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Selected favorite photos from 16 different Galleries grouped under four main gallery portals noted by descriptive guide-markers.
SCROLL DOWN OR CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO SEE FAVORITE SELECTIONS FROM EACH PHOTO GALLERY. Press 'PLAY' in lower left corner to see auto-carousel view.
A Winter's Day in the Backyard.
Natural History - Wildlife - Two mature bucks appear completely comfortable in a deep December snow. Taken in my back yard, Alta Sierra, CA.
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In the Quiet of Winter
Backyard Series - Taken in Alta Sierra California during a December snowfall, a mature buck and a doe relax in an open patch of forest. While the buck rests, surrounded by several inches of accumulated snow, the doe alertly listens for any sound that pierces the solemn quiet.
In backyard Series with both 'Summer Repose" and "A Winter's Day in the Backyard"
Summer Repose - Grass Valley, CA
Backyard Series - Two does languish in a sea of delicious spring grasses. This scene represents the summer version of "Winter Search." The pair side-by-side tell silent stories from the lives of a local mule deer herd.
A Sunset Storm Clears over The Emigrant Gap
Morning mists on The Emigrant Gap
Landscape Folder - After a winter storm, fingers of mist linger among the California foothills leading to The Emigrant Gap - the pioneer gateway to the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Mono Lake, Lee Vining, CA
Cruisin - Nevada State Highway 95
Nevada State Highway 95 north to Las Vegas. This two lane highway offers hundreds of miles of desolately beautiful desert landscapes.
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From Cruisin - photos at 70mph
Sandstone, Snow and Light - Nevada-California Boundary
Snow capped Boundary Peak , which literally marks the boundary between California and Nevada, frames these fascinating sandstone cliffs just outside Benton Hot Springs, CA on a lonely stretch of state highway 120 near Benton Crossing Road. Truly in the middle-of-nowhere with a stark beauty that captures that solitary spirit.
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From Vegas - Dad's Secret, Surreal Drive Home
Streaming Light and Mountain Calm - Aeolain Butte, Lee Vining,CA
View of Aeolain Butte from west shore of Mono Lake.
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From Vegas - Dad's Secret, Surreal Drive Home
Heavenly Rays - Bridgeport, CA
Bridgeport, CA is a beautiful small town between the Sierra Nevada mountain range and Nevada's Great Desert Basin. Here, the rays of the sun burst through the clouds to highlight the pastoral beauty of the middle ground community.
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From Vegas - Dad's Secret, Surreal Drive Home
The Guardian - Lake Tahoe, CA
Natural History - Landscape Folder - Desolation Wilderness's Granite Lake lies in the foreground beneath this ancient Juniper while Lake Tahoe can be seen in the distance.
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Photo samples from WIldlife Gallery
Great white egret - Alta Sierra CA
Natural History - Wildlife -Folder
Salute to the Sun
Three turkey vultures warm and dry their wings in the morning sun.
From Front Yard Spring
Natural History – Wildlife Folder: - Three fawns, all still sporting their freshman spots, form groups that create collective comfort
A pair of raccoon kits seek to hide in an apple tree.
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Natural History – Wildlife Folder: a third year doe with her first ever fawns has her finely tuned hearing on full alert
Wildlife Folder - Anna hummingbird.
The Discipline of Wild Geese
Natural History - Wildlife - Geese in an Alta Sierra pond display typical group play - staying in orderly lines for almost everything they do.
Wildlife Folder - Two mature bucks battle for the Alpha position in the herd. The buck on the left is named Elvis by the photographer as he has been 'king' of the herd for several years.
Battlin Backyard Bucks Series - #7
Natural History- WIldlife Folder:
Kingsnakes are welcome to your visitors as they are immune to the venum of rattlesnakes and often eat them.
Late for the Meeting
Greeting Card Photo-Art: Robin Series - Robins gather at our front yard fountain seemingly intent on some mutual priority.
Greeting Card Photo-Art: Slumbering squirrel nestles safely in the notch of a tree
Photo-To-Art Series - a lone dove stands motionless for many minutes to defer interest from a neighboring cat. The 'Evolve Series' visually expresses the dove's effort in disappearing from a threat.
Greeting Card Photo-Art: mother doe in the front rests in the shadows of an oak tree with her clan which spans several generations
Buck Series - two bucks discussing their position in the hierarchy.
Greeting Card Photo-Art: A hummingbird lifts its wings to fly from resting beneath a front yard rose
Cats, Bed & Sunlight
Greeting Card Photo-Art: Coco and Shadow taking in the rays without leaving the bedroom.
