May 29,2012 Today's Photo
"Last Dance"
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012 Today's Photo
"A Lost World"
A landscape from a time when prehistoric mammals roamed the earth. These massive mammals are now extinct however the landscape over the millions of years has somehow endured. It has changed and is still changing. it's history are in it's hills, shapes and colors.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
May 6, 2012 Today's Photo
"Moonrise over..."
I was hiking up a boulder strewn wash unto a large mesa top when I encountered this very large and forbidding looking formation. It seems to have a prehistoric animalistic look about it. The title is a little misleading as it was morning and the moon was setting, not rising. All in all a terrific experience.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012 Today's Photo
"Desert backroad"
The sun beats down, it is hot and dusty and it is roughly 50 miles on this lonely road before you reach a two lane blacktop road. A pause for lunch relaxing on a folding chair I try to always carry and experiencing the wonder of solitude. Just solitude.......
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
April 15, 2012 Today's Photo
"Badwater"
On a recent trip to Death Valley we visited what is supposedly the lowest point in North America. The area is called Badwater and lies -282 feet below sea level. Named because the water is extremely salty and early settlers thought the name would be a warning to all.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
March 4, 2012 Today's Photo
"Hidden Garden"
In a quiet secluded alcove this little flower bed thrives. It seems to have an orchestra of warm colors surrounding and accentuating it.
I am especially attracted to cliff faces that have fractured rock exposing multicolored veins of color. The addition of the small plant is definitely a plus.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
February 27, 2012 Today's Photo
"River of Gold"
This is neither a river nor is it gold but rather acidic water spewing various minerals from the mouth of a geyser. It's vent started on level ground but over time has built itself up to a high hill. The various minerals thrust up provide the colorful display while killing all in it's path.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
February 6, 2012 Today's Photo
"Merging Fins"
Various types of rock have eroded away on a different timetable leaving these thin stone "fins". The color occurs early in the morning as one rock reflects the blue of the sky and the other the intense red sandstone surrounding this feature. This beauty vanishes as the sun rises. Without being there at that moment it is very difficult to believe that it can be so...
Thursday, February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012 Today's photo
"The Raptor"
After several requests I have included another image from my "Mindscapes" series. I call this The Raptor and with this image it should be apparent why this series was almost named "Things that go bump in the night".
To view all images images that have been posted, go to jimkayseraz.blogspot.com At the end of each page simply click on older posts to see other photos.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
January 31, 2012 Today's Photo
"The Presence"
This photo is from a series that I call "Mindscapes", as in "only in your dreams". Originally I was going to title the series "Things that go bump in the night". If I decide to show more images from the series the reason for my not used title will become more obvious. To me the ominous shadow in this photo is what defines it....
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
January 26, 2012 Today's Photo
"White Ceiling"
This is another in my series of ancient Indian ruins. This one exists very high on a cliff face and sometime in it's history the ceiling has collapsed exposing the bright white beneath. These sites are very infrequently visited and you are there enjoying the solitude by yourself....
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
January 25, 2012 Today's Photo
"Timeline"
A tree branch once vibrant and full of life now lies twisted and scarred, but still holds dearly to it's life. Still striving to bring beauty into the world. I see a metaphor representing a timeline in our own lives. Our lives also get twisted and scarred. Each turn, wound and scar is represented in our personal "timeline" as it has been to this branch. We are up against the hard world as it is against the rock. And yet with all the wounds we strive to stand tall and survive. We want to live....
Monday, January 23, 2012
January 23, 2012 Today's Photo
"Flowing Abstract"
Why is it that certain shapes or textures attract and hold our attention. Why this and not that... After discovering this form I walked around it several times. It had a graceful beauty that just seemed eager to be exposed. It is represented here as I saw it in my "mind" at the time of exposure.
To view all photos in this project go to the following link. At the end of each page click on "older posts" - jimkayseraz.blogspot.com/
Sunday, January 22, 2012
January 22, 2012 Today's Photo
"Cliff Dwelling"
From around 700 AD to 1300 AD in the American southwest there existed a robust culture of cliff dwelling people that today we call the "Anasazi" or "Ancient Pueblo". Many of their dwellings were constructed high on a cliff face requiring a difficult climb to access them. They left these structures for reasons that are somewhat unclear. Warring tribes, lack of food and drought are the most suspected reasons. Because of the arid climate and their generally being built in a protected part of the cliff face, they still stand intact today....
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 17, 2012 Today's Photo
"Balancing Act"
This eroded stone formation is high on the top of a wind swept mesa. The stone plates have eroded in a resemblance to the playing card "houses" that we used to love to create. Make no mistake however as this balancing act is quite formidable and looms well over me. It has existed here a long time but it's days are also numbered, some day just to be a heap of rocks.
Monday, January 16, 2012
January 16, 2012 Today's Photo
"Overcome"
Hot gases resulting in a mineral flow have overwhelmed this once proud tree in Yellowstone National Park. At one time long ago it stood on level ground however as the geyser kept spewing it's flow, the hill was created engulfing the tree. The minerals and sediment create these wonderful colors which are now stand in stark contrast to the tree's skeleton.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
January 9, 2012 Today's Photo
"Datura Blossom"
This beautiful flowering plant goes by several names - Devil's Weed and Moonflower are just a few. Although lovely to view it has a long history of causing delirious states and poisonings in uninformed users. Each blossom opens at night and withers and dies the next day.
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