Favorites of 2017
Happy New Year! 2017 was a very good year for me photographically. I managed to visit some long-desired locations and I had some fine spontaneous discoveries. Most wonderful of all was enjoying the amazing winter and spring conditions at home in Deep Springs Valley – amazing winter weather and snow followed by amazing spring wildflowers. This is a rather generous collection at 20 images (plus a bonus honorable mention), but hey, it’s my website and it was a good year! Best wishes for all my readers in the year to come!
January: Winter dawn, Deep Springs Valley.
January: Morning of mists, Deep Springs Valley.
January: Deep Springs Valley and Split Mountain in snow.
January: Snow-covered desert, Deep Springs Valley.
February: Lithograph, Death Valley National Park.
February: Dawn on Walker Lake and Mount Grant, Mineral County, Nevada.
March: Green Gully, Riverside County, California.
March: Poppy field, southern California.
April: Sea to summit, Big Sur coast.
May: Sunrise garden, Deep Springs Valley.
May: Amargosa River canyon, Inyo County, California.
June: Ramparts of Mount Williamson, John Muir Wilderness, California.
July: Glass and white, Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park.
August: Sierran Treefrog (Pseudacris sierra), Golden Trout Wilderness, California.
August: Alpine reflection at sunrise, John Muir Wilderness, California.
Bonus: It would be remiss not to mention one of the outstanding events not only of the year but of my entire life. Though I don’t believe my photo (or any photo) comes close to doing the event justice, the total eclipse in August was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.
September: Evening light and metamorphic rock, John Muir Wilderness, California.
October: Snow squall, Great Basin National Park, Nevada.
October: Desert autumn, eastern Sierra.
December: Towers and shadows, Steens Mountain, Oregon.
December: Dawn light with fresh snow, Warner Valley wetlands, Lake County, Oregon. Though I suspect many will find it rather understated, this image may well be my absolute personal favorite of 2017, a fine gift to round off an amazing photographic year.
Crest, Cliff & Canyon 
Beautiful images, Jackson!
Thank you, Kathy! Happy New Year!
Wow, Jackson. This is an incredible set of images–an undoubtedly successful year in photography. All of them have your signature style. I really like your use of light, and your compositions are simple, but at the same time show evidence of a lot of thought.
It would be difficult to choose a single favorite. I like the Great Basin snowstorm–that desaturated look really plays well with the scene. But, I think your Deep Springs images really take the cake here. You really do live in a place that would (or should) make most people jealous!
Here’s to a great 2018!
Greg
Thanks, Greg! It was a pleasure to have your company for two of these!
Those are awesome Jackson! I especially like the one of Red Slate and Mildred Lake from near Lake Genevieve. That is a spectacular shot!
Thanks, Bubba! That area’s such a unique and amazing slice of the Sierra, nowhere else quite compares. Happy New Year!
I had mostly heard of the college, your images made me realize how beautiful the Deep Springs Valley is. Have you written about how ended up there? As a series, I liked the concept of “Geological Scale”. Best wishes for 2018!
Thank you! I have relatives who were both students and faculty here, so I was aware of the College for a long time. In 2013 I happened to see a job posting for bookkeeper/office manager which my wife was totally qualified for, and the rest is history. It’s a wonderful place to live, raise a kid and photograph!
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