"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 Roman Pool Sunset in Cape Meares Lighthouse On a Desert Trail A Summer Morning at Bodie A Promise on the Prairie Timberline Motel Tranquil Tableau Mission Light Spotlight at Canyon X Conoco and Dew Drop Inn Pfeiffer House at Custer Ghost Town Teacup and Luke Three Sisters Parked Cars at Blue Swallow Imaginary Friends McWay Falls A Patch of Sun at Hornbeck Homestead Surf at Gull Rock No Vacancy

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