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Ken James

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View the landscapes of the good old US through my lens. Images were taken with my camera, Not A.I, all real.. ✝️..Classical Liberal, NOT a leftist. #vanlife

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Ken James

9 days

This was one I was keeping in my back pocket for the last couple years. It was one of the most peaceful mornings I ever had. I stepped outside and this sureal scene pretty much forced me into meditation. The sun was sitting at such a low angle that the right side of everything it

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Ken James

1 year

To get this shot I had to park illegally, run out in the pouring rain, walk almost a mile only to realize I forgot my memory card, buy a memory card, go back to this spot, back to wallgreens because the friggen memory card was bad, then back here to fight with an incredibly

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@Gritty20202 The CEOs bonus depends on it

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1 year

"Just one more shot" Anyone who has ever dated, or was friends with a landscape photographer, knows that phrase well. As I'm leaving a location, it never fails that I'll see multiple scenes that I just need one more shot of. I took this as I was leaving the park, I'm glad I did.

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1 year

Yosemite really is a magical place. This was a shot that I took after getting lost in Yosemite. It took me hours to finally find my car, prob walking about 45k according to my tracker. That was the second worst thing that happened that day but this scenery made me almost forget

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Ken James

11 months

There's a place in Sequoia National Park called Morrow Rock where there are warnings all over the place about lightning dangers because several people have been struck. The day I was there, it was intermittently snowing, so I didn't think much of the lightning signs posted along

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1 year

I was incessantly pressing my shutter button, trying to catch the lightning from this storm. Ultimately, I failed to catch the lightning, but I still loved the photo. Now IDK if I would've liked it more even if I had captured it 🤷‍♂️. Also, thanks everyone for 8K followers! I

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1 year

I was incessantly pressing my shutter button, trying to catch the lightning from this storm. Ultimately, I failed to catch the lightning but I still loved the photo. #landscapephotography #storm #clouds

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Ken James

11 months

Lines are an integral element of my photos. People ask me why I shoot mostly vertical, and the reason is it gives me plenty of space to use lines that lead you through or lead you to the subject like this wave at Cannon Beach. Btw Cannon Beach is absolutely beautiful, I highly

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Ken James

2 months

Well kids, im off to bed. Here's one more #Auroraborealis for the night.

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Ken James

1 year

My drone got absolutely soaked trying to get this shot, but I had to keep trying. The mist was pretty relentless but whenever I see a scene that I think might help calm, inspire, excite, motivate, and grieve, then I feel like it's my obligation at that point to bring that photo

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Ken James

7 months

The ocean was so nice to give me a nice S curve leading line. I was crouched down for quite awhile trying to get the perfect one. What's a temporary thigh cramp when a photo is forever? However, this is just another example why I prefer traditional photographers who don't use

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Ken James

11 months

Honestly, there's not much of a story behind this other than this barn that just makes me happy, lol. I drove by it, noticed the lovely hazy, golden light behind it, and made an abrupt U-turn. 📍West Virginia is Underrated #beautiful #landscape #photography

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Ken James

11 months

It was still quite damp after a long rainy day Ilona the coast of Oregon but the weather finally broke in time for a really interesting sunset. There was just hints of purple, but the mist and fog gave it a look and feeling that you really only see in Oregon. I see why so many

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Ken James

1 year

People go to long lengths to find a little bit of peace. When i took this photo, I like to think that this kayaker found his inner peace. #nature #mountains #beautiful

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Ken James

11 months

When you feel like the only one left on earth. I actually thought I had this entire beach to myself until I seen this fella pop out of nowhere. It was winter during covid, so nobody was really out. I ended up shooting the ish with him and gave him a copy of this picture. He was

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Ken James

9 months

I love scenes that have different layers that give you a sense of depth, and there was a lot of it here. This is why I like to shoot vertical more than landscape. Where I was standing, it was a partly sunny sky. The speckled sun was illuminating the sand dunes and foreground.

