Black + White: Abstracts and Patterns

Hills and Valleys

Low hills of eroded badlands on the Colorado Plateau.

Eroded Badlands

Erosion patterns on badlands on the Colorado Plateau.

Folds

Massive folds of land falling under a mix of light and shadow.

Sandswept

A collection of tiny ridges bordered by larger ridges, found while wandering around Death Valley National Park, California.

Soft Rapids

A long exposure renders these loud and aggressive rapids as soft and graceful (Iceland).

Fairy Castles

A patch of fairy castle cactus at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Arizona.

Silver Mud

Late afternoon light shines on damp mud, making it look silvery in black and white.

Pinnacles of Ice

Massive ice formations on the side of one of Iceland's largest waterfalls in winter.

Dry Earth

Cracks in dried mud on a playa in southern California.

Garden Succulents

A patch of hens and chicks at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Alluvial Fan

Massive erosion channels in a large alluvial fan flowing down the Panamint Mountains (Death Valley National Park, California).

Speckles

Ice patterns on a frozen pond in Colorado.

Geyser's Edge

Intricate patterns line the edge of a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

Textured Hills

Light and shadows on badlands (Death Valley National Park, California).