There are days I spend as much time looking at the scenery as I do photographing birds because I think we live on an amazingly beautiful planet.
Sunlight on a snowy Wasatch Mountain peak – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/2500, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
When I lived in Florida there were times I’d pretend that the clouds floating over the Gulf of Mexico were mountains because after spending several years living in Colorado I missed seeing mountain peaks topped with snow, especially on hot, humid days. Sometimes the thought of those mountains would help to cool me down.
And now because I live along the western front of the Wasatch Mountain Range I see mountain peaks everyday. They are beautiful during all four seasons but I have to admit that I love seeing them covered with snow during the winter the most.
This photo was taken almost three years ago as I sat photographing birds at my local pond. When the sun lit up the mountain peak after a cloud passed over it the peak seemed to glow and with me being me I had to take a few photos of it.
There isn’t much snow on the mountain tops yet this winter. I’m still enjoying the view.
Life is good.
Mia
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To keep this kind of bird related here is an interesting fact: According to Native American linguistics specialist, William Bright, the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi, meaning “blue heron.” Wikipedia
And yes, I have seen and photographed many Great Blue Herons in the Wasatch Mountains. 🙂
I get lost and distracted by the beauty of it all. It is amazing I can focus my attention long enough for photos sometimes!
So beautiful!
A beautiful reminder of the wonderful place we live!
You are right. We do indeed live in a beautiful world. A beautiful world that we should be taking MUCH more care of.