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Ken James

1 year

I'm almost at 2k followers, so if you like my work, then give me a follow please... I can't believe all of you are nuts enough to follow me :P, but I appreciate each and every one of you. Seriously! #EarthDay #tree #nature

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Ken James

1 year

@BroughtToBook @vale__ri Oh nice! Great minds think alike

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Ken James

5 months

In this photo we have the sun setting behind me and the moon rising through the hole in the rock. I will say, the rock structures in Utah are second to none! #colors #beautiful #landscape

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Ken James

9 months

After driving and then hiking around this beautiful mountain multiple times, I caught a golden trail leading up to a tree with said mountain ⛰️ in the background. It was one of those days where no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find a good composition. That's when I came

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Ken James

1 year

The desert is one of my favorite places to shoot, all of the textures and landscape shapes make it irresistible for a photographer. I had to desaturate the colors a little bit as the sunrise made the sand glow so much that it the camera couldn't pick up that color. If you haven't

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Ken James

9 months

This sky was absolutely insane at this incredible lighthouse, so I immediately think, "How can I make this photo stand out?" I grabbed my drone, and It just so happened that the reflection or shadow gave me a perfect one right around where the clouds meet to draw your eye in.

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Ken James

1 year

Just before nightfall, I forget what they are called, but these clouds are absolutely sureal. I used to be a huge weather connoisseur growing up and even did a bit of storm chasing. Even though I never became a meteorologist (we all have our regrets), I'm still blessed enough to

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Ken James

1 year

Here's a shot from the wildfires last year in Oregon. This was taken as it was getting dark leaving an eerie moody scene. There hasn't been many "moody" shots on twitter lately, hopefully we can change that. #fog #photography #photography

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Ken James

1 year

My favorite part of photography is taking mundane everyday objects like a dead piece of wood and finding the exact moment when light makes it extraordinary. I'd imagine there's many life lessons to take from that way of thinking 🤔 📍Death Valley #sunset #photography

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Ken James

10 months

I never would've expected a castle to just pop out of nowhere as i was walking down the beach, but here we are. Okay, maybe it isn't actually a castle, but apparently, it's a decently well-kept secret. It's hard to tell in this photo, but I had to get the camera quite lowwww to

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Ken James

2 months

I didn't get to go anywhere special. I went to my girlfriend's parents and they have a pretty cool barn. I shot this on my Samsung phone (pro mode). #Auroraborealis #solarstorm

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Ken James

8 months

I don't post many black and whites, not because I don't love this type of photography (I DO), it's be because I don't feel like my B&W quality is up to par with the rest of my work. Here's one of my better B&W shots. I hope you enjoy :). #moon #nature #blackandwhite

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Ken James

3 months

@JamesLucasIT The Great Salt lake

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Ken James

10 months

One thing I love about phone cameras is that the sensors are so small that you don't get a shallow depth of field, which enables pictures like this. Although full frame cameras are superior in many areas, they can't capture a scene like this. #sunset #photography #beach

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Ken James

9 months

This is by far the longest stretch of road I have ever seen. It really does make you realize how small you are in the grand scheme of things, but it doesn't make you feel insignificant, if that makes any sense? Btw it was 128 degrees this day, I can totally see where someone

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Ken James

1 year

@Travis_in_Flint Well if that's the case and he's still keeping it under wraps then he's adding to the problem. There's still people getting boosters and he has the chance to make a few people think twice if he spoke out.

