var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-32099048-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @stevebyrnephoto)http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc13130ea181f689d05e6ba05fdeb91f/tumblr_mmvhrm9rRn1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Streamers of water from Yosemite Creek leap and dance on their journey down to Yosemite Valley.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/50554577375http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/50554577375Wed, 15 May 2013 20:59:46 -0700waterfallyosemiteyosemite national parkyosemite valleyyosemite fallsnaturewaterblack and whitephotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0827d58733fabb116a421721b5252762/tumblr_mlhjg62hI61rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebyrnephoto/8662531720/" title="Monterey Beach, Nightfall">Monterey Beach, Nightfall</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Who knew that the light from my hotel would illuminate the beach below so well?</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/48336658728http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/48336658728Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:36:05 -07002013LandscapeMontereySea Otterlong exposureoceansea<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9d4300c21cfe8b99961db775e71d25ef/tumblr_mjz8hrmrH41rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebyrnephoto/8574852325/in/set-72157633047499816/" title="Eureka Dunes"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8574852325_f8e45b5d82_m.jpg" alt="Eureka Dunes" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebyrnephoto/8574851641/in/set-72157633047499816/" title="Eureka Dunes and Scrub"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8574851641_31661131c5_m.jpg" alt="Eureka Dunes and Scrub" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebyrnephoto/8574851069/in/set-72157633047499816/" title="Drifting Sand and Scrub at the Foot of Eureka Dunes"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8574851069_aac98dae5f_m.jpg" alt="Drifting Sand and Scrub at the Foot of Eureka Dunes" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebyrnephoto/8575945676/in/set-72157633047499816/" title="Dune Dog"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8575945676_0581d42d35_m.jpg" alt="Dune Dog" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebyrnephoto/sets/72157633047499816/">Exploring Eureka Dunes</a>, a set on Flickr.</p>A day at the Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California.http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45857221610http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45857221610Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:49:02 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7aa06be7dffcc411cebec24e4fa8f577/tumblr_mjyygvyGRx1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45843232249http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45843232249Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:12:31 -0700desertdunesdeath valleysouthwestphotographylandscape photographynature<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/309b5e84b4a96c262808d524e4b7c673/tumblr_mjklm0yjbc1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Airy traverse at dawn.  A climber navigates an airy traverse by headlamp as dawn’s first tendrils paint the eastern horizon.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45222824920http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45222824920Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:08:24 -0700alpine climbingAdventureadventure photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/764d7c9735d487ec6547866c673b3569/tumblr_mjklggoEKx1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cozy camp.  The southern flanks of Mt. Shasta stretch to the heavens above camp on Sargent’s Ridge.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45222555271http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45222555271Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:05:04 -0700climbingadventurephotographymountainstarssky<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d5f125f7ea76475b9095ab01a536edd3/tumblr_mjklcys4kw1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Alpine Signature”.  An unknown skier in the Mt. Shasta wilderness signs his name on a virgin slope.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45222386698http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/45222386698Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:02:58 -0700backcountry skiingskiingphotographywinteradventure sportssolitudeBlack and White<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1dfd23ce94c066a5a93ba94f43aae069/tumblr_minhnodieh1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevebyrnephoto/8497530287/" title="Rocks, water and ice. Bridalveil Creek.">Rocks, water and ice. Bridalveil Creek.</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Icy Bridalveil Creek rushes around an ice covered rock in Yosemite National Park.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/43767816714http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/43767816714Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:02:11 -0800CaliforniaSierra NevadaYosemite Valleyfirefallhorsetail fallmountains<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df34e29e8b3e4528d84a9c3c3bc1dd6d/tumblr_mimuobkB5W1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clouds rolled in and muted the most brilliant light on Horsetail Fall yesterday, but not before giving a golden show. #yosemite</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/43732732548http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/43732732548Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:45:47 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4495ced17ecd41cb09f481ccbe17a289/tumblr_mifjwiImni1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stylin’ in the park after hours at Squaw.  #skiing #SquawValley</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/43417518484http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/43417518484Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:09:54 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/185fba26d561c791c15ef04d70614826/tumblr_mhcs0bnHRQ1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chairlift and moon.  Squaw Valley, California.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/41722232058http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/41722232058Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:38:35 -0800squaw valleyskiingsquawvalleymoonblackandwhitefilmabstract<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fd49973cc7d91ef43adbf741fda5771c/tumblr_mh7m5t4hMa1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Big waves are so awesome.  </p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/41485283716http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/41485283716Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:44:17 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/06fd229bf15b1c82d332c8dbe2b67a48/tumblr_mh04lhx4MA1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alone at sea.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/41151851065http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/41151851065Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:41:40 -0800surfingphotographysan franciscoocean beach<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb38b7ead177b528a75a4349cd8adcdc/tumblr_mfinoxyNzu1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Merry Christmas!</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38684030259http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38684030259Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:43:43 -0800cookieschristmasgingerbread men<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97bd88a20378a3bece621a416c79e0e6/tumblr_mfi9hwfC4Q1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My last day in Zion was marked by more rainy weather and low clouds.  In flat, cloudy light, I tend to recalibrate my focus on the smaller things: rivers, pools, plants and rocks.  The lack of contrast that flat light provides, allows colors to pop evenly without harsh shadows. </p> <p>This shot from the shores of the Virgin River in Zion National Park is a great example.  The lack of shadows allowed me to photograph the river, its pool and canyon walls and capture their color.  And the low light of the scene allowed me to slow my shutter significantly so I could blur the motion of the water—rarely possible without filters at midday.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38660062602http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38660062602Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:37:07 -0800photographyzion national parkutahdesertwatertravel photographynature<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/70180e9cfefbd5a2c6bae27883e0bd88/tumblr_mfamrliJxj1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yesterday I concluded my road trip through the desert southwest by driving from Death Valley, back to San Francisco.  I slept in my car at the Mesquite Flat Dunes and woke up before dawn to shoot a winter sunrise over the dunes.  The light never quite came and the dunes were tracked out with footprints, so I packed up after a few hours and pointed my car westward.</p> <p>After a few hours on the road, I began descending into familiar territory, the Owens Valley.  Highway 190 connects Death Valley to the Eastern Sierra and as it descends into the Owens Valley, it passes the, now dry, Owens Lake.  Since LA diverted the Sierra runoff to the Owens River in the 1920’s, the lake dried up and the resulting sandy lake bed has been a source of poor air quality, especially when winds kick up the loose sand and alkali. </p> <p>As I traveled along highway 190, I noticed a large plume of dust crossing the road.  When I slowed down and looked toward to the lake, these large dunes, their perfect, virgin lines and the airborne sand furiously whipping about around them captured my gaze.  Over the past century, the dessication of the Owens Lake has created these beautiful dunes, a tiny silver lining to the permanent impacts of LA’s unquenchable thirst.  </p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38320342226http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38320342226Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:42:55 -0800dunesowens lakeowens valleyLADWPwaterdesertphotographyblack and whitenaturekeeler dunesowens lake dunesdesertification<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e65c8374f5a8b6bc19c85e55765121e4/tumblr_mf6jljSPvs1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Colorado River takes a big turn at Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38147125194http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38147125194Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:44:05 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c6fc0d5428a9debacd88b94e0fff0013/tumblr_mf5si8lttj1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Confluence. The Colorado and Paria Rivers meet at Lees Ferry, Arizona.</span></span></p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38126518738http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/38126518738Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:58:54 -0800waterphotographycolorado rivergrand canyonsouthwestarizona<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c2d349cde6226e8cdc7e08461337ed7/tumblr_mf3149GDgS1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The long, open road.  Monument Valley, Arizona.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/37990992503http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/37990992503Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:12:08 -0800utahphotographyblack and whitesouthwest<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f0b2dcdfe75d368554b9c8dfb4c7360/tumblr_mf0breWA3a1rsap91o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hangin’ out in Moab.</p>http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/37893477984http://stevebyrnephoto.tumblr.com/post/37893477984Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:09:13 -0800moabutaharcheslandscapeoutdoor lifestyle