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New Mexico : Nature, scenery, and wildlife in the Land of Enchantment, the state of New Mexico, USA.

New Mexico

Nature, scenery, and wildlife in the Land of Enchantment, the state of ...

Updated: Jan 27, 2013 10:39am PST

A Year in the Making : This gallery is a "picture a day"gallery or a "project 365" gallery. That is, it is a collection in which I take a photograph each day for a year. In this case, I started this on January 1, 2012. I've tried this before at different times, and have never made it for a full year basically because I don't like just taking a snapshot of something and posting it just because I need to take a picture that day. I need to be moved to do so and don't like posting images that I would not like to hang in my own home. So, we will see how this goes this year.

A Year in the Making

This gallery is a "picture a day"gallery or a "project 365" gallery. ...

Updated: Dec 31, 2012 3:54pm PST

Alaska : Photographs from a 2012 trip to the great state of Alaska.

Alaska

Photographs from a 2012 trip to the great state of Alaska.

Updated: Oct 08, 2012 3:43am PST

Weather Phenomena : Photographs of various weather phenomena, clouds, lightning, storms, sunsets, and so on. Various locations.

Weather Phenomena

Photographs of various weather phenomena, clouds, lightning, storms, s ...

Updated: Jun 13, 2013 8:17pm PST

The Transit of Venus 2012 : These are photographs of the transit of Venus from June 5, 2012. These were taken with a 500mm lens with a 14 shade welders glass used as a filter (which is why the sun is green). In a couple of instances I made the image black and white or used a red warming filter to kill the green glow.

The Transit of Venus 2012

These are photographs of the transit of Venus from June 5, 2012. Thes ...

Updated: Jun 05, 2012 7:33pm PST

Annular Eclipse 2012 : Photographs from the annular solar eclipse May 20, 2012, taken from Los Alamos county, NM.

Annular Eclipse 2012

Photographs from the annular solar eclipse May 20, 2012, taken from Lo ...

Updated: Jun 05, 2012 7:51pm PST

Las Conchas Wildfire, 2011 : These are photographs from the 2011 Las Conchas wildfire, started when wind blew a power line into a tree in the Jemez Mountains. This was the largest wildfire in New Mexico history at the time, at over 150,000 acres. Unfortunately, that record setting fire was over taken by a new wildfire in southern New Mexico in 2012.

Las Conchas Wildfire, 2011

These are photographs from the 2011 Las Conchas wildfire, started when ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2012 10:22pm PST

Thompson wildfire 2013 : Thompson wildfire in the Jemez Mountains, initiated 5/31/13.

Thompson wildfire 2013

Thompson wildfire in the Jemez Mountains, initiated 5/31/13.

Updated: Jun 06, 2013 8:12pm PST

Oregon Coast 2013 : Photographs from a short trip to the Oregon coast in April 2013.

Oregon Coast 2013

Photographs from a short trip to the Oregon coast in April 2013.

Updated: May 04, 2013 9:53pm PST

Oregon Coast B&W, 2011 : Black and white photographs from a short trip to the Oregon coast in May, 2011.

Oregon Coast B&W, 2011

Black and white photographs from a short trip to the Oregon coast in M ...

Updated: May 04, 2011 9:12pm PST

Along the Oregon Coast : Photographs taken on a brief trip to the Oregon Coast in the spring of 2009. A mix of wildlife and nature photography in color, and nature photography in infared.

Along the Oregon Coast

Photographs taken on a brief trip to the Oregon Coast in the spring of ...

Updated: Aug 27, 2009 12:27pm PST

Supermoon 2012 : Photographs of the 2012 Supermoon event, when the moon is at perigee. These photographs were taken from Los Alamos county in New Mexico, looking across the Rio Grande valley. The moon is rising above the Sangre de Christo mountian range to the east.

Supermoon 2012

Photographs of the 2012 Supermoon event, when the moon is at perigee. ...

Updated: Jun 06, 2012 9:32pm PST

Lunar Eclipse December 2011 : A few photographs from the lunar eclipse in Decmber, 2011. This eclipse happened to occur as the moon was setting and the sun was rising. These photographs were taken in Los Alamos county, looking west toward the Jemez Mountains.

Lunar Eclipse December 2011

A few photographs from the lunar eclipse in Decmber, 2011. This eclip ...

Updated: Jun 06, 2012 9:40pm PST

Lunar Eclipse December 2010 : Lunar eclipse from December 2010.

Lunar Eclipse December 2010

Lunar eclipse from December 2010.

Updated: Jun 06, 2012 10:02pm PST

Meteor Showers :

Meteor Showers

Updated: Dec 13, 2012 10:08pm PST

Canada : Photographs from Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Waterton Lakes National Parks in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.

Canada

Photographs from Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Waterton Lakes National Park ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2009 5:46pm PST

Glacier National Park : Photographs of wildlife and landscapes in Glacier National Park, Montana

Glacier National Park

Photographs of wildlife and landscapes in Glacier National Park, Monta ...