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Ken James

7 months

I almost found a spot to pull off on the side of the highway to get the moon setting into this (volcano?). It didn't quite work out, but I thought it was a cool pic nonetheless. It's on I5 not far from Mt Shashta. #blackandwhite #landscape #photography

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Ken James

9 months

You know those days where nothing goes right? You know where even the simplest of chores becomes an ongoing all day "to do"? That was the day I was having when I decided to take a lonnnng walk on the tracks. Then the fog came in during sunset, and my whole day turned around

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Ken James

1 year

More Utah love here...This location might look pretty familiar to you as a very popular movie was filmed here. I wanted a bit of a different angle, so I got permission and popped the drone up and waited for a car to pass. This was during covid which made it so I had to wait what

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Ken James

5 months

I managed to catch this motley crew just rollin down the road in Nevada late at night without a care in the world. Thank God for zoom lenses and fast apertures. #wildlife #Nevada #photography

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Ken James

9 months

It was a crisp evening right before winter at bryce Canyon, where the sun was just setting as the full moon was rising. I forgot to bring winter gear so all I had was shorts and a long sleeve shirt but here's the thing, and I wonder if any other photographers get like this, but I

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Ken James

1 year

I caught this scene right after sunset because even with my best efforts and going way too fast to get here, I only arrived at sunset. I caught a couple photos at sunset, but blue hour is when I feel most at peace and can visualize the shot before I take it. This is quite common

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Ken James

1 year

The journey to get to this shot was nuts. It was 10 miles of non paved road. First, I accidentally ran over a roadrunner (RIP little buddy 😔). Then the road got so bad I thought the van was going to fall apart I almost turned around. Lastly, a gaggle of wild cows wouldn't get

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Ken James

11 months

One of my biggest regrets in photography up until now is not marking the location of each shot on a map. I loved this scene in Colorado, but I'll prob never be able to find it again. I love to take back roads and pull over a thousand times to take photos so to actually mark

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Ken James

1 year

Time after time after time, when I go to do something, it's just one frustration after another. But every once in a while, when you put enough effort into something, it just all seems to come together. This was one of those times. I already had the idea of flying my drone at

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Ken James

11 months

Every time I post a picture of Crater Lake, I get the "Did you use Photoshop on it" question, and honestly, I can't blame people, but yes, the water is that blue. People who have been there can also attest to that. It's also one of the deepest lakes in the world. #lake

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Ken James

5 months

I seen all of the wood lined up along the tree line and knew I wanted to capture the long line of them going down the shore line. No matter what I did I couldn't get a good photo of it that showed the vastness of the fallen lumber. It was pretty windy and by the time I took

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Ken James

6 months

I took this at my girlfriend's parents' house last Christmas when I saw the way the light was illuminating the tree and barn, making it stand out from the dark starry skies. If you look hard enough, even the country in rural PA has incredible beauty. #photography #red #stars

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Ken James

1 year

This was such a pleasant surprise that it exists in Kansas. The first thing that struck me was the God rays that the clouds were producing, so all I had to do was find an angle to fit them in the photo with my point of interest. I run around like a neurotic nutcase once I see

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Ken James

11 months

Don't you love it when nature gives you a perfect frame? It took a few minutes (30) while my buddy got annoyed waiting for me to finally find a shot and focal length where the trees weren't obstructing the view of the small island like rock structure. I know I'm a pain in the

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Ken James

9 months

I love solo houses like this with nothing else around for miles. Contrasting colors obviously make objects stand out, hence the red house on the green background of the west Virginian mountains. I'm curious what it's like to live in a place like this? Do any of you live the

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Ken James

8 months

I sometimes get asked why my photo descriptions are so long. Since AI is apparently getting better at emulating real photography, I've decided to put the story behind most of my photos, location, and why I took the shot. This one is from Sequoia NP and the thing that struck me

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Ken James

9 months

I thought it was going to be another grey overcast evening. Once again, I had to fight myself to go out to photograph it, but this time, the sun peaked through and set the sky on fire. You never know I almost missed this scene. It's kind of a good lesson for life in general.

