About to Land” — Two geese landing at a Central Valley wetland pond.

On this sunny February day, we stopped briefly at a wetland area in California’s Central Valley, breaking up the long drive home from Death Valley National Park. We had actually departed the park one day earlier, stopping overnight and then continuing the next morning. Shortening the drive this way made it easier to get here before sunset. We found geese in a pond, and paused to make some photos before continuing on home…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/30/about-to-land/

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“Desert Mountains and Reflection, Morning” — Panamint Range mountains, clouds and morning light, reflected in Lake Manly.
Here is another morning photograph on Manly Lake. I know — that is a LOT of photographs of this feature! But I had several beautiful mornings there this season, and each produced quite a haul of pictures portraying different moods and surroundings. At the moment I made this one, a band of light was striking a ridge descending toward the lake, while the foreground and more distant shadows were in muted light…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/29/desert-mountains-and-reflection-morning/

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From the archive: “Ridges, Evening Light” — Evening light shines on forested ridges and high peaks, Olympic National Park.

https://gdanmitchell.com/2013/08/24/ridges-evening-light/

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“Stained Glass Light ” — Light from stained glass windows on columns, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York.

I have visited some remarkable cathedrals in Europe, and I obviously have seen stained glass windows. But I paid less attention to the light shining through them until we visited Sagrada Familia in Barcelona a few years ago. We entered late in the day as light streamed though that church’s remarkable windows, and the effect was simply astonishing. After that I began to notice similar, though subtler, effects in other big churches…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/28/stained-glass-light-2/

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“Morning Reflections, Lake Manly Shoreline” — Morning clouds and desert mountains reflected in Lake Manly.

By now, those of you who follow my posts have figured out that I made quite a few photographs of Lake Manly on this partly cloudy morning. I hope you’ll forgive me, but the appearance of this lake is not an everyday event, and I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. (Not only did I photograph it a lot on this trip, but I also photographed it two months earlier at the end of December.)…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/27/morning-reflections-lake-manly-shoreline/

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