2012 was a great year and I hope you all enjoyed it. I had a some photos installed in the McCarren International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada (Food Court area) and an interpretive night pollution display set up in the newly remodeled visitor center in Death Valley. I’ll be getting married and having my first child in 2013 so I know it will be another great year. Looking forward to seeing all the 2012’s best from Jim Goldstein’s yearly list! I hope your 2013 is as great as you make it!!
A hidden sea arch along California’s Central Coast
Cholla cactus garden illuminated by a spectacular desert sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park. The cholla cactus is famous for it’s dramatic way of catching backlight from the sun for hours after the sun has risen and hours before it sets as well. Don’t get too close or they may stick to you.
Wild yucca bloom in the Mojave Nature Preserve. It’s a beautiful place most photographers skip out on.
Death Valley Northwest Section
Death Valley Coyote Silhouettes
Death Valley Racetrack Backlit Lenticular Cloud
Canyoneering in Death Valley
Watchman Virgin River in the fall at Zion National Park
Fiery sunsest through Elephant Rock Arch at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada’s Mojave Desert.
Eastern Sierra in Fall
More Eastern Sierra in Fall
El Capitan and the Merced in Fall, Yosemite National Park
Canyoneer makes a 40ft jump in a very remote section of Jump Canyon in Sierra Nevada Foothills of California
One of Zion’s Canyons filled with fall color.
Beautiful lone cottonwood tree on the Virgin River in Zion National Park
Repelling a waterfall in Jump Canyon in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California.
Canyon Intersection – Zion
Thunderstorm above an arch in Joshua Tree National Park
Sea Arch in Big Sur, California Central Coast
S Curve at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada.
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January 8, 2013 at 6:33 pm |
Amazing set of images Steve!! Fantastic year!! š
January 8, 2013 at 6:34 pm |
Wow, Steve…I would have expected nothing less, but you had a great year. My favorite might be that storm cloud above Arch Rock, but I’m also partial to the canyoneering images. š
We need to get together in 2013 and do some canyons together.
Cheers,
Greg
January 8, 2013 at 6:46 pm |
Congratulations Steve. Wonderful images.
Glenn
January 8, 2013 at 6:56 pm |
All very nice shots, Steve and great to see your successes. My fave I think is the storm above the Arch at JTNP, because it is a different take on this place with some great atmosphere. Congrats on your upcoming marriage and baby and more great success to you in 2013!
January 8, 2013 at 7:45 pm |
Once again, Steve you did an amazing job picking your 2012 picture’s !!
I hope 2013 is even more amazing !!
I wish you and Christina the very best !! š
January 8, 2013 at 7:48 pm |
Steve,
Really nice collection of images…sounds like you have an exciting 2013 on tap!
Looking forward to following your work for another great year…
Steve Mendenhall
January 8, 2013 at 8:39 pm |
What a great year! I’m sure 2013 will awesome as well.
January 8, 2013 at 8:41 pm |
Fabulous collection Steve! I really like your Central Coast stuff (makes me feel lazy since I live right next to it!). I think my favorite is the lone cottonwood on the Virgin River. Love that composition and the colors. Can’t wait to see what 2013 brings from you. Such an inspiration.
January 8, 2013 at 9:22 pm |
Nice finds, Steve. I like your work with various arches.
January 9, 2013 at 3:15 am |
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January 9, 2013 at 4:53 am |
Amazing images Steve!…..you did good in 2012…looking forward to your work this year…..inspirational, takes veiwing to the ultimate landscape fine art photography…..you deserve high marks in the field.
January 9, 2013 at 11:42 am |
What a fantastic year you had. They are all so wonderful..I hear you about the cholla cactus sticking to you..I stepped on one, and while trying to get it off my shoe, I backed into another one and had it stuck in my upper arm..I was still picking thorns out several months later!
January 9, 2013 at 9:59 pm |
REALLY ENJOYED MY ARMCHAIR TRAVEL WITH YOUR MARVELOUS PHOTOGRAPHS.WILL SHARE WITH FRIENDS.
January 10, 2013 at 10:03 am |
Lovely work, Steve!
Wish you a wonderful 2013!
Best Wishes
Seung Kye
January 10, 2013 at 10:30 am |
Your images are awe inspiring! Thanks for sharing, all the best in 2013!
January 15, 2013 at 2:40 pm |
Congratulations on your baby, engagement and these great images from 2012. Hope you have a stellar 2013 too. My favorites here are the Cholla garden, DV coyotes and the fall color images in Zion.
January 17, 2013 at 9:24 am |
Hi Steve. Thanks for showing such a wonderful collection of landscape photos.
I have two favorites among them:
The cactus sunrise
and
The thunderstorm in Joshua Tree National Park
January 18, 2013 at 6:46 pm |
Thank’s Steve, for the pictures you share! You’re the best and I’m happy for you! George Castro grasias ..bye bye from La Jolla, Ca.
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