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Ken James

10 months

Heres another little experiment, I laid my camera on the ground in front of a few pebbles and used the 10 second timer. With the God rays along with the sun flair, this scene looked supernatural. It was one of those ones that I already knew was going to be epic. I also shot one

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Ken James

11 months

This is one of my all-time favorite shots, probably because of the insane effort that went into getting it. I didn't want the same old horseshoe bend shot, so I jammed the camera down a crack to get a natural framing, almost dropping it. I had my buddy holding my legs just in

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Ken James

10 months

Don't you love when it all just comes together? The sun rays just so happened to line up with the lighthouse and the sun shining right through it where the light would be. I rarely get this lucky. Usually, I have to "fight" with a shot till the composition finally works. Not this

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Ken James

1 year

Who doesn't love a warm, calming sunset? I was late as usual and frantically fighting my equipment as usual, when the setting sun illuminated the underside of the clouds, and the sky exploded with color. I decided to calm down for a few minutes and instead just watch the show.

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Ken James

1 year

I was laying flat in the dirt ground for this shot. I used my phone's ultrawide angle camera, so it might be a bit oversharpened. This was an older phone, but nonetheless, I loved the photo. #trees #nature #photography

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Ken James

10 months

I was on my way to Great Sand Dunes National Park when I saw this thunderstorm developing over the small mountain and this dilapidated faded school bus so I sent the drone up in hopes to get them both in frame. I was so infatuated with the life cycle of this storm that I didn't

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Ken James

1 year

It took a while for me to figure out that not all photos have to be saturated, bright and airy, warm, or dramatic to be appealing. This was just a normal overcast day somewhere in New England, and initially, I was bummed. Then I sat for a bit until I started seeing the beauty.

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Ken James

10 months

The sunset was illuminating the bottom of the #tree leaves, making it look like it was almost on fire. A little different composition for me but if you haven't noticed yet I enjoy experimenting. #photography #fall

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Ken James

11 months

Leading lines are vital in my style of photography it gives a sense of depth, effectively taking a 2D picture and turning it into a 3d like photograph. This scene is a perfect example of it. #sunset #landscape #wildlife

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Ken James

8 months

I lucked out on this one, after only getting here as the sun was setting, running around like a nutcase looking for something, anything to use as a subject. I saw this fella paddling along, giving a perfect leading line. Thanks, whoever you are. I've gotten a bunch of new

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Ken James

10 months

This already bright yellow fall tree being sun-kissed amongst the overcast dreary grey clouds in Colorado caught my eye from a distance. So naturally, I looked for a spot to whip my vehicle off the road as my buddy yells at me for it 😁. Sorry, but it was worth it bro! Sadly, I

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Ken James

9 months

At the time that I took this photo, the world was a lot more peaceful, but here's the narrative in my mind to why I photographed it. This scene struck me as the ultimate battle of light vs. dark. Then, there was a secondary battle between blue and orange, blue being the ally of

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Ken James

1 year

A moonrise and sunset at the same time. The dark purple sky made the already insanely red rocks even redder. I actually turned the saturation down a little bit. #sunset #beautiful #moon

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Ken James

10 months

I nearly crashed my drone right after this shot. A wave came up quick and caught it, but somehow it managed to stay in the air. On another note, I never realized how great the lighthouses were on the great lakes. You guys have some of the best up there! #lighthouse

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Ken James

10 months

I actually do kind of have a rule but it's a rule of 3s (not to be mistaken for the rule of thirds). If a scene has 1 standout feature, it's usually good, 2 standout features, then it's really good, but to be great it usually has to have 3 standout features. There's obviously

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Ken James

9 months

Let's talk contrast. Look for it, it's everywhere and it's incredible. I saw this colorful orange tree surrounded by evergreens that had almost no color to it. Now you might think I just cranked up the saturation of the tree but it's actually the opposite that's true. I

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Ken James

7 months

This one all came together. A perfect natural frame with the trees and the deep orange sunset from the wildfires glistening off of the top of the clear emerald water. It really was just as exquisite in person. Hopefully, I've done this scene justice. #beautiful #photography

