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Cottonwoods in Winter Light

March 5, 2014

Although Yosemite draws hordes of visitors every Spring and Summer, I prefer to visit in the Winter, when you can see the exposed bones of the trees and the quality of the light creates a landscape of pastel tones. I made several images like this one on an early February morning along the banks of the Merced River.

charlottegibb

Charlotte Gibb is a contemporary fine art photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in landscapes of the Western United States. Her images are often taken in familiar places for the well-versed landscape photographer, but she prides herself on her keen eye toward the subtle and sometimes overlooked beauty of the natural world. Growing up among the beautiful mountains of Northern California, she considers herself a student of life, learning about people, nature, music, and photography along the way. But always, her life-long passion for the wilderness shines through it all. Charlotte earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and has exhibited her work in several solo shows throughout California. Her darkroom, long gone now, has been replaced with digital darkroom tools, and her style has evolved from a somewhat journalistic approach, to one that pays tribute to the natural world.

4 Comments

John Ricca

March 6, 2014 at 4:24 PM

Gorgeous abstract pattern and ghostly mood. Your use of slight camera movement here was and excellent artistic decision.
- charlottegibb
  
  March 9, 2014 at 9:48 PM
  
  Thanks, John. I’m having a ridiculous amount of fun playing around with some new techniques gleaned from Keith walklet. What an inspiring photographer he is, eh?
John Ricca

February 14, 2019 at 6:25 PM

Gorgeous abstract pattern and ghostly mood. Your use of slight camera movement here was and excellent artistic decision.
- charlottegibb
  
  February 14, 2019 at 8:34 PM
  
  Thanks, John. I’m having a ridiculous amount of fun playing around with some new techniques gleaned from Keith walklet. What an inspiring photographer he is, eh?