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But I've found that if you slow down, the most ordinary things can become compelling. What first caught my eye wasn't the kelp itself, but the sand around it. The beach here has these incredible mineral deposits that create subtle washes of purple, and green. As the water receded, it left this delicate trail behind the kelp, highlighting the unusual colors. It's a reminder that you don't always need a grand vista to find something beautiful. Sometimes it's just a small, quiet moment of decay and color on an unnamed shore. Pacific Coast https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/heart-of-stone/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240322-2A6A8572.jpg Heart of Stone I could spend all day exploring the rock formations at Weston Beach. The way the water has carved and polished the stone over countless years creates these incredible, intricate patterns. I'm always looking for small details, the kind of scenes you only notice when you slow down and really pay attention. On this day, I came across this particular shape embedded in the larger rock face. The form immediately stood out to me as a heart, weathered and ancient. It was a simple, quiet discovery, a reminder that you can find familiar shapes in the most unexpected places if you just take the time to look. Point Lobos, California https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/canyon-embers/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251028-2A6A7440.jpg Canyon Embers I'm always chasing those first moments of light in the morning. This scene in Capitol Reef is a perfect example of why. When I was there, the canyon was still deep in shadow, but the sun was just starting to crest the cliffs, hitting the tops of these cottonwood trees. On the back of the camera, it didn't look like much, just a high-contrast scene. But I knew the potential was there. The fall light in this part of Utah has a certain quality to it, a warmth that makes the yellow leaves feel like they're glowing from within. I just had to wait for that moment and trust that I could bring out the subtle details later on. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/paradise-stillness/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250714-2A6A5801.jpg Paradise Stillness You don't get many days like this in the high country. The air was completely still, which is rare at that elevation, and this small alpine lake turned into a perfect mirror. It was one of those moments that just felt like complete perfection. To have the water be so glass-like was special enough, but to also have this phenomenal pattern of clouds stretching across the sky was a real treat. This spot near Paradise Divide outside of Crested Butte really lived up to its name that morning. Everything just came together in a way that felt quiet and profound, a simple, perfect scene. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/canyon-sanctuary/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2026-05-05-16-29-17-BR8S4.jpg Canyon Sanctuary It feels good to be back in canyon country. For me, these places are home. I found this lovely little canyon in Grand Staircase-Escalante and was immediately drawn to the way this one tree was lit up. Its yellow leaves were so bright against the dark, textured sandstone walls that have been carved by water over millennia. There's a quietness in these narrow passages that I find deeply calming. The path was covered in fallen leaves, and the air was still. It's a simple scene, but it holds that subtle beauty that makes the desert so special to me. Not everyone gets it, but for me, moments like this are why I keep coming back. It really is my happy place. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/currents/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20260305-_K7A8177.jpg Currents It was one of those magical mornings out on the Mesquite Dunes. We'd had a lot of rain over the season, which saturated the sand and created this incredible, firm texture just below the surface. That morning, strong winds were blowing a fine layer of dry sand across the top, sculpting it into these delicate, flowing shapes. I was fascinated by the contrast between the two layers—the soft, shifting surface and the damp, patterned sand underneath. It felt like watching the desert breathe, with the wind constantly reshaping the landscape in subtle ways. This particular composition caught my eye because of how the light played across the ripples, highlighting the simple, elegant forms created by the wind. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-beautiful-end/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2026-05-03-14-26-29-BR50S3.jpg A Beautiful End Jennifer and I spent a lot of time exploring Lake Manly while it was around this season, walking for miles across the salt flats. We came across all sorts of interesting things out there, but finding this Eastern tiger swallowtail was unexpected. It was so far from where you'd normally see one. It looked like it had gotten lost and landed in the brine, a tough end for such a delicate creature. The salt had already started to crystallize on its wings. There was a strange beauty to it, though. Its bright yellow wings stood out so vividly against the pale, textured salt. It was a sad sight, but a beautiful one at the same time, a small, colorful life preserved in the vastness of the desert. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-hayden-valley-crossing-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250126-2A6A3863.jpg A Hayden Valley Crossing I've been lucky enough to see Yellowstone's Wapiti wolf pack on several occasions, and the experience never loses its power. On this particular day, we first spotted them as tiny specks moving across the vast expanse of Hayden Valley. They eventually came much closer, offering opportunities for tighter portraits, but this is the image that stayed with me. I wanted to show them not just as subjects, but as a part of their environment. The sheer scale of the landscape, all covered in a deep blanket of snow under a bright winter sun, really puts their journey into perspective. Seeing them move with such purpose through this immense, quiet world felt like a genuine glimpse into their lives. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-hayden-valley-crossing/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250126-2A6A3863.jpg A Hayden Valley Crossing I've been lucky enough to see Yellowstone's Wapiti wolf pack on several occasions, and the experience never loses its power. On this particular day, we first spotted them as tiny specks moving across the vast expanse of Hayden Valley. They eventually came much closer, offering opportunities for tighter portraits, but this is the image that stayed with me. I wanted to show them not just as subjects, but as a part of their environment. The sheer scale of the landscape, all covered in a deep blanket of snow under a bright winter sun, really puts their journey into perspective. Seeing them move with such purpose through this immense, quiet world felt like a genuine glimpse into their lives. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-quiet-alignment/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251106-2A6A8150.jpg A Quiet Alignment It's rare that I plan out a photo. I tend to just go out without any intentions and see what presents itself, and that was the case here. On this morning we saw the full moon setting in perfect, alignment with the Towers of the Virgin. We did not plan for the moon to be located right above the peaks, but sometimes serendipity works out. It was a simple, quiet moment that felt more meaningful because it was completely unexpected. Those moments of chance alignment are often the most rewarding. Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/coastal-calligraphy/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251119-2A6A9260.jpg Coastal Calligraphy I've been experimenting with high-key images more lately, and it's been a refreshing challenge. It really forces you to look for subjects defined by their form and texture alone. While walking through Point Lobos, I wasn't looking at the grand scenes but rather the smaller details. This single, expressive branch immediately stood out. Its dark, twisted shape and the bits of lichen clinging to the bark made a perfect graphic element against the bright, overcast sky. By isolating it and using a high-key approach, the image becomes less about a tree and more about its calligraphic lines and the quiet story of its growth along the coast. Point Lobos, CA https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/final-flourish/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20260326-_K7A9684.jpg Final Flourish I find the life cycle of the agave pretty remarkable. It can spend decades just growing its leaves, and then for its final act, it sends up this enormous stalk and blooms before dying. I'd never actually witnessed this final flowering stage before, so when I came across this one in Anza-Borrego, I knew I had to spend some time with it. I waited as the sun went down, watching the shadows climb the hillside. Eventually, just the top of the flower stalk was left in the light, glowing against the dark background. It felt like a perfect spotlight for its last show. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-quiet-stirring/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250127-2A6A4220.jpg The Quiet Stirring It's funny how certain scenes can just stop you in your tracks. On the surface, this is just a stand of lodgepole pines in the fog and snow, but standing there in the silence of a Yellowstone winter, it felt like so much more. There was something deeply stirring about the way the trees faded into the white and how their long shadows stretched across the untouched snow. It felt mysterious and otherworldly, a perfect example of how the right combination of simple elements of light, fog, snow, can transform an ordinary view into something that feels profound. These are the moments I look for, the quiet ones that seem to hold a weight and meaning all their own. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dappled-earth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251203-2A6A0591.jpg Dappled Earth Dante's View is one of those spots in Death Valley that I find myself returning to again and again. You can get a sense of the immense scale of the valley from up there, looking down on the salt flats thousands of feet below. We spent several mornings there, just watching the light change. On this particular morning, the conditions were just right. Instead of a harsh, direct sun, we had this beautiful, soft dappled light moving across the valley floor. The shadows of the clouds painted the landscape in shades of blue and muted earth tones, transforming the salt patterns into these incredible abstracts. It really reinforced for me how revisiting a place allows you to see its different moods. This quiet, painterly scene was well worth the wait. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winters-pulse/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250127-2A6A4159.jpg Winter's Pulse You see certain scenes from Yellowstone so often that they become iconic, and this is one of them. It's easy to feel like it's all been done before, but on this particular morning, the conditions were just right. The air was thick with freezing fog and steam rising from the thermal features, and it created this incredibly soft, quiet atmosphere. I was drawn to the simple curve of the river cutting through the fresh snow, its dark water a stark contrast to the white all around it. The frost clinging to the riverbanks looked like delicate crystals. It was the mood of it all, the deep silence and the ethereal light, that made me stop. I felt a square composition helped simplify the scene down to its essential elements: water, snow, and fog. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/unfolding-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250303-2A6A5429.jpg Unfolding Light There are some places that just keep calling you back, and for me, the Ibex Dunes are one of them. I've been here more times than I can count, always trying to find a way to express the feeling of these flowing shapes, but I've always walked away feeling like I missed it. On this particular evening, though, everything was different. The light settled on the ridges in a way I hadn't seen before, highlighting the perfect, delicate textures in the sand. The shadows fell with such depth and grace. I knew immediately that this scene was meant for black and white, to strip it down to its essential elements of form and light. It finally felt right. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fleeting/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20260301-_K7A7355.jpg Fleeting The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are one of those places I've visited many times, and it's always a challenge to see them in a new way. They're so iconic. On this particular evening, though, something different caught my eye. It wasn't the dunes themselves, but the rolling hills in front of them. A rare superbloom had covered them in a thin layer of green and yellow wildflowers, a sight you don't often see in Death Valley. The low sun raked across the landscape, highlighting the texture of the hills and casting deep shadows that contrasted with the smooth, bright sand in the distance. It was one of those fleeting moments of unexpected life and color in a place known for its starkness, and I doubt I'll ever see it quite like that again. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/where-water-lingers/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2026-01-01-09-32-18-BR8S4.jpg Where Water Lingers I find that the desert is full of surprises if you just take the time to wander without a specific goal. After some rare flooding rains in Death Valley, I came across these temporary pools in a wash. The water was already receding, but it left behind these incredible mud patterns along the shoreline. They looked like tiny, intricate sculptures reaching out into the water. The still surface of the pool reflected the soft clouds above, creating a quiet, almost mysterious scene. It was one of those small, unexpected moments that really makes you appreciate the subtle details and transient beauty of the desert landscape. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/coastal-veins/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251114-2A6A8564.jpg Coastal Veins Point Lobos is a place of incredible detail, and on this foggy day, the trees were just glowing. What caught my eye was the contrast between the vibrant orange Trentepohlia algae and the pale, almost white lace lichen clinging to the branches. It's a chaotic environment to work in, with branches going every which way, and finding a clean composition is a real challenge. The fog helped a lot, softening the background and isolating this section of the tree. I spent a good while just looking for a pattern that made sense to me, a little pocket of order in the beautiful mess. It's a reminder of how much life is layered on top of other life in these coastal forests. Point Lobos https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-constellations/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251208-2A6A3634.jpg Desert Constellations I've always found a certain beauty in fresh mud, especially out here in Death Valley. After a rain, it settles into these incredible patterns and tonalities that work so well in black and white. The light was just right, catching the tops of these small ripples and creating this deep, liquid shine. What really drew me in, though, were the tiny bits of debris scattered across the surface. The wind had blown them onto the wet mud, and they caught the light like little stars. It created this unexpected celestial scene, a small galaxy right there at my feet in the wash. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lunar-tides/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-30-22-55-42-BR8S4.jpg Lunar Tides It's always a good feeling to return to a place that has been productive in the past. We had found these incredible mud cracks in Death Valley before, and after another rain this year, we went back hoping for something new. The rain had pooled just enough to soften the hard edges of the cracks, creating these gentle, flowing patterns. We spent hours with them, but the real magic happened after dark. A full moon rose, and its light skimmed across the surface of the mud. The reflection was something I'd never seen before, a cool, blue light with these warm, almost golden highlights. It felt completely surreal, standing in the quiet of the desert, watching the moonlight paint these temporary patterns on the playa floor. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-returning-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250127-2A6A4249.jpg The Returning Light There's a particular quiet in Yellowstone during the winter, especially after a long, freezing night. Just as the sun begins to rise, the atmosphere changes. You can feel the shift before you really see it. The air, which was just a deep, relentless cold, starts to soften with a faint glow. That's what I was watching here. The fog held the first light, diffusing it across the landscape and making the frost-covered pines seem to light up from within. It's a simple, daily event, a reminder of renewal and the life that persists even in the harshest conditions. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-calligraphy/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250306-2A6A7796.jpg Desert Calligraphy I find myself drawn to these moments of intense, direct light on the Eureka Dunes. When the sun gets low, you can play with the exposure to create something really minimal. By underexposing the scene dramatically, the massive forms of the dunes fall away into shadow, and all that remains are these delicate, glowing lines along the crests. It reduces the grand landscape to its most essential elements—just pure form and a whisper of light. There's a real quietness to it. The desert seems to distill itself down to these simple, elegant curves. It's a subtle display, but for me, it's one of the most beautiful things to witness out there. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/that-glow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251208-2A6A3775.jpg That Glow Twilight on clear, blue-sky days is one of my favorite times to photograph. I'm talking about that late edge of twilight, when focus starts to struggle and shutter speeds stretch longer and longer. There's a brief window, maybe ten minutes, where the light takes on this soft, glowing quality. It doesn't last long, and there's barely time to think. You're just responding, trusting instinct. It's a quiet kind of exhilaration, one that's hard to explain until you see it appear on the back of the camera. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/first-light-on-the-firehole/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250127-2A6A4074.jpg First Light on the Firehole There's something special about mornings along the Firehole River, especially when the temperature drops to something like -20 degrees. The air is so cold it bites, but the river is geothermally heated, so it's constantly sending up thick clouds of steam. I spent a while just watching this scene, waiting for the sun to rise high enough to hit the valley. When it finally did, the light caught the steam and created this incredible blanket of warm light. It was a beautiful contrast against the frozen ground and the frost-covered trees that were still in the cool morning shadow. It's a quiet, fleeting moment that really defines winter in Yellowstone for me. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ancient-light-on-eureka-valley/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250306-2A6A7419.jpg Ancient Light on Eureka Valley The mountains in Eureka Valley are some of the most impressive in Death Valley. They just shoot straight out of the desert floor, revealing these incredible, mind-bending layers of rock. I learned that some of these formations are Precambrian, which is hard to even comprehend when you're standing there looking at them. The stripes of different colors are just beautiful. I was there as a storm was passing through, and for a few minutes, the sun broke through the clouds. This stunning, dappled light started moving across the face of the mountains, highlighting those ancient geological patterns. It was a fleeting moment that connected the deep past with the present. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/subtle-currents-of-ibex/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2026-01-01-10-07-58-BR8S4.jpg Subtle Currents of Ibex The big, sweeping curves of the Ibex Dunes are what usually grab your attention, and for good reason. But I've found that the real magic is often in the smaller details that are easy to walk right past. I noticed this little scene while hiking out to the main dunes and made a mental note to return. The wind is constantly at work here, sculpting these intricate, swirling patterns around anything that stands in its way, like this small, resilient shrub. I came back during the soft light of twilight, which was perfect for bringing out the subtle textures and the purplish tones in the sand. It's a quiet composition, just the simple interaction of wind, sand, and a bit of life holding its ground. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winters-breath/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250126-2A6A4008.jpg Winter's Breath One of my favorite things to see in Yellowstone during winter are the 'ghost trees.' You find them near the geysers and thermal pools, where the constant steam freezes onto their branches, coating everything in a thick layer of rime ice. It completely transforms them, giving each one a unique, almost sculptural quality. The air is cold and still, and the steam drifts around, sometimes hiding them and sometimes revealing them. I waited for a while with this particular tree, watching the steam move. For a moment, it parted just enough to frame the tree perfectly, with the sky just visible behind it. It felt like a quiet, fleeting introduction to one of the park's winter spirits. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/weston-beach-instinct/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-11-20-08-21-43-BR8S4.jpg Weston Beach Instinct Weston Beach is a truly fascinating landscape, and for hours I was completely captivated by the rocks, focusing on intimate scenes. But just as the day was ending, a bit of light crept through the heavy clouds at sunset, and it completely refocused my attention on the grand landscape. I quickly found this interesting rock slab with its incredible textures and a nice gentle curve that led the eye into the scene. There was almost no time to think about the composition, so I found myself working purely on instinct, something that only comes with years and years of practice. It was a fleeting moment, but those are often the ones that feel the most rewarding. Weston Beach, Point Lobos, California https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fleeting-depths-of-lake-manly/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-31-09-51-18-BR8S4.jpg Fleeting Depths of Lake Manly We've spent so much time exploring this part of Death Valley, so seeing Lake Manly re-formed after the heavy rains was something special. This was in December, and the water was incredibly still and shallow. I was drawn to the intricate patterns of salt and mud just below the surface; they seemed to map out the desert floor. The conditions that day were just right. The water was like glass, creating a perfect mirror of the Panamint Mountains. There was some nice, dappled light hitting the peaks, which added a lot of depth to the whole scene, contrasting the distant mountains with the textures right at my feet. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/valley-glow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251209-2A6A3993.jpg Valley Glow The light during twilight in Death Valley is something special. As the sun dropped below the mountains, the harsh desert landscape transformed completely. I was drawn to the incredible simplicity of these lines in the Mesquite dunes. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-unrelenting-sea/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251114-2A6A8544.jpg The Unrelenting Sea Standing at Point Lobos, I was mesmerized by the sheer force of the ocean. The waves were relentlessly crashing against these rocks, and I wanted to find a way to convey that raw power. A fast shutter speed is typically used for this purpose, but that didn't feel right; it wouldn't show the energy. Instead, I used a slightly slower shutter to let the water's movement paint itself across the frame, turning the spray into this explosive, white blur against the dark, unyielding stone. It's a good reminder that sometimes the 'rules' of photography don't matter as much as finding the right technique to express the feeling of a place. For me, this was it, the constant, powerful dialogue between water and rock. Point Lobos https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-coastline/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251221-2A6A7025.jpg Ephemeral Coastline I was up at Dante's View, looking down at the temporary Lake Manly, when the sunset began to reflect on the water. For just a few minutes, the entire surface turned this incredible shade of pink. While the temptation is always to go for the big, wide view in a place like Death Valley, I found myself drawn to the smaller interactions along the shoreline. The way the pink water met the textured, bluish salt flats created these beautiful, abstract shapes. It was a good reminder that even in the most immense landscapes, sometimes the most rewarding scenes are the quiet, intimate ones. This brief reflection brought out details that would have otherwise been lost in the larger view. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-18-20-08-20-BR8S4.jpg ´ I'm always looking for those quiet interactions in nature, the places where different elements come together. This spot in Death Valley was a perfect example. Here, fine sand met fresh mud, and I was struck by the similar patterns created by completely different forces. You could see how the wind had sculpted the sand into soft ripples, and right next to it, how water had once flowed and left its own wavy signature in the drying mud. It's one of those things that makes you pause and appreciate how nature has these recurring themes, these familiar rhythms, but they never play out in exactly the same way. It's a simple scene, but it holds a lot of that quiet complexity I love to find. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/relentless-forms/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-30-23-39-26-BR8S4.jpg Relentless Forms What I find so compelling about Death Valley is how you can see the land's history written right on its surface. When I found these patterns, I could see the story clearly. First, water had flowed through recently, leaving these soft ripples in the mud. Then, the relentless desert wind came and scoured the surface, pelting it with sand and covering it with debris. It's a constant cycle of creation and destruction out there. I wanted to emphasize that raw, powerful feeling, so I kept the processing on the darker side. It felt more true to the ominous and powerful nature of the elements that are constantly reshaping this incredible landscape. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/canyon-spotlight/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251029-2A6A7630.jpg Canyon Spotlight It's funny how the best moments often happen when you aren't actively searching for a photograph. We were just out for a hike in Zion Canyon, enjoying the afternoon, when this scene unfolded. The sun was getting low, and for just a few minutes, a beam of light found a gap in the canyon walls. It lit up this one tall tree, making it stand out against the deep shadow of the rock face behind it. The smaller, bright yellow trees in the foreground seemed to create a natural frame, guiding the eye right to it. It was a simple, quiet moment, a reminder to always be open to what the landscape might offer when you least expect it. Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-scrolls-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251210-2A6A4308.jpg Desert Scrolls Death Valley's mud is always a source of fascination for me. After the big storms late last year, I knew there would be some interesting things to find. I came across this incredible wash this past December where a layer of mud had been deposited. As it dried out, it began to peel back on itself in these unbelievable ways. It was like looking at delicate scrolls or shavings of wood, each piece curled into a unique shape. The light gave the clay this deep purple color, which felt completely surreal. It's a temporary art piece, created by the cycle of flood and drought, and I felt lucky to be there to see it before it all crumbled back to dust. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-scrolls/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251210-2A6A4308.jpg Desert Scrolls Death Valley's mud is always a source of fascination for me. After the big storms late last year, I knew there would be some interesting things to find. I came across this incredible wash this past December where a layer of mud had been deposited. As it dried out, it began to peel back on itself in these unbelievable ways. It was like looking at delicate scrolls or shavings of wood, each piece curled into a unique shape. The light gave the clay this deep purple color, which felt completely surreal. It's a temporary art piece, created by the cycle of flood and drought, and I felt lucky to be there to see it before it all crumbled back to dust. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/passages-of-stone/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-10-21-20-45-23-BR8S4.jpg Passages of Stone Anza-Borrego is full of surprises if you're willing to look beyond the main trails. I had heard about a few slot canyons tucked away in the badlands, and finding this one took a bit of searching. I was struck by the elegant, flowing lines carved into the rock. The walls were smooth in some places and rough with texture in others, shaped by countless flash floods. It felt incredibly quiet and still inside the canyon, a hidden world sculpted by water and time. I wanted to make a photograph that conveyed that sense of intimacy and discovery, focusing on the simple, powerful shapes of the passage. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/nocturne/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251204-2A6A2351.jpg Nocturne I don't often find myself making images of the moon. It's a subject I've never really connected with, but this night in Death Valley was different. As it rose over what I believe is Chloride Cliff in the Funeral Mountains, it passed through a layer of high, thin clouds. The way the light interacted with them created this subtle iridescence, a soft glow that was really compelling. It wasn't just a bright circle in the sky; it felt like part of the atmosphere, casting a mysterious and quiet mood over the entire desert landscape. It was one of those simple, unexpected moments that made me stop and pay attention. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/intertidal-garden/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251122-2A6A9608.jpg Intertidal Garden I've always found anemones to be fascinating. When you get down close, you see this whole world of stunning color and texture that's usually hidden by the waves. Finding them is one thing, but making a composition is another challenge entirely. You have to time the tides just right, and even then, every wash of water rearranges the scene. I spent a good while watching the current move over this group, waiting for a moment of clarity. The way the blue and purple tentacles contrasted with the striped green body was just incredible. It's these small, vibrant details in the intertidal zone that really pull me in. Pacific Ocean near Monterey, California https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-storyline/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250319-2A6A9735.jpg Desert Storyline I spend a lot of time in Anza-Borrego, and it's easy to get caught up in the grand landscapes. But on this morning, what really held my attention was this simple ridgeline. The light was fading, and the hills became pure shape, a dark line against the sky. What made it for me were the ocotillos, each one a small, distinct character standing against the last light. It's a quiet scene, almost abstract. I find that these pared-down compositions often say the most. There's a story in that simple line, a feeling of persistence in the desert that you don't need a big, dramatic sunset to appreciate. Anza-Borrego State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-glass/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251215-2A6A5537.jpg Ephemeral Glass Water in Death Valley is a rare thing, so when I located these ephemeral pools on satelite, I knew I had to go looking. After a few miles of walking, we found them. I visited this spot several times, but this particular evening was special. There was absolutely no wind, and the surface of the water was like glass, a perfect mirror. As the sunset colors began to fill the sky, they also filled the water below. This single bush, looking a bit like it was stranded in a temporary sea, created this incredible, symmetrical reflection. It was such a quiet, fleeting moment, the kind of surprise the desert gives you when you're patient. The stillness and the impossible color made it feel truly unique. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-flicker-of-hope/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250514-2A6A2215.jpg A Flicker of Hope These are the kinds of moments I truly live for out in the landscape. It's not always about the big, epic scenes, but these quiet flickers of light that most people would walk right by. I was exploring this canyon in Utah when I saw this single beam cut through the shadows, illuminating just a small patch of rock and earth. It only lasted for a few moments before it was gone. Last year, I gave a presentation that helped me finally put words to why I'm so drawn to scenes like this. For me, these small, brilliant spots of light in an otherwise dark place represent a sense of hope. It's a deeply personal connection, a reminder of finding light in the darkness. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-patient-glow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251109-2A6A8294.jpg The Patient Glow You find some interesting things when you venture deeper into the Zion Narrows, like these walls covered with ferns. I've passed this spot several times, but the wind through this narrow section is relentless and we never quite got the timing right with the elusive glow. This is where perseverance and repeated trips pay off. We finally caught this on an incredibly calm day and got the timing just right to see the light bounce off the opposite wall and illuminate the scene. It was satisfying to finally see the quiet moment I had envisioned, with the soft water flowing past the glowing green ferns. Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/eurekas-fleeting-veil/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250306-2A6A8106.jpg Eureka's Fleeting Veil I'll always remember this day in Death Valley. We were out at the Eureka Dunes when we saw this storm system moving in. Instead of running for cover, we watched as the low clouds began to wrap around the mountains in Eureka Valley. The way the mist moved through the peaks, highlighting those incredible colored stripes in the rock, was just stunning. It created this soft, moody atmosphere that you rarely see in the desert. The hike back was another story, the storm finally caught us, and we got completely soaked by sleet and rain. By the time we made it to the car, we were freezing, but it was absolutely worth it for a scene like this. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/coastal-cosmos/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251116-2A6A8924.jpg Coastal Cosmos I've always found a strange connection between looking into the deep ocean and looking up at the night sky. There's so much we don't know about either, and that mystery is captivating. When I came across this tide pool on the Monterey coast, that feeling was immediate. This little world, full of sea anemones and colorful algae, felt like its own galaxy. Each anemone was like a star or a nebula, a complex system unto itself. It's humbling to think about these intricate lives unfolding in a space most people walk right past. It reminds me that there are entire universes to discover, both out there in the cosmos and right here at our feet, if we just take a moment to look. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo// https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251116-2A6A8924.jpg ´ I spend a lot of time looking for grand landscapes, but sometimes the most incredible worlds are right at your feet. I found this little community of anemones in a tide pool near Monterey during low tide. The water was so still and clear that it was like looking through a window into another dimension. Each anemone was its own universe of color and texture, from the pale green tentacles to the deep purples at their tips. It was a quiet, absorbing moment, just me and this tiny, intricate garden hidden away by the ocean. Pacific Ocean near Monterey, California https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/pacific-ghost/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251130-2A6A9870.jpg Pacific Ghost I've been experimenting with long exposures of birds as a way to express motion and emotion. For me, they often say far more than a simple portrait ever could. That's one of the things I love about photography. It can be purely photojournalistic, focused on beauty, expressive, abstract, or anything in between. In the end, it's up to you as the creator to decide what resonates and how you want to express it. Pacific Coast https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fractured-earth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251202-2A6A0083.jpg Fractured Earth You go to Death Valley expecting these huge, sweeping vistas, and you get them. But sometimes, the most compelling things are right at your feet. These cracks weren't the usual jagged, chaotic patterns. These were smooth, with deep, curved edges that felt almost sculpted. The low sun cut across them, throwing the cracks into pure blackness and making the smooth mud surfaces glow. It felt like looking at a blueprint of the desert, the very bones of the landscape exposed. I spent a long time just composing this small section of the ground, lost in its simple, powerful geometry. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/topographic-contours/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-30-22-34-53-BR8S4.jpg Topographic Contours You don't often associate storms with Death Valley, but when they happen, they leave behind the most incredible things. I found this patch of mud as the ground was drying out. It wasn't just cracking; it was sinking, and as it settled, these delicate, topographical lines formed on the surface. I Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-architect-of-zion/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251109-2A6A8314.jpg The Architect of Zion You spend so much time in the Zion Narrows looking down, watching your footing in the river, that you can forget to look up. I stopped for a break, leaning against a cool, damp section of the canyon wall, and this scene just opened up above me. The light was perfect, catching the inside of this huge alcove and making the sandstone glow with an intense, warm orange. It felt like looking into a furnace. Down where I was standing, everything was in deep, cool shadow. The contrast was what got me. Those dark, vertical streaks against the bright rock looked like they were painted on. It was so quiet in that spot, just the immense scale of the rock and that pocket of brilliant light. Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-nocturne/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250303-2A6A5504.jpg Quiet Cadence You have to walk a fair bit to get to the Ibex Dunes, and that solitude is part of the experience. The sun was getting low, and the light was doing incredible things, carving deep, dark voids out of the landscape. I stopped focusing on the wider scene and just started looking at these shapes. This one curve caught my eye—how the last bit of light skimmed across its crest, making it glow against the absolute black of the shadow behind it. The air was completely still, and the silence was immense. It felt less like a landscape and more like a sculpture. I just tried to capture that simple, powerful contrast, that line between light and nothingness. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-requiem/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250319-2A6A0300.jpg Desert Requiem I found this agave in Anza-Borrego, long after its final act. It's a strange and beautiful thing to witness. These plants spend decades storing up energy for one single, massive bloom. They send up a huge stalk, flower, and then that's it—the whole plant dies. It's a total sacrifice for the next generation. Standing there in the dry desert air, I was struck by the textures left behind. The leaves were like wrinkled parchment, all the life drained out of them but still holding their sharp, architectural shape. I chose black and white to focus on that—the lines, the shadows, and the quiet dignity of its decay against the thorny ocotillo. Anza-Boreggo State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/hayden-valley-calligraphy/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250125-DZ8A2102.jpg Hayden Valley Calligraphy The silence in Hayden Valley during winter is something you can feel. It's a heavy, clean quiet that blankets everything. I was just scanning the landscape when I saw this flash of orange. The fox was moving with such purpose, leaving this perfect, winding signature across the snow. The sun was bright and low, casting a long, sharp shadow that seemed to stretch on forever. I didn't hear a thing, just watched it pause, listening for something I couldn't perceive beneath the surface. It was a simple scene, but it felt profound—just this one living, breathing creature making its way through an enormous, empty world. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/canyon-light-eddy/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251103-2A6A7901.jpg Canyon Light Eddy I spent the morning on the Virgin River in Zion, looking for these smaller, more intimate scenes. The grand vistas are incredible, but there's a different kind of story happening at your feet. I found this one rock holding its ground as the current split and swirled around it. The sun hadn't hit the canyon floor yet, but the light bouncing off the high sandstone walls painted the water's surface. I set up my tripod, feeling the river's pull against the legs, and used a long exposure to smooth the chaotic water into these soft, painterly strokes of blue and gold. It was a quiet, focused moment—just me, the rock, and the constant sound of the river carving its way through the canyon. Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sandstone-and-gold-leaf/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251026-2A6A7211.jpg Sandstone and Gold Leaf You find these little pockets of perfection in Capitol Reef if you just slow down. I was walking along the Fremont River, and the air had that cool, dry snap of autumn. The grand cliffs are always impressive, but my eye was drawn to this contrast. The cottonwood leaves were this impossible, brilliant yellow, so bright they almost seemed to hum with color. Behind them, the sandstone was dark and weathered, full of these deep pockets and hollows carved by time. It was a simple scene, but it felt profound—the vibrant, temporary life of the leaves set against rock that has stood for millennia. I just stood there for a while, listening to the leaves rustle, trying to take in the texture of it all. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-patriarchs-gaze/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251103-2A6A7859.jpg The Patriarch's Gaze I was standing in the Court of the Patriarchs that morning, and the sky was just doing these incredible things. Most people focus on the main three, but my eye kept getting pulled toward Jacob Peak. There was a crispness to the air, that quiet you only get in the desert before the day really starts. The first light was just catching the high edges of the sandstone, making it stand out. The clouds were swirling with so much texture, almost like smoke. I knew right away this had to be a monochrome shot; color would have just been a distraction. I wanted to show the raw contrast between the solid, ancient rock and the fleeting movement of the sky. Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/washburns-reveal/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250126-DZ8A2174.jpg Washburn's Reveal I'd been standing out in Hayden Valley for what felt like an eternity, the cold seeping into my boots. Everything was completely socked in with this thick, silent fog. You couldn't see more than a few feet, and the only sound was the soft crunch of my own shifting weight on the snow. I almost packed it in, but then, for just a couple of minutes, the fog thinned. A soft pink glow appeared, and suddenly the peaks of Mount Washburn were floating above the sea of white, catching that first direct sunlight. The air was so still. It was one of those quiet, unexpected moments that makes getting up in the freezing dark completely worth it. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/elephant-skin/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250320-2A6A0539.jpg Elephant Skin You find the strangest things out in the desert. They call these the Elephant Hills in Anza-Borrego, and I can see why. I was struck by the texture of the land, how it looked like deeply wrinkled skin, folded over on itself after countless seasons of sun and the rare, violent rain. It felt ancient. I wanted to capture just that single, powerful line the hill made against the sky, stripping away everything else. It's a simple composition, but it holds the whole story of this place: time, erosion, and a stark kind of beauty. Anza-Borrego State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/color-before-the-storm/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-07-11-14-39-47-BRadius50Smoothing10.jpg Color Before the Storm Crested Butte, CO https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-unreached-rain/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250312-2A6A8651.jpg The Unreached Rain You can feel a storm coming in the desert long before it arrives. The air gets thick, the temperature drops a few degrees, and you can smell the dust and the distant rain. I was watching this cell move across Anza Borrego, mostly just a dark smudge on the horizon. Then, the sun found a gap behind it, and these incredible shafts of virga lit up. The rain wasn't even hitting the ground, just evaporating mid-air. It was a perfect natural spotlight, and right in the center was this one ocotillo, holding its ground. I only had a minute or two to get the shot before the entire scene dissolved back into the gray afternoon. Anza-Borrego State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winters-shadow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250126-2A6A3956.jpg Winter's Shadow Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sandstones-golden-vein/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250924-2A6A7000.jpg Sandstone's Golden Vein It's funny how the biggest landscapes often hide the most compelling details right at your feet. I was wandering through a canyon system near Moab after some recent rains, and I almost walked right past this. The sandstone was this incredible cool purple in the shade, but then I saw these flashes of gold. The potholes, filled with still, cold water, were perfectly positioned to catch the light hitting the opposite canyon wall. It was like the rock had split open to reveal liquid gold inside. A simple, quiet scene, but it felt like a secret. Moab, Utah https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-veins-of-fire/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251111-2A6A8436.jpg Desert Veins of Fire You hear stories about the aurora showing up in Death Valley, but you never really expect it. Most of the time, it's just a faint red smudge on the horizon. I've been fortunate to see it a couple of times before, but this night was different. A substorm just exploded out of nowhere. The whole sky turned this intense, unbelievable red. I looked down and the salt streams at my feet were glowing, reflecting the sky like they were filled with liquid light. It felt completely unreal, watching the desert floor bleed with the same color as the sky. It was one of those moments you know you'll never forget, a total fluke of nature that I just happened to be in the right place to see. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-contours/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-28-14-55-28-BR8S4.jpg Ephemeral Contours You don't expect to find evidence of so much water in Death Valley. After some rare flooding rains, we found miles of this. It was surreal. The mud had dried just enough to crack, creating these incredible lines that looked like a topographic map. It felt like I was looking at a landscape in miniature. We spent days out there, just walking and watching the light change, feeling like we'd stumbled onto a secret the desert only reveals once in a lifetime. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/echoes-in-stone/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250520-2A6A3344.jpg Echoes in Stone You find the most interesting things when you wander off the main path. I was exploring a narrow canyon deep in Capitol Reef, the kind of place where the only sound is your own breathing. I came across this wall of sandstone, and it just stopped me. It looked like a face staring back, weathered by countless seasons. I ran my hand over the surface; the main rock was gritty, but the inside of these potholes was surprisingly smooth. You can almost feel the memory of the water that swirled here, grinding away grain by grain for who knows how long. It's a quiet reminder of how patient and powerful erosion is, creating these deep, dark voids in the solid rock. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/serpentine-shadow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250323-2A6A0661.jpg Serpentine Shadow Standing at the edge of Fonts Point, you feel like you're looking at a landscape from another planet. The wind was the only sound, kicking up fine dust that settled on everything. I was looking down into this deep wash, watching how it snaked through the badlands. It's a path carved by water that rarely flows here anymore. It felt ancient, like I was seeing the bones of the desert laid bare. You could almost feel the immense pressure and time it took to create these intricate, crumbling walls. It was a quiet, powerful moment. Anza-Borrego State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-forests-embrace/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250711-2A6A4873.jpg The Forest's Embrace Sometimes the most compelling scenes aren't the grand vistas. I found this little arrangement on the forest floor along Kebler Pass, and it just stopped me. What drew me in was the texture and the subtle light playing across the fern fronds, the way they perfectly framed this piece of fallen wood. It felt like a secret, a small, self-contained world hidden in the undergrowth. I spent a good while just looking at the intricate patterns and the soft gradations from light to shadow before I even took the picture. It's a quiet image, but for me, it holds the whole feeling of being deep in that Crested Butte forest on a summer morning. Crested Butte, CO https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/grains-of-life/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251116-2A6A8796.jpg Grains of Life I spend a lot of time walking the California coast, especially when the tide is low. You find these incredible little universes in the pools left behind. I almost missed this one, it was so well camouflaged with the sand. I had to get right down on my knees, my pants getting soaked, to get this shot. The water was cold and crystal clear. What struck me was how the sand coated its tentacles, like it had been dusted with tiny jewels. Each grain was distinct. The colors were so delicate—these muted greens and purples that you only really appreciate when you stop and look closely. It's a quiet scene, a small creature holding its own against the constant motion of the sea. California Coast https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-tides/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-13-08-14-18-AR8S4-Edit.jpg Desert Tides After a week of photographing the same area, you start to think you've seen all the mud cracks the desert has to offer. I was feeling a bit stuck, honestly, just seeing the same patterns from above over and over. Then I stumbled upon this section. The mud wasn't just cracked; it was peeling up, curling into these incredible shapes. The air was getting cold as the last light faded, casting this soft purple glow over everything. Getting down low, I saw how they looked just like waves, frozen in place. It was such a strange and beautiful thing to see in the middle of the driest place imaginable, the memory of water creating an echo of the ocean. It was the exact change of perspective I needed. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/golden-defiance/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251205-2A6A2388.jpg Last Breath Death Valley is full of these quiet little moments if you know where to look. After some rare flooding, I was exploring a remote wash, and the mud was just starting to dry and crack into these incredible patterns. The light was almost gone for the day, falling behind the canyon walls, and the whole scene was sinking into deep shadow. Just as I was about to pack it in, this last sliver of sun cut across the wash and hit this one tiny, dead bush. It lit up like a filament in a lightbulb. The air was completely still, and the silence was absolute. It was just me, the cooling air, and this one little plant holding onto the last bit of warmth. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/zions-canyon-waltz/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251029-2A6A7646.jpg Zion's Canyon Waltz I spend a lot of time waiting for the light in places like Zion. Most of the day, the canyon floor is in deep shadow, but for a few minutes, the sun finds a way through. I was watching the shadows creep across the valley when this single beam broke through and hit these two trees. The leaves, just starting to turn for autumn, caught the light and seemed to ignite against the dark backdrop of the canyon wall. The larger tree, with its twisting branches, looked like it was reaching, almost dancing in that brief spotlight. It was completely quiet except for the sound of my shutter. Just a simple, fleeting moment where the landscape put on a show. Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-quiet-curve/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250303-2A6A5445.jpg The Quiet Curve Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/canyons-halo/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250125-2A6A3769-new.jpg Canyon's Halo You can't plan for moments like this. I was set up at the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, the cold so sharp it felt like it had a physical weight. The air was completely still, and the only sound was the crunch of my boots in the deep powder. I was just watching the shadows stretch when the air itself started to glow. Tiny ice crystals, like diamond dust, began to catch the low sun, and this perfect sun dog formed right in the middle of the canyon. It wasn't a big, dramatic sunrise; it was something quieter, more delicate. It felt like the canyon was sharing a secret, and I was just lucky enough to be there to see it. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-shape-of-cold/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250124-2A6A3738.jpg The Shape of Cold The sheer scale of Yellowstone in winter can be overwhelming. You're always looking for the bison or the steam from the geysers. But we pulled over for a moment, and the world just went silent. The air was so cold it felt sharp in my lungs. Looking down, I saw these simple, elegant curves in the snow right by the road. The light was incredibly soft, catching the subtle blues in the shadows. It wasn't a grand vista, just the quiet shape of the land under a deep blanket of snow. It's these small moments of stillness that often stick with me the most. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-colds-confetti/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250123-DZ8A1734.jpg The Cold's Confetti You don't really understand cold until you've been in Yellowstone when it's well below zero. The air gets so dense with ice crystals you can almost feel it on your skin. I was standing at the edge of this canyon, the sound of a waterfall, when the sun finally broke over the rim. Suddenly, these beams of light cut through the shadows and hit that frozen mist. The air just lit up. It wasn't just light; it was like a shower of tiny, glittering jewels, each one catching the sun and throwing back little sparks of color. It only lasted for a few minutes, but it was one of those moments that makes the frozen fingers and toes completely worth it. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/geyser-basin-sentinels/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250920-2A6A6820.jpg Geyser Basin Sentinels Walking through Norris Geyser Basin always feels a bit like stepping onto another planet. The air has that sharp, sulfurous smell, and the ground itself seems to breathe with steam. On this particular day, the sky was a heavy, uniform gray, which made the white 'bobby socks' trees stand out like bones. I was focused on the stark shapes of the trees when I noticed them—two ravens, sitting shoulder to shoulder on a high branch. They were perfectly still, just two dark silhouettes against the pale wood. The silence was immense. It wasn't a dramatic scene, but a quiet, simple one. Just two companions sharing a view, making this strange, geothermal landscape feel a little less lonely. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lunar-tides-on-the-playa/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-30-22-55-42-BR8S4.jpg Lunar Tides on the Playa It's always a gamble returning to a spot, hoping it will deliver again. We'd found these incredible mud cracks in Death Valley before, and after hearing about another rain, we had to go back. The place was transformed. The rain had laid a fresh, smooth layer of mud over the old cracks. We spent hours there, but the real magic started after the sun went down. A full moon rose, and the desert floor just lit up. The moonlight caught the ripples in the wet mud, creating this river of soft, warm light flowing through the deep blue. It didn't even feel real, standing there in the quiet, watching the moon paint the desert floor. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-embrace/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-30-22-44-45-BR8S4.jpg Ephemeral Embrace I almost walked right past this. After a rare rain in Death Valley, I was exploring some back areas and found this tiny scene. It was just a small puddle, but the way the mud had cracked around it was incredible. The light was hitting it just right, turning everything this soft, unbelievable shade of purple. It felt like I'd stumbled upon something secret. The mud looked like folded fabric, like velvet, with these dark cracks running through it like veins. The water in the middle was perfectly still, reflecting the sky. It was so quiet out there, just me and this little pocket of temporary life in the middle of the desert. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/hollow-earth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-29-20-17-45-BR8S4.jpg Hollow Earth You find these places by just wandering. This particular canyon in central Utah isn't on most maps, which is exactly why I was there. I ran my hand over the walls; they felt like ancient, porous bone. It's hard to comprehend the sheer force of water required to carve out these hollows and curves, one grain of sand at a time. The light was soft and indirect, falling into the depths and highlighting the endless, strange textures. I switched to black and white to really focus on that—the raw shape and shadow of the place, without the distraction of the typical desert reds and oranges. Central Utah https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-shoreline/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-12-20-22-08-22-BR8S4.jpg Ephemeral Shoreline People think of Death Valley as just this harsh, dry place, but if you're there at the right time, it completely transforms. We'd heard about the flooding rains and went exploring, not really sure what we'd find. Then we came across these pools. The late afternoon sun just skimmed across the top of these tiny, perfect dunes the water had carved, lighting up every single grain. The water itself was like dark glass, perfectly mirroring the sculpted edge. It was one of those quiet, unexpected moments that makes all the searching worthwhile. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/tempest-and-bloom/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Helicon-2025-07-21-21-36-34-BRadius20Smoothing4.jpg Tempest and Bloom You can feel the storm coming in this one. The air was thick and you could smell the rain on the wind, but the sun found one last gap to light up Mt. Crested Butte. I was scrambling to find a good spot in this incredible field of lupines, getting down low to make them feel like they were stretching all the way to the mountain. The contrast was what got me—the deep purple of the flowers and the bruised-looking clouds against that final, warm glow on the peak. It was completely silent for a moment, that kind of heavy quiet that happens right before a downpour. I knew I only had a few seconds, and I'm glad I was there to see it. Crested Butte, CO https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-sky-falls-twice/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251213-2A6A5427.jpg The Sky Falls Twice We'd been planning for the Geminids for a while, and when the rains brought back Lake Manly, I knew we had a rare opportunity. We hiked out to a quiet spot along the shore, set up our chairs, and just settled in. The air was still and cool, the kind of quiet you only get deep in the desert. The water was like glass, turning the whole landscape into a perfect mirror of the cosmos. We saw plenty of smaller meteors, but then this one just ripped across the sky. It was so bright, a brilliant blue-green streak that lit everything up for a second. Seeing it and its twin simultaneously streaking across the water was just unreal. It was one of those moments that makes all the planning and waiting worth it. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/deserts-pastel-memory/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251208-2A6A3118.jpg Desert's Pastel Memory You never really know what you'll find in Death Valley, especially after a good rain. The Mesquite dunes are usually so dry and shifting, but the recent floods had packed the sand down, making it firm under my boots. As the sun started to set, the light hitting the damp sand was just incredible. It wasn't the usual harsh desert light; it was soft, creating these deep purples in the hollows and a warm, almost peachy glow on the ridges. The wind and water had carved these delicate, repeating lines into the surface. It was completely silent out there, just me and these temporary patterns that I knew would be gone as soon as the desert heat returned. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/badwaters-fleeting-mirror/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251207-2A6A2445.jpg Badwater's Fleeting Mirror Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/stone-sierras-of-weston-beach/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251119-2A6A9371.jpg Stone Sierras of Weston Beach I spend a lot of time on coastlines looking for grand scenes, but sometimes the most compelling landscapes are right at your feet. I was walking along Weston Beach on a cool, overcast day, the air thick with the smell of salt and damp stone. I almost passed this by, but the sharp, geometric lines in the rock caught my eye. When I looked straight down, the scene transformed. It wasn't just cracked rock anymore; it was a miniature mountain range, complete with jagged peaks, dark valleys carved from sediment, and foothills made of fine gravel. The scale was completely illusory. I spent a good while just crouched there, framing this tiny, epic world that the tide had revealed. Point Lobos State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-atlas/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20251028-2A6A7491.jpg Ephemeral Atlas It's funny how the best scenes are often tucked away where no one else is looking. I was driving a well-known wash in Capitol Reef, and on a whim, I decided to explore a narrow side canyon. Just a few hundred feet in, the canyon opened up slightly to reveal this small pool of water. I looked down and saw this perfect composition: a tiny island of sand, shaped by receding water, with a single piece of driftwood placed just so. The water was a deep purple, reflecting the golden sandstone cliffs above while revealing the rippled sand on the bottom. It felt like stumbling upon a secret, a miniature landscape complete in its own quiet world. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-divided-paradise/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250714-2A6A5801.jpg A Divided Paradise We were exploring high up on Paradise Divide near Crested Butte when we came across these small tarns. The water became a perfect mirror, so clear it was disorienting to look at. The sky was filled with this incredible pattern of clouds, and seeing it reflected so perfectly felt unreal. It was one of those moments of absolute quiet and symmetry you can only find deep in the mountains, where the air is cool and the world seems to hold its breath just for you. Crested Butte, CO https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/gothic-peaks-promise/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250713-2A6A5159.jpg Gothic Mountain's Promise The air was thick and heavy with the coming storm, and we were completely torn on where to go. Head for the high ground for a sunset view, or stay lower on the eastern slope and hope for a rainbow? We went back and forth, finally settling on this field, the smell of damp earth and wildflowers all around us. Just as we set up, the clouds cracked open. The sun hit Gothic Mountain with this intense, warm light, and then this double rainbow just exploded across the sky. It was one of those moments of pure luck, where all the indecision pays off in a way you could never have planned. The light was perfect, the colors were electric, and for a few minutes, everything was still. Crested Butte, CO https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/firestarter/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250710-2A6A3602.jpg Firestarter I was out near Crested Butte in the early morning when this storm just exploded over the mountains. The air grew cold and heavy, and you could smell the ozone before you even saw the first flash. The thunder wasn't just a sound; you could feel it vibrating through the ground. Then the sky just tore open. For a few seconds, the entire landscape was lit up by this incredible web of electricity. It was a humbling display of raw power. It's a complicated memory, though, because I later learned this same beautiful storm sparked a wildfire that did a lot of damage in Black Canyon National Park. It's a stark reminder of the dual nature of these forces. Crested Butte, CO https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/stone-strike/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250520-2A6A3343.jpg Stone Strike You find the most interesting things when you slow down. I was deep in a narrow canyon in Capitol Reef, and the air was cool and still. It was pretty dark, and my eyes were just getting used to the low light when I saw this. It was like a lightning bolt had been branded into the rock. The rest of the wall was dark and covered in this rough, spotty lichen, but this one crack was perfectly clean, almost glowing with this warm, sandy color. It was such a stark contrast, this sliver of raw stone against the aged surface. I spent a good while just looking at it, this little moment of geological art hidden away from everything. Capitol Reef National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/before-the-deluge/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250306-2A6A7918.jpg Before the Deluge You can feel a storm coming in the desert long before it hits. The air gets thick, the temperature plummets, and a strange silence falls over everything. We were way out on the Eureka Dunes when this system rolled in, and the contrast was just incredible. The sand seemed to hold onto the last bit of warmth and light, glowing against the bruised purple of the clouds. I could see the rain moving across the distant peaks, a gray curtain sweeping towards us. I remember the wind picking up, stinging my face with fine grains of sand. I got just a few frames before the first cold drops hit—a mix of rain and even a little snow. It was a mad dash back to the truck, but worth it for this view. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/profile-of-silence/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250303-2A6A5497.jpg Profile of Silence Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fading-into-white/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250127-2A6A4102.jpg Fading into White I came across this stand of 'bobby socks trees,' their lower trunks bleached by the thermal waters they once stood in. They just materialized out of the white, one by one, like charcoal sketches on a blank canvas. There was no wind, just a damp, biting cold that seeped into my gloves. I stood there for a while, just watching them fade in and out of existence with the shifting mist. It felt like standing on the edge of the world. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/halo-of-ice/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250125-2A6A3785.jpg Halo of Ice It was one of those mornings in Yellowstone where the cold is so deep it feels like a physical presence. Negative twenty, and the air itself was frozen, filled with what they call diamond dust—tiny ice crystals that catch the light. I was standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and the silence was absolute. Then, as the sun tried to break through, this sun dog formed in the sky. It wasn't a dramatic sunrise, but something more subtle. The air began to glitter, each ice crystal a tiny spark. I framed this small, tough little tree against the glowing haze, trying to capture the feeling of being inside a snow globe, surrounded by quiet, frozen light. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/anzas-sinuous-secret/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2025-04-01-20-42-56-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Anza's Sinuous Secret Everyone knows about 'The Slot' in Anza-Borrego, but I'd heard rumors of other, quieter canyons. It took some searching, but finding this one felt like a real discovery. The air inside was immediately cooler, a welcome relief from the desert sun. The silence was the first thing I noticed, broken only by the soft crunch of my boots on the sandy floor. I could feel the fine grit of the walls just by looking at them. My eye was drawn down the winding path, toward that sliver of orange light that seemed to pull me forward. It felt like I was walking through the earth itself, following a secret passage that promised something beautiful just around the next bend. Anza-Boreggo State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sandstorm-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250306-2A6A7165.jpg Sandstorm A rare sight of exceptional patterns at a remote set of dunes in Death Valley. Recent rainstorms had brought the magnetite to the surface creating these black patterns that I had not seen in my past ten years of visits. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/talon/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20250227-2A6A5312.jpg Talon A curious rock formation in an almost unknown cayon in Death Valley that we neamed "Hummingbird Canyon" for the numeroius hummingbirds we encountered. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/twisted-and-tangled/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241015-2A6A6846.jpg Twisted and Tangled A lone tree in the forest Oregon Coast https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/guardian/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241217-2A6A2698-Enhanced-NR.jpg Guardian A lone pupfish holds still for his portrait amongst the sea of young pupfish Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/all-dotted-up/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241027-2A6A8044.jpg All Dotted Up Sandstone with dots San Rafael Swell https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/why/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241027-2A6A7965.jpg Why? Salt seeping out of sandstone creates waves of patterns San Rafael Swell https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/light-dance/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241017-2A6A7401.jpg Light Dance Sunlight beams through early morning mist Oregon Coast https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/crash-into-me/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241016-2A6A7113.jpg Crash Into Me Waves crashing over sea stacks create an ephemeral waterfall Oregon Coast https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/unforgettable/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241011-2A6A6290-Enhanced-NR.jpg Unforgettable An unforgettable night of Aurora, here reflection in Lake McDonald Glacier National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/orion-ablaze/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241011-2A6A6229-Enhanced-NR.jpg Orion Ablaze The Aurora glows brightly over Saint Marys Lake with Orion in the sky Glacier National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/porcelain-skies/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241007-2A6A5251-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Porcelain Skies The Aurora glows brightly over Porcelain Springs Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sar-and-milky-way/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241007-2A6A5230-Enhanced-NR.jpg SAR and Milky Way A band of stable auroral red arc (SAR) streaks across the milky way. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/glacial-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241001-2A6A4843.jpg Glacial Light Clearing storm over Mount Rainier creates dappled light on the glaciers. Mount Rainier National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/get-tangled-in-my-web/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240927-2A6A4785.jpg Get Tangled in my Web A spiderweb in Yellowstone covered in dew droplets on a cold morning Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/peaks-aglow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240713-2A6A2136-Enhanced-NR.jpg Peaks Aglow Last light on the mountains in Crested Butte during a clearing storm at sunset. Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mountain-tides/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240617-2A6A0350-Enhanced-NR.jpg Mountain Tides A storm passes through the Tetons creating waves on Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/hidden-gem/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240324-2A6A8737.jpg Hidden Gem A lesser known overlook in Garrapatta State Park Garrapata State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/be-still-my-heart/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240322-2A6A8572-Enhanced-RD.jpg Be Still My Heart A heart shaped rock on Weston Beach Weston Beach, Point Lobos State Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/welcoming-canyon/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-12-26-14-52-14-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Welcoming Canyon Reflected light creates a welcoming invite into the canyon Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/salt-geometery/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-12-20-20-21-21-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Salt Geometery Salt sticks form after flooding rains fill the playas Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sensual-eureka/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-12-20-20-00-22-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Sensual Eureka Rolling dunes of Eureka Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fall-wonderland/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241002-2A6A4894.jpg Fall Wonderland Fall colors grace the hillsides while Mount Rainier reveals itself through the clouds. Mount Rainier National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fire-on-the-playa/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-12-08-19-51-07-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Fire on the Playa An incredible sunset erupts over a playa in Death Valley. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-vortex/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230301-2A6A9367.jpg Desert Vortex A storm passing through Death Valley lights up the clouds and leaves dappled light on the hillsides creating a dramatic black and white image. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/distorted-reality/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20221013-2A6A9314.jpg Distorted Reality An abstract image of a boat hull in the Newport harbor in Oregon. I enjoyed photographing the rugged commerical fishing boats in this harbor as a creative excercise. Newport Harbor, Oregon https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/into-the-mist-ic/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240906-2A6A2892-Enhanced-NR.jpg Whispers of the Yellowstone A misty, monochrome vista of the Yellowstone River unfolds in layers of shadow and light, where a tranquil foreground pool mirrors the brooding sky above, while ghostly trees emerge from the fog-shrouded far shore, evoking a sense of timeless mystery and raw natural beauty. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/secrets-beyond-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/IMG_7942-2-Edit.jpg Secrets Beyond A rarely visited section of a slot canyon in Death Valley with intricate patterns in the rock walls with glowing reflecting light in the distance. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mountain-wonder/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240618-2A6A0417.jpg Mountain Wonder Dappled light on a smaller peak in the Teton range from a clearing storm Grand Teton National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/turn-around-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Turn-Around.jpg Turn Around The Subway in Zion National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/racetrack-geminids-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Racetrack-Geminids-Final.jpg Racetrack Geminids Geminds meteor shower over the Racetrack in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/reflecting-on-the-cosmos-3/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240407-2A6A9901-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Reflecting on the Cosmos The Milky Way reflecting in Lake Manly Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/gold-rush/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240405-2A6A9618-Enhanced-NR.jpg Gold Rush Desert Gold wildflowers in Panamint Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/panamint-gold/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240405-2A6A9543-Enhanced-NR.jpg Panamint Gold Desert Gold wildflowers in Panamint Valley at sunset Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/wildflowers-below-telescope-peak/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240405-2A6A9491-Enhanced-NR.jpg Wildflowers below Telescope Peak Desert Gold wildflowers in Panamint Valley with Telescope Peak Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sheared-canyon-walls/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240312-2A6A8357-Enhanced-NR.jpg Sheared Canyon Walls Cliff face with sheared off rock Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/striped-home/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240312-2A6A7892-Enhanced-NR.jpg Striped Home Phenomenal striped rocks with vegetation growing in them Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/panamint-dunes-spotlight/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240312-2A6A7866-Enhanced-NR.jpg Panamint Dunes Spotlight Panamint Dunes with spotlighting Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/revealed/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240306-2A6A7463-Enhanced-NR.jpg Revealed Illuminated hillsides Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/kit-fox-hills-illuminated/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240302-2A6A7155-Enhanced-NR.jpg Kit Fox Hills Illuminated The Kit Fox Hills being illuminated Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/glow-in-a-rarely-visited-slot-canyon/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240225-2A6A7118-Edit.jpg Glow in a rarely visited slot canyon Red Glow Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/what-lies-above/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240222-2A6A6869-Enhanced-NR.jpg What Lies Above A challenging obstacle in a slot canyon Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/shining-down/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240219-2A6A6680-Edit.jpg Shining Down Light beams coming down on the Panamint Range Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/feeling-small/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240219-2A6A6659-Edit.jpg Feeling Small A rainbow over Telescoope Peak Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/light-bands/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240219-2A6A6641-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Light Bands Moments of light illuminate the hillsides Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dust-storm/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240219-2A6A6640-Enhanced-NR.jpg Dust Storm A wind storm kicks up dust on the mesquite dunes Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/just-a-splash/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240219-2A6A6637-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Just A Splash A splash of light illuminating the hillsides Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/out-of-this-world/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240217-2A6A6572-Enhanced-NR.jpg Out of This World Surreal colors in Lake Manly Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/reflected-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240217-2A6A6561-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Reflected Light Light reflecting off the wet surface of Badwater Basin Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/alluvial-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240217-2A6A6542-Enhanced-NR.jpg Alluvial Light An alluvial fan with spotlighting Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/flooded-valley/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240217-2A6A6523-Edit.jpg Flooded Valley Beams of light illuminate the Panamint Range Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fanned-out/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240217-2A6A6519-Enhanced-NR.jpg Fanned Out A beutifully illuminated alluvial fan Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mud-consumed-by-mud/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240215-2A6A6475-Enhanced-NR.jpg Mud Consumed by Mud Mud that had cracked in a previous flood, then re-covered by fresh mud from a new flood Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/live-streaming/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240214-2A6A6378-Edit-Edit.jpg Live Streaming Streams wind their way through Badwater Basin creating Lake Manly Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/windswept-3/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240211-2A6A5782-Enhanced-NR.jpg Windswept Wet mud in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dune-depth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240210-2A6A5672-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Dune Depth Mesquite dunes and the Kit Fox Hills in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/chilled-warmth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240209-2A6A5645-Enhanced-NR.jpg Chilled Warmth An alluvial fan with spotlighting in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/drama-incoming/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240208-2A6A5634-Enhanced-NR.jpg Drama Incoming Dramatic virga above the badlands in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/bring-the-warmth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240208-2A6A5616-Enhanced-NR.jpg Bring the Warmth Warm light illuminates the hillsides with snow covered peaks in Death Valley. with Lake Manly below Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/tales-of-winter/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240208-2A6A5612-Enhanced-NR.jpg Tales of Winter Warm light illuminates the hillsides with snow covered peaks in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/moments/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240208-2A6A5608-Enhanced-NR.jpg Moments Warm light illuminates the hillsides with snow covered peaks in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winter-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240208-2A6A5581-Enhanced-NR.jpg Winter Light Warm glow from sunrise on snow covered hills in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/rarity/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5556-Enhanced-NR.jpg Rarity A winter storm blankets the mountains in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/all-swirled-up/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5550-Enhanced-NR.jpg All Swirled Up Swirled geology in the hillsides in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sacred-pyramid/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5547-Edit.jpg Sacred Pyramid A small peak with dappled light in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/spotlit-pyramid/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5540-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Spotlit Pyramid Pyramid Peak in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/whipped-mud/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5352-Edit.jpg Whipped Mud Dried mud in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fog-layers/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5341-Edit.jpg Fog Layers Fog reveals the layers of hills in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/magic-hills/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5331-Edit.jpg Magic Hills Low clouds float around the volcanic hills in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-maze/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240207-2A6A5308-Enhanced-NR.jpg Desert Maze Low clouds and snow in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/walking-on-salty-water/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240206-2A6A5300-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Walking on Salty Water Lake Manly reflections in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/limited-time/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240206-2A6A5280-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Limited Time Lake Manly reflections in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mystery-lands/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240205-2A6A5231-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Mystery Lands Low clouds float around the volcanic hills in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/chocolate-hills/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4819-Edit.jpg Chocolate Hills Low clouds float around the volcanic hills in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/peeking-through/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4800-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Peeking Through Streams in Badwater Basin reveal themselves as the clouds cleared Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-window/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4797-Edit.jpg Desert Window A hole in the clouds reveals the landscape below in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sea-foam-salt/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4784-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Sea Foam Salt Colored salt water in Lake Manly in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/alluvial-daps/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4747-Enhanced-NR.jpg Alluvial Daps Dappled light on the hillsides in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/clouded-inferno/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4726-Edit.jpg Clouded Inferno Low clouds swirl around the hillsides as dappled light covers the playa of Badwater Basin below. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winding-away/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4720-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Winding Away Streams wind their way through Badwater Basin after flooding rains Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/flaming-playa/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4694-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Flaming Playa Tangled streams cover Badwater Basin after flooding rains Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/breaking-through/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4681-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Breaking Through Low clouds envelope the hillsides in Death Valley from Dantes View Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/amongst-the-clouds/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4677-Edit.jpg Amongst the Clouds Low clouds envelope the hillsides in Death Valley from Dantes View Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/floating-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4667.jpg Floating Low clouds envelope the hillsides in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/enchanted-land/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4656-Edit.jpg Enchanted Land Low clouds envelope the hillsides in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/layered-symphony/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4652-Edit.jpg Layered Symphony Dappled light on the hillsides in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dappled-morning/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240202-2A6A4647-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Dappled Morning Dappled light on the hillsides in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/delicate-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231218-2A6A3729-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Delicate Mud cracks in Death Valley with a turtle back growing out of them https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/forces-of-wind/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231217-2A6A2839-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Forces of Wind Salt at the edge of Lake Manly in Badwater Basin in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-brain-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231217-2A6A2836-Edit.jpg The Brain Salt at the edge of Lake Manly in Badwater Basin in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/scalloped-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231216-2A6A2817-Enhanced-RD-Edit.jpg Scalloped Mud cracks in the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/curiousity/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231216-2A6A2797-Edit.jpg Curiousity Coyote footprints in mud cracks in the Mequite Dunes at Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/swept-away/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231216-2A6A2745-Enhanced-NR.jpg Swept Away Sand ripples in the Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/reset-the-track/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231214-2A6A1926-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Reset the Track Rocks at the Racetrack in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/geometric-designs-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231212-2A6A0644-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Geometric