Title" Denali Autumn "
(Northern slope of Mount Eielson in peak autumn colors)
Denali National Park, Alaska, September, 2008
Total Edition: 200
SIZE: 11.5" X 16.5"
(29 cm X 42 cm)
While riding a shuttle bus approaching the Eielson Visitor Center on the park road, I was captivated by the views across the valley. The stark beauty of the tundra valleys and the weathered mountain slopes gave off a painterly, abstract quality.
As soon as we stopped, I shouldered my tripod & camera bag and headed away from the road on the nearest trial I could find. Using a zoom lens, I experimented with compositions that would tell the ecological story of the mountain & season while still retaining some elements of abstraction.
While most people come to the park to see the wildlife, the ecology, plant succession, and geology of this place are equally fascinating.
