In the Morning Mist
"IN THE MORNING MIST"Smoky MountainsFall becomes winter as soft light and morning frost accentuates this intimate scene after the season's first snowfall, Smoky Mountains.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
A Frosty Morning
"A FROSTY MORNING"Smoky MountainsFrost and a light snow in early morning light, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Reaching Out
Early morning light gives a soft glow to the reaching arms of this old tree, framed by lush ferns in the Quinault rainforest.
Hidden Secret
Nature's hidden secrets, deep in the Appalachian forest.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Forbidden Forest
The intertwining of oaks brings coheerence to an otherwise remote and wild area in the maritime forest of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
An Autumn Morning
Autumn foliage revealed through the morning mist in the Smoky Mountains.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Enchanted Forest
A brief moment of beautiful sunset light shimmers through the maritime forest wilderness of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Alive
The patriarch of a small bristlecone grove in Nevada's Great Basin, photographed as the sun rises over the ridge of a small valley at 12,000 feet elevation.
"ASPEN ABSTRACT II"Dixie National Forest, UTSlight intentional camera motion during the exposure creates an abstract image of a forest of aspen trees in several feet of fresh snow.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Hazy Shade of Winter
The morning sun beams through this forest along the Dempster Highway near Dawson City, Yukon Territory.
Illumination Alley
"ILLUMINATION ALLEY" New Orleans, Louisiana Beautiful late afternoon light illuminates this oak lined alley along the Mississippi River outside New Orleans, Louisiana. © Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Residence
The patriarch of a small bristlecone grove in Nevada's Great Basin, framed with sunset light and a luminous sky.
Angel Oak
This majestic Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) is estimated to be more than 500 years old, and covering over 17,000 square feet.
Geologic Twist
An intimate capture of both the warm and cool tones of light reflected on the textures of this old bristlecone at nearly 14,000 feet in elevation.
Trees of Gold
Fall color backlit by the rising sun in the high desert of southern Utah.
Painted
Fall color adorns the high ridges of Moab in fall.
Impressions of Snow
A single exposure with intentional motion blur creates this abstract rendering of sunset light on a snowy landscape at high altitudes in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
The Wishing Tree
The iconic Japanesse maple tree in Oregon's botanical gardens.
Eucalyptus Rainbow
The multio-hued bark of the rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) shows an assortment of color based on seasonal peeling.
Where the Green Ferns Grow
The lush ferns of the Quinault rainforest with subtle illumination from the early light of day. Please view this photograph in dark surroundings.
Guardian
A particularly photogenic ancient bristlecone extends its "arms" into an explosive sunset.
"SHATTERED"Northern MontanaMonochrome rendition of a five minute exposure capturing cloud streaks behind a gnarled Whitebark Pine, illuminated by the full moon.© Chris Moore - Exploring Light PhotographyPURCHASE A PRINT
Tortured Earth
I was fascinated at how the light just before sunset brought out the textures and twists of this gnarly juniper tree.
Nostalgia
The oak lined road of historic plantation homes on a foggy morning outside New Orleans.