Designs Mud cracks with sand in the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/puzzled/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231212-2A6A0544-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Puzzled Mud cracks in the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/cracks-on-fire/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231212-2A6A0460-Edit.jpg Cracks on Fire Mud cracks in the Mesquite Dunes in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/pyramids/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231209-2A6A1303-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Pyramids Hillsdies in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/new-salt-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231209-2A6A1291-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg New Salt Water in Badwater Basin or Manly Lake in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sea-foam-playa/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231209-2A6A1281-Edit.jpg Sea Foam Playa Water in Badwater Basin or Manly Lake in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/grains-of-chill/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231208-2A6A1258-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Grains of Chill Sand dunes at Panamint sand dunes in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/last-breath/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231208-2A6A1245-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Last Breath Sand dunes at Panamint sand dunes in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/just-a-touch-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231208-2A6A1242-Edit.jpg Just a Touch Sand dunes at Panamint sand dunes in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/in-the-nude/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231208-2A6A1214-Edit.jpg In The Nude Sand dunes at Panamint sand dunes in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/spotlit/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231208-2A6A1147-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Spotlit Panamint sand dunes in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/transitions/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231208-2A6A0827-Edit.jpg Transitions Sand ripples at Panamint sand dunes in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/symbols/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-04-15-22-23-08-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Symbols A curious pattern of circles in a rock face Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/imposing-canyon/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-03-10-16-33-50-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Imposing Canyon A stunning slot canyon Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/glowing-its-rock-off/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-03-10-16-28-30-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Glowing its Rock Off Extreme glow in a slot canyon Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/passage-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-03-04-19-27-51-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Passage This passageway was one of the highlights of the year, and incredible bridge formed in a slot canyon https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mudpie/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-03-02-13-04-18-ARadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Mudpie Mud cracks in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/conglomerate-antelope/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-27-38-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Conglomerate Antelope Incredible glowing red light in a rarely visited slot canyon Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ring-around-the-canyon/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-22-50-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Ring Around the Canyon Red rocks form a ring in a rarely visited slot canyon Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-moments/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-21-57-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Ephemeral Moments Wet mud around a pool with Tucki Mountain in the background Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/demented-slide/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-21-19-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Demented Slide A hidden canyon that is rarely visited that lies next to the highway Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/chocked-up/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-18-24-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Chocked Up A rarely visited slot canyon in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/garden-of-eden/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-17-25-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Garden of Eden A rarely visited slot canyon in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/follow-the-glow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-16-56-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Follow the Glow A rarely visited slot canyon in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/what-lies-beyond/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-16-11-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg What Lies Beyond A rarely visited slot canyon in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/venture-further/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-14-40-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Venture Further A rarely visited slot canyon in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/chrome-waves/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-12-10-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Chrome Waves Wet mud in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/finding-a-way/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-06-56-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Finding a Way Mud cracks in Death Valley with a desert holly growing out of them Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/cracked-earth-3/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-05-22-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Cracked Earth Mud cracks in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/flooded-reflections/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-02-13-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Flooded Reflections Water in Badwater Basin or Manly Lake in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-river-runs-through-the-desert/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-10-01-16-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg A River Runs Through the Desert Water in Badwater Basin or Manly Lake in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sweeping-salt/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-09-59-04-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Sweeping Salt Salt at the edge of Lake Manly in Badwater Basin in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dripping-in-salt/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-02-28-09-57-16-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Dripping in Salt Salt at the edge of Lake Manly in Badwater Basin in Death Valley Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/going-deep-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-01-01-11-17-31-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Going Deep Mud cracks in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mini-superbloom-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-01-01-08-57-16-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Mini-Superbloom Desert Gold wildflowers in Panamint Valley, Death Valley at sunset https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/one-pill-makes-you-larger-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2023-12-31-20-05-06-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg One Pill Makes You Larger Sand ripples at Panamint sand dunes in Death Valley https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/passage/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-03-04-19-27-51-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Passage This passageway was one of the highlights of the year, and incredible bridge formed in a slot canyon Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/tidal-textures/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241015-2A6A6977.jpg Tidal Textures Sea grasses sway gently on the Oregon Coast, creating an intimate landscape of subtle tonalities. The delicate interplay of light and shadow across the sea grasses caught my eye, revealing the quiet beauty of this coastal ecosystem. Oregon Coast https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/810/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Locations.jpg https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/809/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Locations.png https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/center-stage-in-the-canyon/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240906-2A6A2930-Enhanced-NR.jpg Center Stage in the Canyon A solitary tree, illuminated by early morning sunlight, stands out against the shadowy walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The natural spotlight effect creates a dramatic contrast, highlighting the tree's form amidst the vast, dark canyon landscape. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/806/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Thumbnail.jpg https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/racetrack-geminids/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Racetrack-Geminids-Final.jpg Racetrack Geminids Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/secrets-beyond/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/IMG_7942-2-Edit.jpg Secrets Beyond A rarely visited section of a slot canyon in Death Valley with intricate patterns in the rock walls with glowing reflecting light in the distance. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/delicate/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231218-2A6A3729-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Delicate Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/not-snow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231217-2A6A2839-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Not Snow Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-brain/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231217-2A6A2836-Edit.jpg The Brain Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/scalloped/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231216-2A6A2817-Enhanced-RD-Edit.jpg Scalloped Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/geometric-designs/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231212-2A6A0644-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Geometric Designs Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/new-salt/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231209-2A6A1291-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg New Salt Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/just-a-touch/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231208-2A6A1242-Edit.jpg Just a Touch Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/forest-whispers-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231006-DJI_20231006085808_0345_D-Edit.jpg Forest Whispers default https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/glowing-embrace-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231001-2A6A0136-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Glowing Embrace https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/autumn-mosaic-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20231001-2A6A0124-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Autumn Mosaic https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/aspen-serenade-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230930-2A6A0083-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Aspen Serenade https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lone-luminary-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230930-2A6A0065-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Lone Luminary https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/natures-cathedral-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230929-PANO_0001-Pano-Edit.jpg Nature's Cathedral default https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lone-plume-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230924-2A6A9909-2-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Lone Plume https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/inner-and-outer-forces/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230918-2A6A3712-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Inner and Outer Forces https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/reflecting-on-the-cosmos-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230622-2A6A1806-Edit.jpg Reflecting on the Cosmos https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sandstorm/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20230301-2A6A9365-Edit.jpg Sandstorm https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/going-deep/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-01-01-11-17-31-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg Going Deep Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mini-superbloom/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2024-01-01-08-57-16-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Mini-Superbloom Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/one-pill-makes-you-larger/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2023-12-31-20-05-06-BRadius8Smoothing4-Edit.jpg One Pill Makes You Larger Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lupine-paradise/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/2023-12-31-16-11-23-BRadius8Smoothing4.jpg Lupine Paradise https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/771/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/LWQ164---Transforming-as-the-Salt-by-David-Kingham2.jpg https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/770/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/lwq164cover-fullsize-1.jpg https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/769/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20241031-2A6A8227.jpg Arches Potholes Ephemeral Reflections at Arches National Park: A fleeting moment of magic unfolds as the rising sun bathes the iconic sandstone formations of Arches in golden light. Rain-filled potholes mirror the dramatic sky, creating a stunning double image of weathered rock and billowing clouds. This serene scene, captured in the heart of Moab's red rock country, showcases the raw beauty of the desert landscape after a rare desert rainfall. The interplay of light, water, and stone exemplifies the ever-changing nature of this arid environment. As a landscape photographer, I've visited this spot numerous times, patiently waiting for the perfect combination of conditions. On this particular morning, just before daylight savings time ended, the later sunrise allowed for a more leisurely approach to this breathtaking vista. The light lasted mere seconds before clouds obscured the sun, but in that brief window, the essence of Arches National Park was perfectly distilled. Arches National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/grand-prismatic-aurora-reflections/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240510-2A6A0030-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Grand Prismatic Aurora Reflections The Aurora Borealis reflects in the terraces of Grand Prismatic Spring Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/insipred/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240511-2A6A0119-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Insipred Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/great-fountain-eruption-of-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20240511-2A6A0127-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg Great Fountain Eruption of Light During a rare geomagnetic event on May 10, 2024 the aurora reflected in the terraces of Great Fountain Geyser. 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The backdrop against the snow covered ghost trees made this quite painterly. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/739/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-52.jpg Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/738/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-51.jpg Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/737/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-50.jpg Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dawns-golden-veins/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-49.jpg Dawn's Golden Veins As the first golden rays of dawn pierce through the quietude of Yellowstone's frosted forests, a stream, unfazed by the winter's chill, winds like a ribbon of life through the snow. The trees, cloaked in a soft, icy garb, bask in the warm glow, casting long shadows that dance playfully on the sparkling white canvas beneath. It's a moment of serene beauty, where the sun's embrace awakens the slumbering woods, painting every frost-kissed blade of grass and each delicate ice crystal in a light as tender as the day's first breath. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/yellowstones-winter-serenade/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-48.jpg Yellowstone's Winter Serenade In the hushed heart of Yellowstone National Park, a brave stream carves its path through the winter's embrace. The land lies under a thick blanket of snow, where the silence is almost audible, save for the gentle burble of the steadfast stream. Trees, standing as silent sentinels, are frosted in white, their branches heavy with winter's touch, and the air carries the crispness of untouched wilderness. This scene is a dance of contrasts, where the chill of the snow meets the fluid warmth of the water, crafting a natural symphony of sight and sound that is the quiet pulse of Yellowstone in the winter. 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The golden light cascades across the frozen landscape, illuminating the creek's meandering path through the snow. The contrast between the warm sky and the cool shadowed snow creates a dynamic visual symphony, a daily ritual that evokes the enduring wonder of Yellowstone's natural beauty. