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Aspen Forest. Dixie National Forest, Utah. October 5, 2012. © Copyright 2017 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
Tall autumn aspen trees stretch across mountain landscape of Dixie National Forest
Generally speaking, aspen trees don't grow like this much in my home state of California. On a two-week visit to Southern Utah's beautiful wild and protect lands back in 2012 we entered the state from the west and drove up into the mountains around Brian Head and Cedar Breaks National Monument, where we spent a few early October days poking around, exploring, and discovering autumn color. (Utah aspen color comes a bit earlier than Sierra Nevada aspen color, and it was reaching the end of its run when we arrived.) One afternoon we simply decided, for no particular reason that I can recall, to investigate a gravel road that headed of to the south from a main route, and before long we ended up among the tall, straight trees of this beautiful aspen forest.
For all of its beauty, much of which has been preserved in national parks, monuments, and forests, there are political forces in Utah that want to destroy these beautiful places that belong to all Americans. Rather than saving and protecting the beauties of their state, they want to give the resources away for the short-term benefit of special interests who will use up the land and walk away. (Take a look at the legacy of the Uranium mining around Moab if you need example of a precedent.) There are many ways to fight back and work to protect these lands. One group doing good work on behalf of the Utah wild land resources is the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. They could use your support right about now.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, "California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the Sierra" is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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Photographs made while exploring and documenting Ohio’s State Nature Preserve system. Some of the only places left in the state where nature remains uninterrupted. These lands are underappreciated, underfunded, but rich with a subtle beauty that I revere with my view camera.
Tachihara 8x10 Double Extension
Schneider G-Claron 355mm f/9
Ilford HP5+
Pyrocat HD 1:1:100
What I like best about this shot is that there's shallow ravine right in front of me and the sun was highlighting parts of the stones along the edge. (Southern Oregon Cascades Trip DSC_7821.jpg)
In order to ascend to the second natural ridge above the city in search of more temples you have to progress up a steep narrow path amongst the trees. Close to here I was hearing the sounds of spider monkeys but on this occasion they were too far away to spot let alone photograph.
Orlestone is three hundred and eighty eight hectares in size. It is predominantly mixed native broadleaves and a small percentage of conifer.
The area is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest), managed principally for birds and butterflies.
There is a medium sized car park and picnic area, with a height barrier at the main entrance. . All roads are unsurfaced. As it is very low lying, it has a tendency to flood in winter.
This amazing Bamboo Forest is located just a short train ride outside of Kyoto, and its just like a surreal dream. I'll never forget my visit because it was raining so heavy that I had to buy myself an umbrella to explore the area. If you are only in a place once, you can't let a little rain stop you from enjoying it.
I battled the elements with my nikon D800 + nikkor 14-24mm on my tripod holding the umbrella over my camera whilst I got soaked, had to get my priorities right ! ... I had an amazing rain jacket but was wearing jeans and they seemed to weigh about 20kg full of water. I shot about 10 HDR brackets, some with groups literally 2 meters from the lens but this was my favorite of a group of Japanese girls and their pink umbrellas wandering off down the path
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