Saturday Storm

 

Saturday Storm

Sometimes incredible photo opportunities are right outside your door, as was the case the Saturday before we left on our fall travels.  We didn’t actually see any rain until well after this show was over!!

Sunset Storm

I think I am used to living in an area where the sky always seems big, and then something like this happens, which truly shows me how magnificent the sky and nature can be.  The mountains that the clouds tower over are about 8300 feet in elevation, but they almost look tiny compared to the incredibly large clouds.

Eye of the Storm

You can almost feel how angry this storm cloud is.  It swirled around a bit, letting light in and then blocking it out.  In the end, storminess won out, and the rain poured down a short time later.

Enjoy!

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Treasures from Plaza Blanca

 

Treasures from Plaza Blanca

Here are some of my favorite images from Plaza Blanco, or The white Place, where Georgia O’Keeffe painted.  You will only see these images here and not in my online gallery.  When the mosque limited entry to this special place, they placed certain conditions on those who enter.  One of those is that any images photographed there were to have the copyrights turned over to the mosque.  Basically, that means I cannot sell them, at least not without some consideration going to the mosque.  So, they will remain sort of hidden treasures, only available for viewing.

White Place Walls

The further into the canyon known as Plaza Blanca one walked, the narrower it got, and the walls truly felt like they were towering over you.  It was nice to have the greenery as a break from the rock walls.

Just Around the Bend

As the canyon became more and more a slot canyon, the path to follow became narrower and more well-defined.  Although the sky overhead is vast, for some, it might actually feel a bit claustrophobic.

End of the Canyon

And here we are – at the very end of the canyon.  The only way to move forward from here is to begin to scale the walls.  Since I’m not a mountain goat, for me it meant it was time to turn around!

As Georgia Saw Them

When I googled images of Georgia O’Keeffe’s White Place paintings, there was a painting that looked like this view, to an extent.  Of course, she painted in semi-abstracts, so it’s not exactly the same!

Standing Tall in Plaza Blanca

I love the perspective in this image.  The tree is not a small tree, probably a good 25 feet or more, and it looks dwarfed by the walls of the canyon.  It was such a treat to be able to see this special place.

Enjoy!

Red River

 

Red River

Although we spent just under a week in Red River, NM, there were some gems that I managed to capture and share on my photo imagery site!

Deserted Barn

I saw this barn while driving along a road in northern New Mexico.  It spoke to me of days gone by, as do many deserted buildings from the days of ranching and farming.  I converted this image into a digital collage, adding a brush showing written words, and the photograph of a dead tree I previously captured.  The background is one that I made manually in my studio and adds to the vintage feel of the piece.

Summer Grass

Can’t you just feel the warm summer breeze as it brushes over your skin when you look at this image?  The tips of this grass would feel like soft brushes as you run your hand over them.  It feels like a warm August day in the country, and that’s just when this image was captured.

Enjoy!

Note:  These images are available in a variety of formats and finishes on my online gallery – https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nadine-berg.

 

 

 

Lava Treasures

 

Lava Treasures

Who knew that lava rock could produce such interesting landscapes?  Take a look at these from Craters of the Moon National Monument…

Gnarled Tree

This tree was found in Devil’s Garden in Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho.  Although there is greenery in the background, everything is growing on lava rocks.  It’s interesting to see how much life there is among the rocks.

Living is not Enough

There are some beautiful flowers growing among the lava rocks at Craters of the Moon National Monument.  And, from my perspective, they are quite inspiring.

Inside Tree

I think of lava as being fiery hot, like the lava in Hawaii.  But, the lava at Craters of the Moon National Monument, has long cooled into lava rocks.  So, the only lava red hot color I saw while wandering in Devil’s Garden, were the lines of orange red found inside a dead tree.

Perseverance

This image is demonstrating that the most fragile of flowers are very tough creatures, able to find life giving nourishment from beneath the lava rocks at Craters of the Moon National Monument.

Looking Up the Lava Field

It’s not often that one can find a lovely landscape in the midst of the lava fields of Craters of the Moon National Monument.  But here’s proof that it does happen.  Textured, craggy rocks, fragile looking flowers and mountains in the background.  Somehow, they combine into a peaceful landscape.

