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Kennebec River, Maine

Ritter Farm Park

Misty Morning

Early autumn mist drifts through the wetlands as morning light begins to emerge.

Taken on a fog-covered morning in early September, these images capture the stillness of Ritter Farm Park before the sun breaks through. The first shows the beaver pond, where cattails and water plants fade into the haze, and the air feels almost suspended in silence. The second frame is the small bridge over a stream feeding Lake Marion, its structure softened by the lingering fog. Together, they convey a moment between night and day — when the park’s wetlands seem to hold their breath in the muted calm of dawn.

Morning Light

Dawn Over Ritter Farm Park
Early morning light and cloud color over the open meadow at Ritter Farm Park • Size: 6720x3780

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk IV • Lens: EF24–70 mm f/2.8L II USM
Settings: ISO 400 • Aperture f/16 • Shutter 1/4 s

Low autumn sun illuminates the prairie and woodland trails in golden light.

Captured in the early hours after sunrise, these images show the soft interplay of light and texture across the prairie and woodland paths of Ritter Farm Park. The first frame highlights tall grasses and late-season blooms glowing under a clearing sky. The second looks down a wooded trail edged with warm foliage and filtered morning light. Together, they reflect the quiet energy of a fall morning as the landscape shifts from shadow to gold.

Energy Transition near Kirtland, New Mexico

From coal combustion to solar generation on Navajo land in the high desert.

San Juan Generating Station – 2007
Coal-fired power plant west of Kirtland, New Mexico, showing one of four units offline following the 1977 explosion.

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Reflections in early light over the wetlands.

Captured at sunrise, this view across the wetlands of Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve shows the first light touching the water’s surface. The stillness of the pond contrasts with the pastel colors of the sky, mirrored across patches of lily pads and reeds. The moment reflects the calm transition between night and morning in one of the region’s most peaceful natural spaces.

Sunrise over Wetlands
Morning light over wetlands at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, reflected in calm water • Size: 1365×768

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk IV Lens: EF24–70 mm f/2.8L II USM
Settings: ISO 2000 • Aperture f/4.5 • Shutter 1/200 s

Captured at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage, Minnesota – September 2025

Portland Harbor Lights, Maine

Portland Head Light – Evening Sun
Portland Head Light illuminated in late-day sun after fog cleared.

Fog and evening light along Maine’s rocky coast.

Captured near Portland and Cape Elizabeth, Maine – May 2024

Rice Lake, Minnesota

Rice Lake at Sunrise

At sunrise, the wind stirs light ripples across Rice Lake while duck hunters call from the south shore. The fishing pier catches the first warm light of day, contrasting the movement of water with the quiet structure of the pier.

Tumacácori National Historical Park, Arizona

Adaptation to climate, culture, and conflict

The Spanish mission at Tumacácori stands as one of the oldest surviving examples of colonial architecture in the American Southwest. Established in the late 1600s by Jesuit missionaries and later expanded under Franciscan supervision, the mission church reflects centuries of adaptation to climate, culture, and conflict. Its unfinished bell tower, weathered plaster, and hand-formed adobe walls retain the quiet dignity of a structure shaped by both faith and frontier life.