Evening light and shadow play on the glacial scarred walls of The Gorge of Despair. Tehipite Valley, Canyon of The Middle Fork of The Kings River, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA. Photo ©Van Miller
Evening light and shadow play on the glacial scarred walls of The Gorge of Despair. Tehipite Valley, Canyon of The Middle Fork of The Kings River, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA. Photo ©Van Miller
Evening light illuminates one of the turrets above The Gorge of Despair as viewed from Tehipite Valley. Canyon of The Middle Fork of The Kings River, Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, California, USA. Photo ©Van Miller
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Detail of a male Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea. These brightly colored birds winter in South America and arrive in North America in mid May. The Watauga Reserve, Stone Mountain, Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, USA. Photo ©Van Miller
A male Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, in The Watauga Reserve Spring canopy. Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, USA. ©Van Miller
The comparison of these two photos is a good illustration of the importance that strong light and shadow has on an image. The photo on the left was snapped before sunrise. I liked the location, so I waited patiently—about 30 minutes or so—for the sun to bathe the hillside and bring out the warmth and intense colors of the scene. These were taken in The Watauga Reserve in the Southern Appalachians last fall. ©Van Miller
Morel Mushroom growing out of moss. The Watauga Reserve, Stone Mountain, Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, USA. ©Van Miller
Morel Mushrooms. The Watauga Reserve, Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge Mountains, Southern Appalachians, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, USA. ©Van Miller
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Evening light and shadow play on the glacial scarred walls of The Gorge of Despair. Tehipite Valley, Canyon of The Middle Fork of The Kings River,...
Evening light illuminates one of the turrets above The Gorge of Despair as viewed from Tehipite Valley. Canyon of The Middle Fork of The Kings...
Detail of a male Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea. These brightly colored birds winter in South America and arrive in North America in mid May....
A male Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, in The Watauga Reserve Spring canopy. Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians, Cherokee...
Morel Mushroom growing out of moss. The Watauga Reserve, Stone Mountain, Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge, Southern Appalachians, Cherokee National...
Morel Mushrooms. The Watauga Reserve, Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge Mountains, Southern Appalachians, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, USA....
n136_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.