"How to Explain" I feel lucky to have made this shot; I saw this light out of the corner of my while walking through a quiet forest. I took a couple of focus stacks, and the light was gone before I knew it. I am no stranger to quickly fleeting light, but I was not expecting it midday in a forest!

New gallery release! brentgoesoutsi.de/2025-appalac... I've released 36 more images to my website and newsletter, in a gallery named "2025: Appalachian Spring." This photo is titled "Passion for Glory." It was one of the most dazzling and incredible displays of light I've ever seen!

"Begin Again" From my 2024 Southwest Autumn release.

"Eye of the Canyon" From my 2024 Southwest Autumn release.

"Fun Stuff" From my 2024 Southwest Autumn release.

"Enough for Everyone" 2024 Southwest Autumn

"Streamers" From my recently released "2024 Southwest Autumn" gallery. brentgoesoutsi.de/2024-southwe...

"After the Party"

"These Canyon Walls" From my recently released "2024 Southwest Autumn" gallery. brentgoesoutsi.de/2024-southwe...

"Jumble" Inspired by folks with careful and quiet compositions of the southwest, I've always wanted a nice photo of some of the beautiful boulders that tumble down from high canyon walls.

"Foreshadowing" From my recently released "2024 Southwest Autumn" gallery. brentgoesoutsi.de/2024-southwe...

"It Takes A Village" From my recently released "2024 Southwest Autumn" gallery. brentgoesoutsi.de/2024-southwe...

"Shapes of Water Long Gone" From my recently released "2024 Southwest Autumn" gallery: brentgoesoutsi.de/2024-southwe...

"So Beautiful It Hurts" From my recently released "2024 Southwest Autumn" gallery: brentgoesoutsi.de/2024-southwe...

"Peek Around Every Corner" Takin' a peek at some quiet canyons with Eric Bennett. From my recent "2024: Southwest Autumn" release.

"Learn the Rules and Then Break Them" A crowd favorite from my released released collection: "2024 Southwest Autumn"

This is a fantastic ultrawide composition! I really enjoy the way the river lines up with the path, and how the curve of the path fits in the bottom of the frame just right. The light on the mountains and the sky ain't hurtin' neither. #recommendation

#recommendation A very nice collection of quiet, graceful imagery!

"Worth It" 2024 New photos and writing coming soon - subscribe to my newsletter to see! It's a collection of photos I made while backpacking in some canyons with Eric Bennett. We ended up having quite an adventure. I wrote a journal about it, in case you're curious about our gnarly adventures.

#stream_of_consciousness 2025-03-04 I took this photo in White Sands National *Monument* in 2017 (it became a park in 2019). I never really did anything with it but now I think it's a perfect candidate for this project. I still enjoy it after 8 years, which I can't say about all of my old work!

I was interviewed again on We Talk Photo! It's always an honor to chat about nature photography and creativity for a podcast.

#stream_of_consciousness 2025-02-18 Hat tip to my buddy Kevin Sink who alerted me that nature photography's next hot spot, northern Illinois, had a beautiful coat of hoar frost. Oh, and I'm getting ready to release a new gallery soon. Sign up for my newsletter to see it.

My first post.

I'm really glad to see Krister Berg joined bluesky! He is a nature photographer from Sweden. His compositions are always thoughtful and immaculate. A master at finding the amazing in the mundane. #recommendation

#recommendation A wonderful variety of well-separated tones and textures across the frame. The graceful shape of the ice and snow at the top of the frame complements the graceful shape of the tree's reflection at the bottom of the frame. The composition is dialed in, yet doesn't feel stiff.

A masterclass in contrasts: high and low frequency textures, warm and cool color contrasts, dark darks and medium darks and midrange and medium lights and light lights. All of the lines intersecting with the edges of the frame feel comfortable. Balanced shapes across the frame. #recommendation

Fantastic texture and feeling! Sandra never fails to make an intriguing and unique image. #recommendation

Phenominal. The trees have tons of character and are perfectly balanced in the frame. More subtly, the tones in the background are also very balanced. The whole thing comes together into an image that feels comfortable and intriguing at the same time. #recommendation

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"The Elements" Another one of my all-time favorites. I made this on a multiday hike in the rocky mountains in 2021. Although it literally represents a small slice of space and time, it brings back a flood of memories and emotions from the entire experience.

#stream_of_consciousness 2025-02-11 I made this photo just a couple of days ago on a gorgeous snowy day in Wisconsin. This cluster of reeds poking out of a frozen lake reminded me of a signature on a piece of paper.

"Thanksgiving" Colorado Plateau, 2019 If you forced me to select my favorite photo I've ever made, this would be the first one to come to mind. I titled it Thanksgiving because of its color palette, but also because so many great things were happening in my life that I was immensely grateful for.

#stream_of_consciousness 2024-10-26 This is a recent favorite from my "backyard" in northern WI. I love how the shapes, colors, & light are all chaotic yet balanced. Using harsh light is a challenge, so I am happy whenever I can make it work! White pines in particular can make it glowy and soft.

#recommendation The very talented David Thompson just released a collection with an interesting concept: all square crops. I try square crops occasionally for my own work and I can almost never pull it off, so I am very impressed by these photos! www.davidthompsonphotography.com/gallery/autu...

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#stream_of_consciousness (2024-12-24) A gorgeous cottonwood tree is nestled in the shape of morning light created by a towering canyon wall.

#stream_of_consciousness: first posted to my website on 2024-07-29 The gorgeous snow textures were caused by a some very windy and cold conditions. The leaf was there when I got there, I didn't place it 😀 I was enthralled by the light changing over these textures as the sun set. More to come!

#recommendation (I forgot to use a hashtag on my last one!) William's love of natural beauty and intimate nature photography really shines here. It's amazing he's been at it for 50 years now! Also, I really enjoyed the slideshow format - it kept me from going through the images too quickly.

#stream_of_consciousness First posted to my website on 2024-07-23. I haven't done a lot of black & white photography, but I've been more drawn to it lately!

Recommendation: David Ward's photography website: www.davidward.photo He has incredibly thoughtful composition and attention to color, tones, and textures, as well as great gallery curation. A couple of my favs are Magic in Decay, Beauty, Simplicity, and Time. Worth a slow-paced sitdown for sure!

I'm trying a new approach to sharing some of my photos, called #stream_of_consciousness. I usually release collections, but lately I've felt like posting some single images with no title or reference to time or place. This one was first posted to my website on 2024-07-09: brentgoesoutsi.de/stream