Angled Rays of Sunlight Illuminate a Tournament Rose
Flora Folder - our many leveled garden creates fascinating sunlight that lands on roses in enlightening angles
From The Joy of Flora - Roses, Flowers and More
Peace Rose After Morning Rain.
Natural History - Flora Folder: droplets from the morning rain adorn these Peace Rose petals like rounded diamonds playing with light.
From The Joy of Flora - Roses, Flowers and More
Unfolding Rose of Peace
Natural History - Flora Folder: the elegant unfolding of the petals of a Peace rose.
From The Joy of Flora - Roses, Flowers and More
Garden Lillies in Afternoon Light
Natural History - Flora Folder: every Easter we purchase lilies that we plant in our front yard and they florish in the Sierra foothills. The pungent droplets of liquid forming on the lilly's pistil proves a compelling attraction for bees and butterflies.
The Rocky Mountains from Ron's 'Window Seat View.'
Window Seat Folder - Above the Rocky Mountains near Denver, CO - This is one of many photos from Ron's 'Window Seat' gallery which reveal the Intriguing patterns the earth offers from 35,000 feet altitudes.
San Juan River Optical Illusion = relief inversion
WIndow Seat View - taken from 35,000 feet, reveals "relief inversion" where concave images look convex when the angles of the sun's shadows fool our senses making canyons look like mountains. For a better understanding of this process visit Nutopia's excellent video explanation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrC4vDcWmxk.
From Ron's "Window Seat"
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Natural History Folder - Ron's Window Seat - San Francisco GG Bridge and Presidio from the window seat of a typical commercial flight
Above Nevada - mountain drainage patterns near Las Vegas NV
Ron's Window Seat reveals many beautiful natural patterns in the earth's three dimensional canvas and limitless color palete.
From Ron's "Window Seat"
Commercial Photography Folder - Alta Sierra Country Club, 17th hole
Alta Sierra Country Club
From Golf & Country Clubs
Foursome on the 18th, Alta Sierra Country Club
Commercial Photography Folder - a closeup of the third photo in the Folder
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From Golf & Country Clubs
2nd hole, Alta Sierra Country Club
Commercial Folder - Country club
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From Golf & Country Clubs
Four on the Ninth
Commercial Folder - Country club - Alta Sierra Country Club
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From Golf & Country Clubs
“The photos on this site reflect life all around me. The roses from our garden, the cats are all family, the landscapes , wild critters from my California foothill home, the ancient coins from my collection, the angels and memorial parks from my book 'Forgotten Faces' and the golf courses, cemeteries and Gold Rush images originate from my neighboring communities.”
PHOTOGRAPHS — THE SEED OF EVOLUTIONARY IMAGERY.
"I value and enjoy the photographic image for its ability to express, engage and evoke. With today's unbounded digital darkroom, I often enjoy exploring a photograph as another form of art – composite, oil, sketch, digital, etc. Now a single image contains the seed of entirely new versions of itself - often evolving with unforseen yet welcome results." . – Ron Horne
FINE ART, CALENDAR AND GREET CARD IMAGERY
Ron enjoys and delivers photographic expertise as a Fine Art and Natural History photographer with images employed for greeting cards and calendars as well as company image design and messaging.
“Nature blesses us with unbridled beauty everywhere - in the expanding petals of a new rose, the grandeur of a living mountain range or the sentience of our animal allies. If I can, in any way, capture in an image, the power and beauty evoked by the moment or alive in the wild, I feel privileged to share it with you.”
In addition to photography and photo-art, Ron is the author of 'Forgotten Faces - A Window Into Our Immigrant Past,' widely regarded as the first ever photo-history on memorial portraiture and its insights into 20th century immigrant America.
'Forgotten Faces' has been featured in the 'History Channel Magazine,' selected for the cover of 'Publishers Weekly' and honored with scores of positive reviews as summarized by 'Writers Digest' - “This is a unique and intriguing history of immigrant America. Featuring beautiful photographs throughout, it is very well-researched and a valuable contribution to the literature.”
Midwest Book Review agreed, "Horne…provides an outstanding survey of memorial portraiture as its own art form. …featured for its important cultural insights as well: immigrant history comes to life in an outstanding visual and written survey of a unique art and memorial form which should not be missed."
Please visit his 'Forgotten Faces' eBook website via the link in the MENU - Left of the Page to explore the content, details, photos, book reviews and downloads.
Commercially Ron delivers fine art reproductions for sale as well as corporate advertising and promotional material.
“A photographic story teller, I capture and communicate your unique narrative - personal or professional - with the impact of expressive images and compelling prose. I thoroughly enjoy and completely guarantee my work.” – Ron Horne.
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