Nature Imitating Art vermont fall foliage jake mosher wheeler mountain panorama

Nature Imitating Art vermont fall foliage jake mosher wheeler mountain panoramaA drake wood duck flies in front of a scene composed of a frozen pond, bare trees, and a colorful mural painted on the side of a building, all lost to a colorful and blurred background while sun strikes his wings. Shipping for framed prints is extra.

natural mix of lupine and paintbrush with a wonderful summer sky of soft clouds above

in the heart of Paradise Valley

After more than nine months of dormancy

The entire photo has a feel of time's passage wrapped into a single image

It's rare to have two clear nights in the mountains this time of year where weather is unpredictable and even a small bank of clouds can foul a shoot

shown in the second image here

I shot this photo from the divide between the headwaters of Hellroaring Creek and the Summit Lake drainage

I used only 100 images instead of my usual 600+

By hiking a couple of miles up the Porcupine Creek Drainage and shooting a stitched panorama at 300mm

early-summer day high in Montana's Spanish Peaks Range

ready to hang

there were an estimated 30 million bison in North America