Mahogany. This one grows as a shrub in mountainous areas. The photograph is a detail of the plant. I had never seen it before and found it a fascinating sight.
Technical details: Canon R6, ISO 1000, EF 70-300L f4-5.6 at 300mm, f8, 1/250th second. Edited in Lightroom Classic.
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Canyon Rim Trees
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park with some trees and rock formations on the rim of the canyon. Probably because of the name of the canyon, I didn't expect such a magnificently rugged and beautiful place. There was only time for a short stop, but this impressive place did not disappoint. The quiet beauty of this photograph stands in contrast to the forbidding grandeur of the canyon.
Technical details: Canon R6, ISO 1000, EF 24-105L f4 at 92mm, f8, 1/125 second. Edited in Lightroom Classic.
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Sunset on Mt. Scott
Sunset on Mt. Scott was made in 1983. I was just learning about the rugged beauty of the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Oklahoma. At the end of a hot summer day of hiking in the refuge, I was at the peak of Mt. Scott and saw the sun beginning to move toward the two bent Juniper trees. I thought I would take the photograph when the sun moved in between the trees - but the sun began to move into a cloud first, so I made this photograph quickly before the sun disappeared. After seeing the result, I thought it was better than the one I had planned.
Technical details: This is a film image. It was shot on Kodachrome 25 with a Pentax MX and what was at the time a brand new Pentax SMC 200mm f4 lens. Cameras at the time didn't record technical data, and neither did I.
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