1/x “Lake, Peninsula, and Reflections” — Morning sun comes to a rocky peninsula at a wilderness lake reflecting giant talus slopes, Inyo National Forest. Reflections in the waters of…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/10/01/l... #wilderness #reflection #nature #sierranevada #landscape #photography

I’d love to borrow the sky from this Steve Gingold photograph! ;-)

October is fall aspen color month in the Sierra Nevada. A few years ago I wrote a book on the subject, and there’s a page at my website with more information: gdanmitchell.com/equipment-re... #fall #autumn #color #photography #aspens #leaves #sierranevada #landscape #nature

Beth Young’s photograph captures the look and feeling of autumn in the Western mountains.

Daily Flora Lupinus (II), 3.17.16 patriciaemersonmitchell.com/2025/09/30/d...

Among other things, David Hoffman makes really wonderful photographs of very small birds.

Lake, Peninsula, and Reflections "Lake, Peninsula, and Reflections" — Morning sun comes to a rocky peninsula at a wilderness lake refleting gigantic talus slopes, Inyo National Forest.

From the archive: “Apartments, Driveway, Dusk” — Security lights illuminate the driveway of an urban apartment complex, Pasadena. A few years back, out for an evening walk in Pasadena. gdanmitchell.com/2017/01/14/a... #southerncalifornia #california #night #urban #architecture #photography

1/x “Dawn, Fog, and Frost” — Dawn fog drifts above frost-covered landscape at Tuolumne Meadows. During most of the summer months, after the snow clears…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/30/d... #yosemite #nationalpark #sierranevada #fog #dawn #mountains #nature #landscape #photography

Patricia Emerson Mitchell photograph

Dawn, Fog, and Frost "Dawn, Fog, and Frost" — Dawn fog drifts above a frost-covered landscape at Tuolumne Meadows.

From the archive: A reworked version of ""Evening, Near Fruita" — Evening light on the cliffs and hills of Capitol Reef National Park near Fruita. gdanmitchell.com/2014/11/17/e... #utah #redrock #capitolreef #nationalpark #sunset #nature #landscape #photography #southwest

One of several fascinating photographs (phasinating photographs? fascinating fotographs?) of fog and tree silhouettes by Damian Ward.

This. ‪k.g. Sambrano‬ photograph is a fine example of making photographs in places and of subjects that few would think of. In a world of “trophy shots” of well-known subject, that is admirable.

This Gary Nylander photograph verges on being an abstract image.

1/x Handbills and Tags” — Handbills and tags in a frame on a wall, Santiago de Compostela. This subject comes from a side-street in Santiago de Compostela…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/29/h... #santiagodecompostela #spain #europe #streetphotography #travel #photography

Hadbills and Tags "Hadbills and Tags" — Handbills and tags in a frame on a wal, Santiago de Compostela.

Fascinating color and textures in this Rachael Talibart photograph.

I know. Some people here have tens or hundreds of thousands of followers on Bluesky. But I just hit 4,800. And I grateful to all of you who follow me and my daily photography posts here. Thanks! (Onward toward 5000! :-)

From the archive: “Black Aspen Leaves, Frost” — Blackened aspen leaves in frost following an early fall snowfall, eastern Sierra Nevada Not all autumn aspen leaves turn red, yellow, and orange! Post: gdanmitchell.com/2012/10/15/b... #aspen #leaves #fall #autumn #nature #landscape #photography

1/x “Trees, Pond, and Morning Mist” — Late-Summer morning mist rises from a subalpine pond surrounded by dense forest. I have driven past this lake for years — decades actually…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/28/t... #yosemite #nationalpark #trees #sierranevada #nature #landscape #photography

I don’t know photographer Bill Leitzinger‬, but this is an interesting & unusual view of this landscape. I think that we’re looking at wildfire smoke around the distant peaks. It is easy to be frustrated by those conditions, but if you shift your perspective a bit, smoke can be a worthy subject.

Getting the components of a photograph like this to come together requires a lot of time in the field, a lot of patience, and the ability to see and quickly take advantage of the situation as it happens. (David Hoffman photograph.)

Trees, Pond, and Morning Mist "Trees, Pond, and Morning Mist" — Late-Summer morning mist rises from a subalpine pond surrounded by dense forest.

