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Tag: glowing trees

  • Whispers of Half Dome

    Whispers of Half Dome

    In this haunting infrared landscape, the unmistakable silhouette of Half Dome rises in the distance, framed by glowing pines and lace-like canopies that shimmer in ethereal white. Captured within Yosemite National Park, the image transforms the iconic view into something almost celestial. The dark, rushing Merced River snakes through the foreground, its textured surface pulling the viewer’s eye upstream toward the radiant forest and the towering granite monolith beyond.

    Shot with an infrared-converted camera, this photograph reveals a hidden spectrum of light, turning chlorophyll-rich leaves into glowing forms and darkening the sky to velvet black. The effect is dreamlike and surreal—rendering a familiar national treasure as though it belongs to another world. Beneath the spectral light, the wilderness feels silent and sacred, as if the trees themselves are holding their breath in reverence to the mountain.

  • Cathedral Sentinel in Infrared

    Cathedral Sentinel in Infrared

    This ethereal black-and-white image captures the majestic granite face of Cathedral Rock in Yosemite National Park, rendered through the otherworldly lens of infrared photography. Shot with an infrared-converted camera, the photograph transforms the familiar into the surreal: towering pines and valley trees glow in frosted white, their reflected forms shimmering in the stillness of the Merced River below. Above, the rock face stands in stark contrast—its textured, ancient surface looming like a sentinel under a pitch-black sky.

    The infrared spectrum reveals light invisible to the human eye, lending a dreamlike atmosphere to this iconic Western landscape. Shadows deepen, foliage glows, and the scene feels suspended in time—somewhere between vision and memory. The result is a haunting yet peaceful portrayal of Yosemite’s grandeur, as if nature itself were casting a spell in silver and stone.

  • Pine Breeze Americana

    Pine Breeze Americana

    As part of an ongoing Americana project focused on capturing iconic buildings still in operation, this image presents the historic Pine Breeze Inn—a cherished roadside stop along Historic Route 66 near Parks, Arizona. Captured with an infrared-converted Hasselblad X1D, the image transforms the surrounding pines into glowing white, contrasting starkly with the jet-black sky and lending a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere to this already nostalgic scene.

    The Route 66 shield, classic deli signage, and rocket-shaped post anchor the building in mid-20th century roadside Americana, where weary travelers once pulled over for coffee, a sandwich, or a quiet break on their journey west. With its wooden porch, vintage pickup, and surrounding forest, the Pine Breeze Inn feels frozen in time—yet still alive and functioning.

    This photograph isn’t just documentation; it’s a tribute to small-town endurance and the visual poetry of the American road. In the language of light and memory, it honors a place where stories pass as frequently as cars once did on the Mother Road.