Enjoy!

Note:  These images are available in a variety of formats and finishes from my online gallery at https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nadine-berg.

                                    

A View from the Past

 

A View from the Past

While wandering the streets of both Garnet and Bannack ghost towns, I captured a couple of window views that made me think of how I was looking into the past, and also had a view of what things were like back in the past.

Inside and Out

This window is from a window found in a building in the ghost town of Garnet, Montana.  When I look at it, I can see the reflection of what is outside, and also a peek into what is inside.  This feels like a bit of a metaphor for life.  We may be on the inside or outside of any given situation, and the key to insight is to be able to also glimpse the other.

A Look into the Past

In this image, I’m standing inside an old building in the ghost town of Bannack, Montana.  It made me feel like I was standing in the future, even though I was in a building dating to the 1800s, and looking back in time, to what a person who lived in this building would have seen as they looked out to see what was going on in town that day.  It gave me a sense of perspective of how life was back then.

                                   Enjoy!                                        

Note:  This images can be found in a variety of formats and finishes in my online gallery – https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nadine-berg.

 

 

 

Glacier National Park Treasures

 

Glacier National Park Treasures

Even with the Going to the Sun Road not totally open, there were still some special treasures to see in the Park.  Here are a few –

Clear Water

These rocks are in the creek bed of Avalanche Creek, in Glacier National Park, in Montana, USA.  The water rushes so quickly, it takes on the look of an abstract painting, with suggestions of various colors to brighten up the canvas.  But no, this is a photographic image, with the abstract quality compliments of Mother Nature.

Rose Creek

This image captures a treasure that can be found on the eastern side of Glacier National Park.  The water is as cold as it is clear, and it is incredibly clear!  It tumbles down from the snowpack further up the mountains and is rushing on its way to St. Mary Lake.

Enjoy!

Note:  These images are available in a variety of finishes and formats from my online gallery at https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nadine-berg. 

 

The Green of Eastern Washington State

 

The Green of Eastern Washington State

Certainly one of the things the Pacific Northwest is known for is how green everything is!  This blog post is celebrating that fact!!

 

In the Glade

These lovely flowers are found along the road where we were visiting family.  The lighting  of the white blooms, reaching up toward the sun in between the shade of the trees, is gentle enough to truly set them off.

Early Summer Fields

The lucious colors of early summer – sparkling greens, true blues, and white whites – are all evident in this image of the fields in eastern Washington state.  As summer progresses, the colors may change and eventually wash out as fall and winter approaches, but for right now, they are magnificent.

Barn Near Field

I’m not certain why type of barn this is, but I love that so much of it is open, so that there’s a light airy feel to it.  The setting it’s in is perfect – bright blue sky, field of canola behind it, a fence in front and some scruffy weeds!  It was a perfect early summer afternoon for some wonderful country views!

Field of Green

This old barn perfectly offsets the new growth in the area where it sits.  The bright yellow-green fields are canola fields, and the blue sky with a streak of white is compliments of Mother Nature.  The scruffiness of the area immediately around the barn most likely speaks to the livestock that used to frequent it.

Layers of Green

This scene is from eastern Washington state, and as nice as it looked at a photograph, I decided to give it a slightly different spin and convert it to a painting, just for a sense of fun and whimsy.  I hope you enjoy it.

Farmhouse on the Hill

I have photographed this farmhouse before, and it was deserted back then as well.  There’s something that speaks to me about this house, perhaps the history of a family, or several families, all working the fields, until now.  I wanted to save this image in a different way from a photograph, so I converted it to a crayon-type drawing, as a tribute to the children that grew up in this house.

The Farmhouse

This farmhouse has definitely seen better days and is home to much family history.  It seemed only appropriate to capture it with a more vintage finish.  Think of the families who lived here over the years, working the fields, raising children, caring for parents and grandparents.  If only these walls could talk.

Enjoy!

Note:  These pieces are available in a number of finishes and sizes through my online gallery at https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nadine-berg.