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winters-whisper/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-20.jpg Winter's Whisper The delicate interplay of sunset's lavender light casts gentle shadows across the pristine snow in Hayden Valley. The wind-sculpted drifts create a textural masterpiece, each ridge a testament to the subtle forces of nature. The fading light brings out a dance of hues, painting the snow in soft purples and pinks, while the crispness of the valley air seems to hold the moment in a tranquil pause. It's an ode to the quiet beauty that winter bestows upon Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/evenings-grace-over-yellowstone-river/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-19.jpg Evening's Grace Over Yellowstone River The Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley is captured in the tranquil embrace of evening's grace. As twilight descends, the river reflects the soft pastel hues of the sky, while the snow-draped banks hug its curves, creating a harmonious flow through the landscape. The distant hills, touched by the fading light, add depth to the scene, reminding us of the vast, untouched wilderness of Yellowstone. This moment, where light and landscape converge, is a quiet testament to the enduring beauty of nature's transitions. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winters-canvas-painted-in-gold/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-18.jpg Winter's Canvas Painted in Gold As the sun retreats beyond the horizon, its parting gift is a path of golden light that weaves through the snowy expanse of Hayden Valley. Alum Creek reflects this celestial fire, contrasting the cool embrace of the snowdrifts that line its banks. The sky, a tapestry of gold and shadow, crowns the scene, its dramatic clouds watching over the peaceful transition from day to night. It's a daily masterpiece, where the elements of water, earth, and air converge in a harmonious display of Yellowstone's wintry splendor. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winters-gentle-exhale/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-17.jpg Winter's Gentle Exhale The world softens around Alum Creek as dusk descends, painting the scene with the gentlest brushstrokes of lavender and rose. Snow banks, plump with winter's bounty, cradle the creek in a tender embrace, while the water itself reflects the tranquil pastels of the twilight sky. It's a moment suspended in time, where the crispness of the snow contrasts with the water's subtle warmth, inviting a sense of peace that only a Yellowstone sunset can inspire. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/a-golden-sigh-on-the-breath-of-winter/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-16.jpg A Golden Sigh on the Breath of Winter As the sun lowers its gaze upon Alum Creek, the world is hushed, save for the gentle murmur of water whispering beneath the snow. The golden hue of the winter sunset breathes a fleeting warmth over the scene, a soft sigh of light that touches the soul with its ephemeral beauty. It's a visual symphony of warmth against the cold, of light amidst the shadows, where the creek weaves a pathway of molten gold through the hibernating land. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/golden-hour-gleam-at-alum-creek/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-15.jpg Golden Hour Gleam at Alum Creek Alum Creek in Yellowstone's Hayden Valley is bathed in the resplendent glow of the setting sun. The golden light kisses the snow-blanketed landscape, drawing sinuous lines of warmth across the creek's frozen edges. The reflections on the water create a pathway of light, guiding the eye through the tranquility of this winter scene. Clouds, heavy with the promise of more snow, are painted with the day's last colors, hovering over the valley in a majestic display of nature's quiet end to the day Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/701/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-14.jpg Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/700/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-13.jpg Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/699/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-12.jpg Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/silent-soliloquy/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-11.jpg Silent Soliloquy Yellowstone Lake is cloaked in winter's serene silence, with a blanket of snow stretching endlessly toward the horizon. A single fissure breaks the monotony, offering a stark, dark contrast that leads the eye through the expanse of white. Above, the sky melds with the mist, a canvas of soft grays where sunbeams struggle to pierce through. It's a minimalist portrait of calm, the world reduced to elemental forms and hues, where the lake rests quietly beneath its icy shroud, and nature's breath is visible in the chilly air. 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This fluid mosaic invites a moment of contemplation, a glimpse into the river's hidden depths and the dance of the elements at play. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/steam-and-sapphire/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-5.jpg Steam and Sapphire This image is a vivid portrayal of Porcelain Basin's dynamic landscape within Yellowstone National Park. Thermal pools glow with an ethereal sapphire hue, surrounded by a mosaic of mineral deposits that create an otherworldly tableau. Wisps of steam rise and mingle with the air, shrouding the basin in a dreamlike mist. The edges of the hot springs are delineated by vibrant colors, painting a picture of nature's alchemy at work, where the earth's fiery heart meets the cool kiss of the air in a delicate balance of extremes. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/earths-artistic-palette/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-4.jpg Earth's Artistic Palette This image offers a captivating glimpse into the ethereal beauty of Porcelain Basin within Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone. The geothermal activity of the area paints a mesmerizing tapestry of colors and shapes on the earth's surface. Steam rises mystically from the hot springs, veiling the vibrant hues of orange, brown, and green that streak the ground, a natural artwork crafted by the geothermal forces beneath. It's a dynamic landscape, ever-changing and alive, where the earth's inner heat meets the cool air of Yellowstone's atmosphere. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/winters-mystic-veil-over-grand-prismatic/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-3.jpg Winter's Mystic Veil Over Grand Prismatic Overlooking the Grand Prismatic Spring, winter casts a mystic veil as steam rises like phantoms from the warmth of the geothermal waters. The vivid colors of the spring are subtly subdued by the snow's gentle touch, while the surrounding landscape is a contrast of warmth and cold—a theatre of nature's elements. The sky, a dramatic canvas of moving clouds, reflects upon the thinly veiled surface, hinting at the vibrant life beneath. It's Yellowstone as rarely seen, where the awe of the Grand Prismatic Spring is whispered in tones of winter's frost and steam. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/guardians-of-the-winter-river/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-2.jpg Guardians of the Winter River Along the banks of the Firehole River in Yellowstone, a congregation of evergreens stands resolute, their branches draped in a lavish cloak of snow. Fallen comrades lay across the ground and into the river, a natural testament to the harshness and beauty of the season. The river, dark and fluid, provides a stark contrast to the still and muted world around it, a ribbon of movement in the otherwise silent tableau. The scene whispers of the untamed spirit of Yellowstone, a place where nature's raw majesty is eternally on display, even under the weight of winter's white mantle. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/enchanted-winter-pines/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Winter-Wonder-1.jpg Enchanted Winter Pines In the heart of Yellowstone's winter woods, the pines stand cloaked in their heavy robes of snow. Each branch is meticulously adorned with nature's own decoration, a testament to the silent, persistent work of the falling snowflakes. It's as if the forest itself has become a kingdom of white, where the trees reign as frosty monarchs in a world paused by winter's touch. The air is still, filled with the muffled serenity that only snow can bestow, making this corner of Yellowstone a scene captured in the timeless beauty of winter's embrace. 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I was focused on the scenes looking down into the badlands and about to call it quits for the morning when suddenly light found its way through the clouds to subtly light up the mountains and create the slightest rainbow. 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years, but I finally had enough vision and skill with my post-processing to create what I envisioned. A simple scene in Yellowstone where I was able to create just the right flow in my composition and then process in a very soft manner to accentuate the subtle pastel colors in the terrace. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lost-in-the-clouds-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Lost-in-the-Clouds.jpg Lost in the Clouds Upon seeing this island in Yellowstone years ago I knew I wanted to capture it on a foggy morning. The timing finally worked out this year as we were presented with just he right amount of clouds and fog where you could see the island and the mountains in the background. The island was obscured just enough to give it the illusion of floating in the fog. I was able to extract some subtle colors out of the sky so it was not a dull grey scene, just a slight pastel to give it some life. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/isolated-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Isolated.jpg Isolated Trees in fog at Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/into-the-mystic-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Into-the-Mystic.jpg Into the Mystic Trees in fog at Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/illuminated/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF9573-Enhanced-Recovered.jpg Illuminated Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/floating/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF9239-RAF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg Floating Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lightly-steamed/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF5339-RAF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg Lightly Steamed Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/in-the-spotlight-2/ 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https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/vortex/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201007-DSCF5137-RAF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg Vortex Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/greenery/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20200630-DSCF4395-RAF_DxO_DeepPRIME-Edit.jpg Greenery Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fantasy-land/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20200626-DSCF3769-2.jpg Fantasy Land Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/stepped/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20190915-DSCF4952-Enhanced-Edit.jpg Stepped Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mosaic-glow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Mosaic-Glow.jpg Mosaic Glow Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/450/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Zag.jpg Zag Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/449/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Worms-2.jpg Wormy Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/448/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Worm.jpg Worm Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/447/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Weathered.jpg Weathered Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/446/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Waves-of-Grains.jpg Waves of Grain Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/445/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Veined.jpg Veined Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/valley-awakening/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Valley-Awakening.jpg Valley Awakening Thunderstorms bringing life to the desolate desert in Death Valley Naitonal Park Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/443/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Upside-Down.jpg Upside Down Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/442/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Twists.jpg Twists Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/440/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Transitions.jpg Transitions Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/439/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Swoosh.jpg Swoosh Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/438/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Swirled-Tones.jpg Swirled Tones Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/437/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Swept.jpg Swept Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/436/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Superbloom.jpg Superbloom Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/435/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Stepped.jpg Stepped Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/434/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Square.jpg Square Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/433/ 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cracked, rippled, peeling, I become obsessed. This particular scene did not present itself until the sun was seconds from dipping below the mountains. It was truly a fleeting moment that lasted all of ten seconds. Moments before, and after, the light did not reveal the depth and texture of the mud. The light told the story for this image. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/419/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Remnants.jpg Remnants Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/reflecting-on-the-cosmos/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Reflecting-on-the-Cosmos.jpg Reflecting on the Cosmos Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/417/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Razer.jpg Razer Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/416/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Razer-Tall.jpg Razer Tall Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/415/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Perfectly-Aged.jpg Perfectly Aged Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/414/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Peeled.jpg Peeled Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mesquite-dunes-layers-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Pastel-Dunes.jpg Mesquite Dunes Layers Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/412/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Parched-Twilight.jpg Parched Twilight Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/411/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Parched-Moonset.jpg Parched Moonset Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/410/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Panamint-Layers.jpg Panamint Layers Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/408/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/No-Bad-Light.jpg No Bad Light Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/407/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Muddy.jpg Muddy Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/mesquite-glow-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Morning-Light.jpg Morning Light Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/405/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Mixed-Up.jpg Mixed Up Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/evolved-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Mirror.jpg Mirror Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/402/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Marble-Swept.jpg Marble Swepth Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/luminous-ripples-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Luminous-Ripples.jpg Luminous Ripples Mud ripples in Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/luminescence-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Luminescence.jpg Luminescence A spring fed salt flat glows under the setting sun in a remote area of Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/399/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Lost-in-the-Textures.jpg Lost in the Texture Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/398/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Lit.jpg Lit Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/397/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Lightning-Mud.jpg Lightning Mud Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/396/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Layer-Cake.jpg Layer Cake Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/395/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Last-Light.jpg Last Light Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/394/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ironed.jpg Ironed Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/393/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/In-the-Clouds.jpg In the Clouds Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sand-storm-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ibex-Storm.jpg Ibex Storm Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/391/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Hint.jpg Hint Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/390/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Heart-Cracks.jpg Heart Cracks Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/389/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Hard-Sun.jpg Hard Sun Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/zabriskie-glow-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Glown.jpg Glown Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/387/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Glowing-Grasses.jpg Glowing Grasses Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/glowing-cotton-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Glowing-Cotton.jpg Glowing Cotton Twilight glows on Cottonball Basin in Death Valley National Park after sunset. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/385/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Get-Lost.jpg Get Lost Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/384/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Gap.jpg Gap Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fractured-impressions/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Fractured-Impressions.jpg Fractured Impressions Spring storms leave dramatic fileds of mud cracks in Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/382/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Flushed.jpg Flushed Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/381/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Eureka-Light.jpg Eureka Light Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/into-the-light-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Eureka-Drama.jpg Eureka Drama Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/379/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dusted-2.jpg Dusted Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/378/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF9840-Edit.jpg Badwater Under the Stars Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/377/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Drawn.jpg Drawn Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/375/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dots.jpg Dots Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/374/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Desert-Life.jpg Desert Life Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-ice-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Desert-Ice.jpg Desert Ice Mud like this is fleeting and rare in the desert, you need a flood to create such ripples. So it is always a joyous occasion to find patterns like this. When the sun sets and the twilight glows on the playa the mud appears to transform into ice as it glows on the edges of the ripples. Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/372/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Desert-Flowers.jpg Desert Flowers Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/371/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Depth.jpg Depth Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/milk-chocolate/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dappled-Mud.jpg Dappled Mud Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/369/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dap.jpg Dap Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/368/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dantes-Sunset.jpg Dantes Sunset Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/366/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dancing-Swirls.jpg Dancing Swirls Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/365/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Crossing.jpg Crossing Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/364/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Cracked-Up.jpg Cracked Up Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/cracked-earth-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Cracked-Earth.jpg Cracked Earth Despite being drawn to this scene in the field, I nearly passed it over in Lightroom due to the uninspiring light that it was taken in. This is a case where I was able to combine my skills in developing a raw file into my vision. The original was flat and bright, I was able to darken this considerably and draw out the light tones to accentuate where the light was hitting and give dimensionality to the mud cracks. 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https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Cottonwood-Alley.jpg Cottonwood Alley The Narrows in Zion National Park Zion National Park | 2021 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/blizzard/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Blizzard.jpg Blizzard A snow storm in Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park | 2021 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/glowing-cotton/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Glowing-Cotton.jpg Glowing Cotton Twilight glows on Cottonball Basin in Death Valley National Park after sunset. Death Valley National Park | 2021 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/windswept/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Desert-Winds.jpg Windswept Sunset at the Ibex Dunes in Death Valley National Park during a wind storm. Death Valley National Park | 2021 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-28/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-28.jpg Ephemeral #28 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-27/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-27.jpg Ephemeral #27 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-26/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-26.jpg Ephemeral #26 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-25/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-25.jpg Ephemeral #25 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-24/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-24.jpg Ephemeral #24 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-23/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-23.jpg Ephemeral #23 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-22/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-22.jpg Ephemeral #22 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ephemeral-21/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ephemeral-21.jpg Ephemeral #21 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https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20200113-DSCF9315-Pano.jpg Badwater Reflections https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/luminescence/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Luminescence.jpg Luminescence A spring fed salt flat glows under the setting sun in a remote area of Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sand-storm/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Ibex-Storm.jpg Sand Storm https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/into-the-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF7682-Edit-1.jpg Into the Light https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/evolved/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Evolved.jpg Evolved https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/sculpted/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF2482.jpg Sculpted https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/autumnal-glow/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF1267-Edit.jpg Autumnal Glow https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/eternal-reflections/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Eternal-Reflections.jpg Eternal Reflections The milky way reflects in the Snake River at the famous Oxbow Bend in Grand Teton National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/celestial-embrace/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Celestial-Embrace.jpg Celestial Embrace The milky way arcs over the North Moulton Barn in Grand Teton National Park with airglow burning brightly in the sky https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/badlands-winter-milky-way/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Badlands-Milky-Way-Pano.jpg Badlands Winter Milky Way Who says you can't shoot the milky way in the winter? Taken a week ago in the Badlands in South Dakota. This is a 13 image pano facing Northwest. ISO 6400, f/2.8, 20 seconds. Canon 6D with Rokinon 24mm. Care to join me in the Badlands next year? http://www.davidkinghamphotography.com/badlands-2014-night-photography-workshop Better version and free downloads on my site http://www.davidkinghamphotography.com/night/h3FE1819#h3fe1819 https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/tranquility/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Tranquility.jpg Tranquility A magical morning in Grand Teton National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fire-and-ice/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Fire-and-Ice.jpg Fire and Ice https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/alpine-paradise/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF5674-Edit.jpg Alpine Paradise https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/autumn-cornucopia/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Autumn-Cornucopia.jpg Autumn Cornucopia A spectacular sunset erupts over Dallas Divide in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dreaming-2/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201227-DSCF0032-Enhanced.jpg Dreaming https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/145/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Salt-Glow.jpg Salt Glow Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/144/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Reflecting-Salts.jpg Reflecting Salts https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dantes-sunrise/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dantes-Sunrise.jpg Dantes Sunrise Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dotted-reflections/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Dotted-Reflections.jpg Dotted Reflections Death Valley National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/rough-seas/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20190929-DSCF5139.jpg Rough Seas https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/spotlight/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF4479-1.jpg Spotlight Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/alpine-storms/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/DSCF3029.jpg Alpine Storms https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/survivors/ 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https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/APC_0056-hdr.jpg https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/95/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/18403772_10155375467600407_2495761411928149511_o.jpg https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/the-ring/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/The-Ring.jpg The Ring I've always been on the lookout for interesting Corn Lillies, but I never found anything that particularly caught my attention. That is until I saw this grouping, the plant was growing in a neat circular formation around a grouping of flowers. I quickly set up directly above the plant before the wind picked up again and was able to present this beautiful display of nature. In post-processing I knew I wanted to convey this in black and white, I did significant burning and dodging to accentuate the ring and refined this from great feedback I received on NPN. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/rippled-fire/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Rippled-Fire.jpg Rippled Fire I love photographing the mud patterns in Death Valley, whether it's cracked, rippled, peeling, I become obsessed. This particular scene did not present itself until the sun was seconds from dipping below the mountains. It was truly a fleeting moment that lasted all of ten seconds. Moments before, and after, the light did not reveal the depth and texture of the mud. The light told the story for this image. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/overcome/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Overcome.jpg Overcome I have photographed this scene many times over the years, but I finally had enough vision and skill with my post-processing to create what I envisioned. A simple scene in Yellowstone where I was able to create just the right flow in my composition and then process in a very soft manner to accentuate the subtle pastel colors in the terrace. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lost-in-the-mist/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Lost-in-the-Mist.jpg Lost in the Mist This image was a complete surprise, it was taken on a foggy morning in Anza Borrego. I was focused on the scenes looking down into the badlands and about to call it quits for the morning when suddenly light found its way through the clouds to subtly light up the mountains and create the slightest rainbow. I acted fast and was able to capture this fleeting moment before it disappeared forever. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lost-in-the-clouds/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Lost-in-the-Clouds.jpg Lost in the Clouds Upon seeing this island in Yellowstone years ago I knew I wanted to capture it on a foggy morning. The timing finally worked out this year as we were presented with just he right amount of clouds and fog where you could see the island and the mountains in the background. The island was obscured just enough to give it the illusion of floating in the fog. I was able to extract some subtle colors out of the sky so it was not a dull grey scene, just a slight pastel to give it some life. Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/inner-warmth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Inner-Warmth.jpg Inner Warmth This is a great example of being able to create scenes on a blue sky day. These tress were perched on a West facing slope and as the sun rose in the East the light slowly came above the ridge catching some of the trees before bathing the whole hillside in light. I loved the way this tree created a V shape and how the sun subtly lit it, giving it separation from the other trees. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/inner-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Inner-Light.jpg Inner Light This is likely my favorite image of the year, but it may not resonate with others. It's hard for me to explain why I like it so much. It is dark and mysterious.It speaks to the fact that there is no light without darkness, how we must appreciate the hard times in life as it gives us perspective to truly appreciate the good times. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/flames-in-the-sand/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Flames-in-the-Sand.jpg Flames in the Sand I found this scene wandering around the beach in California without intentions of creating an image. Daylight was fading and the temperature was dropping, seemingly time to go home. Instead I noticed this flame like pattern in the sand below a storm sewer with beautiful light reflecting off the rusty metal structure. I was able to create beauty from something dirty, gross, ugly, and seemingly not interesting by keeping my eyes and mind open to seeing what's around me. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/desert-ice/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Desert-Ice.jpg Desert Ice Mud like this is fleeting and rare in the desert, you need a flood to create such ripples. So it is always a joyous occasion to find patterns like this. When the sun sets and the twilight glows on the playa the mud appears to transform into ice as it glows on the edges of the ripples. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/cracked-earth/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Cracked-Earth.jpg Cracked Earth Despite being drawn to this scene in the field, I nearly passed it over in Lightroom due to the uninspiring light that it was taken in. This is a case where I was able to combine my skills in developing a raw file into my vision. The original was flat and bright, I was able to darken this considerably and draw out the light tones to accentuate where the light was hitting and give dimensionality to the mud cracks. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/canyon-stars/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Canyon-Stars.jpg Canyon Stars When I created this image I was again wondering around Zion Canyon with no expectations of creating an image. I left my mind open to see what was around me and I noticed the light hitting these trees, one just barely hanging on to a few leaves makes them shine like stars in the canyon. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/alpine-splendor/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/Alpine-Splendor.jpg Alpine Splendor Many would lament that the fall in Colorado was less spectacular than usual, but if your mind was open you could find scenes like this where the alpine tundra went absolutely wild and the colors were like nothing I've seen in Colorado before. This was a simple moment where I waited for just the right soft light to cover the hillside. https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/dreaming/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201227-DSCF0032-Enhanced.jpg Dreaming Rocky Mountain National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/thermal-swiped/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201017-DSCF6418.jpg Thermal Swiped Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/towering-light/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201011-DSCF5858.jpg Towering Light Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/puffed/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201011-DSCF5801-Enhanced.jpg Puffed Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/alone-on-a-hill/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201010-DSCF1496-Enhanced.jpg Alone on a Hill Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/fall-mist/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201008-DSCF5338.jpg Fall Mist Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/peeking-out/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201008-DSCF5314.jpg Peeking Out Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/into-the-mist/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20201008-DSCF5214-Enhanced.jpg Into the Mist Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/lower-falls-spotlight/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20200626-DSCF3878-Enhanced.jpg Lower Falls Spotlight Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/73/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20200626-DSCF3777-Enhanced-2.jpg Isolated Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/yellowstone-zen/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20200626-DSCF3769.jpg Yellowstone Zen Yellowstone National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/ghost-tree/ https://www.davidkingham.com/images/xl/20200620-DSCF3499.jpg Ghost Tree Grand Teton National Park https://www.davidkingham.com/photo/zabriskie-swirls/ 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