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From the archive: “An Ancient One” — An ancient bristelcone pine standing alone on a rocky ridge, White Mountains.

https://gdanmitchell.com/2022/11/11/an-ancient-one/

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G Dan Mitchell 5h ago

“Stilts and Geese” — Four black-necked stilts wade in front of a flock of snow geese.

This photograph comes from my second-to-last trip of the season to photograph migratory birds in California’s Central Valley. (See ya’ next year, geese!) Early in the season I try to time my visits for the best bird photography weather — a bit of morning fog, clearing later in the morning, and interesting clouds for sunset. But at this point, merely weeks before the geese would depart, I could not be as choosy!…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/25/stilts-and-geese/

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G Dan Mitchell 1d ago

From the archive: “Big Sur Coast Near Hurricane Point” — Late spring morning on the Big Sur Coast.

(There's a backstory here: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/24/big-sur-coast-near-hurricane-point/)

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G Dan Mitchell 1d ago

“Lisbon Graffiti #1” — Colorful graffiti on a door in the Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal.

Here is one more photograph of Lisbon graffiti, this one from a wall next to a sidewalk in the lower Alfama neighborhood. The colors and patterns are so vivid that you might not even notice the doorway in the wall behind the paint. The colors of this street anrt are were perhaps the most intense that I recall seeing…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/24/lisbon-graffiti-1/

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G Dan Mitchell 2d ago

From the archive: “Bridges, Narrow Street” — Bridges between buildings cross about a narrow street in London.

https://gdanmitchell.com/2015/04/27/bridges-narrow-street/

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G Dan Mitchell 2d ago

“Stick in the Mud” — Dead branches on a bed of dried and fractured mud, Death Valley.

As always, cracked desert mud turns out to be an irresistible subject. I photographed this little patch in the northern portion of Death Valley. We arrived as broken clouds were developing, and that gave us varied light as shadows moved across the landscape. I made this photograph in the “in between” light — not full sun, but strong enough to be directional. The mud patterns are interrupted by the pieces of old wood, but that’s not all to notice in this little scene. Look closely and you’ll see a variety of spring plants beginning to grow in this seemingly-barren terrain…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/23/stick-in-the-mud/

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G Dan Mitchell 3d ago

From the archive: “Late Season Shoreline” — Brilliant late-season red bilberry carpets shoreline meadows around a Sierra Nevada lake, Yosemite National Park.

https://gdanmitchell.com/2014/09/25/late-season-shoreline/

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G Dan Mitchell 3d ago

Travessa de Sâo Miguel
“Travessa de Sâo Miguel” — Narrow streets and tall buildings in Lisbon’s Alfama district.

This is another photograph from the Alfama district of Lisbon. The neighborhood is the original center of historic Lisbon, though it later became home to lower income people. It escaped the destruction from the 18th-century earthquake that leveled large portions of the city, so it retains the narrow lanes, steep hills, and older buildings of an earlier era…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/04/22/travessa-de-sao-miguel/

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