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Ken James

1 year

I went out to shoot the milkyway, the weather didn't really cooperate for that purpose but I got this eerie beach shot instead. Very rarely do I ever get the shot I intend to get but if you're flexible and resilient then you might end up with something better. #beach #ocean

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Ken James

6 months

This was my lovely grandmother who just passed on. My aunt and I held her as she went. I have never seen anyone die before and never want to witness that again. But as excruciating as it was, she deserved me being there. You see, I had a rough upbringing, so she raised me and

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Ken James

6 months

This might've been the most interesting cloud structure I've ever seen, just sitting over Devils Tower. It felt like I was in a movie, absolutely sureal. If only I could've got that lightning strike! I still really dig this shot though. #landscape #nature #storm

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Ken James

5 months

The moon comes up as the sun goes down in this photo. It was perfect as the fading sun was still illuminating the whethered mountains. The sky turned a dark magenta that faded into a blueish purple. I never seen anything like it. #beautiful #colors #purple

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Ken James

11 months

Goodnight, friends 🦉. This shot was from a bright full moon that was Illuminating the blue water, and it was a magical scene. The water was warm, and the air was humid and dense. It was my one and only trip to Hawaii, and I've been wanting to go back ever since. #blue #water

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Ken James

10 months

One of the most dramatic purple skies I've seen was on this day at Olympic National Park. It was one of those days that you just can't snap enough photos. Oh and another pair of my shoes were ruined from standing in the tide pools lol #ocean #waves #beach

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Ken James

8 months

Before seeing this lake in N Cascades National Park, I never thought water could reach this color of bright blue in real life. I've said something similar about crater lake, but that's a vivid deep blue. Even with the orange glow of the sunset (from wildfires) above, the water

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Ken James

9 months

Sometimes, every once in a blue moon, when you get a great ingredients for a shot but your brain can't put together a good composition, then you just have to spray and prey. Then just go through the camera roll when you get home. This was one of those times where it worked out.

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Ken James

9 months

There's not much of a story behind this one. No trials or tribulations this time lol. I just noticed it was pretty and took the shot, including the stranger for scale. But have you ever looked at your photos afterward and noticed things you didn't see at first? I just realized

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Ken James

10 months

I do love a good picture of the full moon, but what I love photographing more is the light from the full moon. I love how it can illuminate your subjects or scenes, but at the same time, you can still catch some stars in the background. If there's snow it even enhances this

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Ken James

1 year

If I was forced to stay in only one state to live in for the rest of my life, I'd pick Utah. The red rocks always contrast beautifully with the blue skies. There's soooo many different types of landscapes from desert, lakes, mountains and rivers. There's parts that just look like

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Ken James

11 months

This was the perfect place to just sit and skip rocks. Besides a few crickets and frogs, the only thing you'll hear is a small splash of the rocks. This wasn't some big crazy sunset, no huge harvest moons, and the crazy clouds like my last photo are far away. On this day, the

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Ken James

10 months

Came across a beautiful old barn nestled in the mountains. Time seems to have stood still in this peaceful spot. The clouds quickly rolling over gave some great contrasty speckled light. #ThursdayThoughts #mountains #peacefulCame across a beautiful old barn nestled in the

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Ken James

3 months

You can see a car far far off into the distance that took at least 10 min to get to me. This was captured at 300MM and cropped at 50%, so that gives you an idea of the vastness of this stretch of road in death valley. #roadTrip

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Ken James

11 months

My favorite type of urban photos to take are right after a heavy rain at night when the streets are shiny and reflective. There's often a fog or haze by the streetlights that give a mysterious vibe. 📍 San Francisco #photography #night #city

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Ken James

8 months

Sometimes, I feel a bit awkward when people tell me that my photography looks like (insert name), and I haven't seen that photographer's work. I actually don't know most of the legends of photography, or at least I haven't got to experience most of their beautiful images. Let

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Ken James

5 months

Imagine laying under this perfect oak tree all afternoon watching the clouds just to catch the perfect sunset. #sunset #clouds #beautiful

