"I almost never set out to photograph a landscape nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot.' My first thought is always of light"
--Galen Rowell

Lightfall

In addition to subject and composition, the light frequently adds additional drama and impact to an image. These are photographs that I made because of the light. It is the light that makes interesting photographs of these subjects, some of which are otherwise rather mundane.

Night Bus Trees on the Merced Sunset in Cape Meares Lighthouse North Head Lighthouse Timberline Motel Toll Free at Texas Springs A Summer Morning at Bodie On a Desert Trail Silhouette by the Sea Sundown at Mono Lake Pfeiffer House at Custer Ghost Town Surf at Gull Rock Sea Cave Three Sisters Lighthouse Steps Cranes at Dusk Mesa Arch Gas Pumps at Kings Canyon Lodge Imaginary Friends Agave Parked Cars at Blue Swallow Spotlight at Canyon X

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