Catskill Mountain Layers

Catskill Mountain Layers Collection

I love to work on a ledge at a lofty viewpoint marveling in the nuances of light at either end of the day. The landscape is rendered into basic lines and simple colors that trace each bump and dip in the landscape. Add a colorful sky, drama laden clouds, a burst of sunlight and you have a recipe for majesty that will fuel your mind for days to come. I especially love to use a longer lens on such views to compress and exaggerate the different layers in the landscape stretching out in front of me.

I often find hiking in the Catskills frustrating, the trees generally obscure the view as you move along or up a ridge - then blam, there’s a small ledge, there’s a blowdown, there’s a fire tower and the majesty of the whole landscape opens up in it’s awe inspiring beauty. Here’s a few moments that I’ve lucky enough to photography from such breaks in the trees.

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Summer sunrise looking north from the Tremper Mountain Fire Tower towards the Indian Head wilderness, in the catskill Mountains of New York
Morning light bursts over the northern Catskills shortly after sunrise.
The last light of a Winter sunset illuminates the slopes of the Weskill wilderness and the Spwuceton Valley
The last light of a Winter sunset illuminates the slopes of the Weskill wilderness and the Spwuceton Valley
A Catskill mountain sunset as viewed from the tremper Mountain fire tower in the Summer
Blue Hour at Stony Clove,. The view north from Tremper Mountain fire tower early in the morning
Summer sunrise looking north from the Tremper Mountain Fire Tower towards the Indian Head wilderness, in the catskill Mountains of New York
A Catskill mountain sunset as viewed from the tremper Mountain fire tower in the Summer
Bear Pen Blues: Blue Hour from the summit of Bearpen Mountain in the Catskill Mountains of New York
Summer sunrise viewed from Giant Ledge. Looking north towards Overlook Mountain and beyond to Mount Everett in the Taconic range on the far horizon
Summer sunrise viewed from Giant Ledge. Looking north towards Indian Head and Overlook Mountain.
Hazy western Catskill Sunset: Blue Hour from the summit of Bearpen Mountain in the Catskill Mountains of New York
After a glorious sunrise the humidity in the atmosphere creates perfect conditions for some early morning haze. Hazy late Summer morning viewed north from the Tremper Mountain Fire Tower, in the Catskill Mountains of New york
Summer mornings looking north from the Tremper Mountain Fire Tower towards the Indian Head wilderness, in the catskill Mountains of New York
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