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Ken James

8 months

Yosemite is one of the most photographed parks in the world for good reason. Whenever I go to a place like this, the only thing on my mind is finding a unique shot. I loved the way the sun was hitting the dirt in the river and giving off a bright red glow with the mountain

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Ken James

11 months

Ever try taking a long exposure in the water? To get this one I had the tripod legs in 2-3ft of ice cold water. I tried to minimize the movement as much as possible by holding the tripods legs down with my ruined shoes. The people around me had to have thought I was nuts 🤣. I

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Ken James

1 year

Thank you trees for this natural frame of the Grand Canyon. It's so hard to find new compositions of this place because it's so frequently photographed, so I buried myself I the weeds to get one lol. #Vista #nature #landscape

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Ken James

6 months

I wanted to capture something mysterious and haunting so when it was foggy, I took off up to the lake to capture these boats i saw perfectly spaced apart a few days earlier. They were silent and only semi visible like ghosts on the water. Fog by far is my favorite condition to

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Ken James

10 months

I could never get enough of shooting sand dunes. They are absolutely #beautiful when the light scrapes off of them at a low angle and the best part, they're always changing! You can go back a couple weeks later and get a whole different #landscape . You get a heavy rain and it

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Ken James

5 months

Not to overwhelm your eyeballs with color, but I'm basically like nature's journalist. This sunset in Pacific Beach #SanDiego was one of the most colorful I have ever seen. #ValentinesDay #color #beach

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Ken James

2 months

Just a nice cool, calm, beach blue hour. This little tree sitting by itself on the coast caught my attention and provided a nice silhouette.

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Ken James

1 year

This was a VERY rare occasion where i woke up early enough to catch a sunrise. I liked how the light from the sun was getting scattered by this morning dew drop. It was one of those mornings where you could immediately feel the sun's warmth on your skin. Quite relaxing I must

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Ken James

9 months

Add a little fog, a little bit of clouds, and some pine trees, then you have yourself a photo with a dark mood. I was in an awkward spot here, but this fog gave me no choice. I love a good, colorful sunset, but fog is my favorite of condition to shoot in. I apologize to the car

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Ken James

9 months

Photography tip: If you're a photographer and your passenger isn't yelling at you for stopping every 5 feet for a photo, then you're doing it wrong . *On a different, bright note, guess whos picking their new puppy up today! #goodmorning #landscape #roadtrip

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Ken James

11 months

I hope you like texture because these rocks on the Cali coast have textures for days. What really caught my attention is that they kind of guide your eyes back through the scene. Normally, I'm not a fan of grey flattish skies, but I kinda dig it in this case. #photography

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Ken James

4 months

I was so stoked to go take a picture of this barn, but then out of nowhere it decided to rain all day. I was quite bummed because I really had a picture in mind and knew it would be basically impossible because I needed to leave this day. Turns out it rained enough to provide a

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Ken James

6 months

I stuck my lens halfway in the stream, halfway out to get this shot while standing in 2ft of water to capture it. I already had the concept in my head, but It was a really hard photo to capture. Feel free to use as a screensaver. *personal use only #photography

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Ken James

9 months

I went out to shoot the I went out to shoot the milkyway. The weather didn't really cooperate for that purpose, but I got this eerie beach shot instead. Very rarely do I ever get the shot I intend to get, but if you're flexible and resilient, then you might end up with something

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Ken James

1 year

When you see it... Hint: I'm mad I missed a certain holiday, I even had this picture then but didn't notice it myself. #photography #sundayvibes #landscape

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Ken James

7 months

While most people's favorite time of day to photograph is sunrise or sunset but mine is blue hour for a few different reasons. Everyone usually goes home and thus out of the way of my viewfinder :P. You usually see the best blues and purples and the light is softer and more

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Ken James

1 year

I loved this dilapidated lighthouse. Apparently, this small bird does as well. #goodmorning #SaturdayVibes #beach

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