A Moment in Time

Deserts and Valleys

The Great Basin is a vast expanse of the western US, with many unique desert, valley, and mountain landscapes buried deep within. Golden hour light transforms this desolate landscape into a beautiful series of mountains, valleys, and basins. Other images created in valleys outside the Great Basin are also included.
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Endless Beauty
Early morning alpenglow on Mt. Hood, photographed from within a patch of balsamroot and lupine in Oregon's Columbia Hills.
Lost Souls
A unique landscape resulting from recent weather patterns, with Joshua trees rising from the desert sand dunes as the moon sets in the early evening.
Nightfall
A view through a small tufa cave at the unique formations and mountain range in the distance.
Desert Paradise
Reflected light of sunset on the salt lined flats of Death Valley.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Reason for Rainbows
A beautiful double rainbow forms in the valley of the Columbia Hills on the edge of a storm front, framed by a bloom of wildflowers.
Heart of the Desert
The view through a small alcove at a blazing sunset over the sandstone formations of Vermillion Cliffs wilderness.
Hallowed Ground
This landscape looks more like a moonscape... an otherworldly view of sandstone formations and runoffs photographed in the early morning light.
Edge of Light
Warm sunrise light filters in from above and illuminates the textures of Factory Butte.
Altar
A flaming sunrise over Factory Butte, glowing in the morning light.
Sahara Sunset
The last glow of the setting su casts warm light on the immense sand dunes of the Sahara desert, Morocco.
Desert Kingdom
A garden of cholla cactus and Joshua Trees catch the last light of day deep in the Mohave desert.
Beyond the Invisible
A large joshua tree frames the summer constellation of the Milky Way, photographed in the wilderness of Death Valley. Single exposure of f/2.8, ISO 4000, 30 seconds.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Last Refuge
A lone sagebrush and distant dunes in Eureka Valley.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
"EXTRATERRESTRIAL"Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, ArizonaThe milky way and rising moon add a subtle glow to this unique landscape in the remote Arizona desert.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Owens River Valley
Sunrise light and alpenglow in the Owens River Valley.
Delicate Ground
The delicate ground reflects the last light of day beneath the colorful layers of the Utah desert at sunset.
Illuminata
The ability of sand to separate light is amazing. The tips of these formations glow when bathed in the day's first light, contrasted with the cool shadows below.
Terra Incognita
The badlands of Utah.
Spring Bloom
A patch of balsamroot and lupines frame this picturesque tree at sunset in Oregon’s Columbia Hills.
"AGUEREBERRY POINT"Death Valley, CaliforniaWarm reflected light from the sunrise gives glos to the soft rock and valley below.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Desert Rainbow
A colorful array of desert foliage glows in the late day's light.
Lined in Blue
The light in a landscape completely changes its character, as is the case with Factory Butte in pre-dawn light on a cold morning.
"ILLUMINATION"OregonWild lupines backlit by the setting sun at the McCall Nature Preserve, Oregon.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Serenade to Autumn
The last remnants of fall color illuminated by the glow of sunset in Utah.

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