From the archive: “Cottonwood Tree and Canyon Walls” — Red sandstone canyon walls above an autumn cottonwood tree. From a trip to the Utah backcountry with a photographer friends a few years ago. gdanmitchell.com/2014/12/30/c... #utah #landscape #cottonwood #redrock #nature #photography #aturum

1/x “Shadows, Ponte Dei Carmini” — Light and shadows on buildings at the Ponte Dei Carmini, Venice. This photograph from Venice embodies many of the features…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/27/s... #venice #italy #europe #travel #urban #architecture #street #photography

Shadows, Ponte Dei Carmini "Shadows, Ponte Dei Carmini — Light and shadows on buildings at the Ponte Dei Carmini, Venice

Another photograph from a previous autumn, as I set my sights on this year's fall color: “Autumn Leaves, Creek” — Trees and bushes with autumn leaves line the banks of an Eastern Sierra Nevada creek. More: gdanmitchell.com/2023/10/17/a... #fall #autumn #nature #landscape #sierranevada #photography

1/x “Forest, Whie Drin River” — A person stands next to the White Drin River under a forest canopy, Kosovo. The White Drin is a branch of the Drin River that drains Kosovo and…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/26/f... #kosova #drin #river #europe #balkans #nature #landscape #travel #photography

Forest, Whie Drin River "Forest, Whie Drin River" — A person stands next to the White Drin River under a forest canopy, Kosovo.

1/x “Meadow and Young Trees, Morning” — A meadow interspersed with young trees ascends toward forest and ridges in morning light. I have passed…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/25/m... #yosemite #sierranevada #nationalpark #monochrome #blackandwhite #nature #landscape #haze #light #photography

Something different from the archive this morning. A few years ago I had he privilege of spending several seasons photographing professional classical musicians during every phase of their work, including rehearsals like this one.

Fall color is coming to urban areas, too. Here’s an older photograph from New York City: “Signs of Autumn, Manhattan.” #nyc #highlinepark #manhattan #newyork #autumn #fall #nature #photography #urban

1/x “Rugged Big Sur Coast”” — Big Sur Coast’Sea stacks and surf along the rugged Big Sur coastline. I intentionally framed this view to exclude everything except…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/24/r... #bigsur #coast #ocan #seascape #nature #landscape #california #photography

Rugged Big Sur Coast "Rugged Big Sur Coast" — Sea stacks and surf along the rugged Big Sur coastline.

From the archive: Here’s another photograph from a previous autumn in the Eastern Sierra, on a morning with just a bit of wildfire smoke. “Autumn Lake, Dawn, Eastern Sierra — An Eastern Sierra Nevada lake surrounded by autumn aspen trees and distant peaks.“ #landscape #fall #autumn #photography

1/x “Three Trees, Sunrise” — Three trees at Tuolumne Meadows in hazy sunrise light. During the first half of September I spent a few days camping and photographing…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/23/t... #yosemite #nationalpark #sierranevada #sunrise #trees #nature #landscape #photography

Three Trees, Sunrise "Three Trees, Sunrise" — Three trees at Tuolumne Meadows in hazy sunrise light.

I’m happy to say that autumn, my favorite season of the year, has arrived. I’m not in California at the moment, but here’s a photograph of one of my fall color haunts in the Eastern Sierra Nevada: “Eastside Canyon — Fall color in a steep and rugged Eastern Sierra canyon.”

1/x “Albanian Alps” — Rugged peaks of the Albanian Alps, seen from the Valbone River Valley. As a serious fan of California’s Sierra Nevada, for many years…https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/22/albanian-alps/ #albania #valbonel #europe #mountains #balkans #nature #landscape #travel #photography

Albanian Alps "Albanian Alps" — Rugged peaks of the Albanian Alps, seen from the Valbone River Valley.

Two eagles (old image from several years back):

Daily Flora Green, 3.18.16 patriciaemersonmitchell.com/2025/09/21/d...

1/x “Meadow and Mountains” — Morning haze and wildfire smoke on Mounts Dana and Gibbs above a Yosemite high country meadow. In some places the Sierra Nevadal…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/21/m... #sierranevada #yosemite #nationalpark #mountains #meadow #nature #landscape #photography

Meadow and Mountains "Meadow and Mountains" — Morning haze and wildfire smoke on Mounts Dana and Gibbs above a late-summer Yosemite high country meadow.

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1/x Morning, St. Mark’s Square” — A few people and many pigeons, early morning at St. Mark’s Square, Venice. St. Mark’s Square can be one…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/20/m... #venice #italy #europe #travel #street #urban #blackandwhite #monochrome #photography

Morning, St. Mark’s Square "Morning, St. Mark's Square" — A few people and many pigeons, early morning at St. Mark's Square, Venice

Tree trunks, fog, and a bit of autumn color color — what more could you ask for? christopher Harrison photograph.

1/x “Shoreline, Pond, and Mountains” — Early evening sun lingers on the shoreline of a pond beneath the Sierra Nevada crest. This pond was a frequent subject…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/19/s... #wilderness #sierranevada #mountains #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #photography