Updated: Sep 11, 2009 5:46pm PST

Arches National Park, Utah : Color, black and white, and infared images from Arches National Park in Utah.

Arches National Park, Utah

Color, black and white, and infared images from Arches National Park i ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2010 5:46am PST

Canyonlands National Park, Utah : Color, black and white, and infrated images from Canyonlands National Park, in Utah.

Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Color, black and white, and infrated images from Canyonlands National ...

Updated: Apr 04, 2010 8:17am PST

Great Smokey Mouintains National Park : Photographs taken in 2011 from Great Smokey Mountains National Park in Tennessee. I spent a few hours in the park, and these were the photographs I was able to get during that time. I added about 30 pictures to the end of this gallery from a second trip to the same area in 2012.

Great Smokey Mouintains National Park

Photographs taken in 2011 from Great Smokey Mountains National Park in ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2012 12:44pm PST

Yellowstone National Park : Photographs taken August 2010 in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montana.

Yellowstone National Park

Photographs taken August 2010 in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2010 10:33pm PST

Grand Teton National Park : Photographs taken August 2010 in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming ... edit

Grand Teton National Park

Photographs taken August 2010 in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming ...

Updated: Aug 25, 2010 10:22pm PST

Isle Royale National Park : Images from a 2011 trip to Isle Royale National Park, which is part of Michigan and located in northern Lake Superior.

Isle Royale National Park

Images from a 2011 trip to Isle Royale National Park, which is part of ...

Updated: Aug 18, 2011 9:57pm PST

Apostle Island National Lakeshore : Images from a 2011 trip to Stockton Island, which is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin.

Apostle Island National Lakeshore

Images from a 2011 trip to Stockton Island, which is part of the Apost ...

Updated: Aug 19, 2011 7:38am PST

Minnesota and Lake Superior : A few images from along the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota, 2011.

Minnesota and Lake Superior

A few images from along the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota, 2011.

Updated: Aug 19, 2011 5:13pm PST

Picutred Rocks National Lakeshore : Images from a 2011 trip to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Michigan Upper Peninsula.

Picutred Rocks National Lakeshore

Images from a 2011 trip to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Mi ...

Updated: Aug 19, 2011 6:20am PST

Ashland, WI : A few images around Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland, WI

A few images around Ashland, Wisconsin

Updated: Aug 19, 2011 5:20pm PST

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta : A few images from the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. I was not there very long this year.

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

A few images from the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2009 12:50pm PST

Colorado Peak Wildfire 2012 : The Colorado Peak Wildfire started June 6, 2012. Hopefully, there will be very few images in this gallery. The one image here so far was taken at 3:45pm from my driveway looking south. It started rolling pretty good after that, but was fortunately hit hard from the air and looks to be in good shape now. Last report was about 350 acres. If no additional images are posted, that is good news because it means it has not flared up again.

Colorado Peak Wildfire 2012

The Colorado Peak Wildfire started June 6, 2012. Hopefully, there wil ...

Updated: Jun 06, 2012 8:37pm PST

Senior Pictures: Josh :

Senior Pictures: Josh

Updated: Jan 14, 2010 6:29pm PST

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Updated: May 01, 2011 11:51pm PST

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Annular Solar Eclipse 2012

This gallery was moved to http://darkglassphotography.smugmug.com/Cate ...

Updated: May 20, 2012 9:08pm PST

Jaroso Wildfire : The Jaroso fire in the Pecos Wilderness, started 6/10/13.

Jaroso Wildfire

The Jaroso fire in the Pecos Wilderness, started 6/10/13.

Updated: Jun 11, 2013 7:41pm PST

Your Bio

I am a New Mexico native, born in Las Cruces, NM where I received an undergraduate degree in Physics. I went to graduate school at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, and returned to New Mexico in 1988 and have been at the Los Alamos National Laboratory ever since. I love the outdoors and spend as much time as possible there, usually practicing my chief hobby, photography. As a result, most of my photography is nature and wildlife photography. I have shown and sold photographs in juried competitions around the country, including locally in Los Alamos and Santa Fe.

I have a larger set of photographs at pbase.com/srlee ( http://www.darkglassphotography.com points there now). I am slowly transitioning to smugmug at the present time. If you see something on pbase that you are interested in, send me an email (darkglassphotography@gmail.com). I also have a Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Alamos-NM/Dark-Glass-Photography/193268979570.

For those that are curious, the "icon" image at the top of my website is a photograph taken in Olympic National Park in Washington state of Sol Duc Falls. I have not moved my Olympic National Park gallery to smugmug yet, but I will soon.

Finally, I am often asked what "Dark Glass Photography" means. It is a reference to the following passage from the Bible: "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known" (1 Corinthians 13:12, KJV). This passage is particularly meaningful to me for several reasons that I won't go into here. In the context of photography, however, it speaks to my own perception and how I perceive the truth of that perception as well as the perception of those that view my photographs and how we each see, perceive, feel, and understand things quite differently even when we are looking at precisely the same thing.
Stephen R. Lee, Dark Glass Photography