Jamey Pyles Photography

-Celestial Eye-

A partial moon and its refractive light formed this spectral display in the final stages of dusk - a "moondog" or paraselene shining in the ice of our atmosphere appeared along the moon's celestial ring. I'm not sure I had ever seen it before, but on that night, this flushed in the sky and I was awestruck with the phenomena above me, low in the sky over the owyhee desert. Silvery tones in the refracted clouds seemed to ripple and change in intensity as I watched..

Thanks for tuning in - I've been sorting through my files and have many more beautiful moments to share. Several of my calendars have found a home, thank you to those!

Have a peaceful day. It's sunny where I'm at.

Winter Veil `

The serene Alvord desert is shown here cloaked in the white of winter; a dramatic moment of light in the mountains develops beyond.

Silent Waves ~

The striking forms of our desert ranges are visually transformed as storm after storm sculpt and blow the ice in the winter months. I was enamored by the lines and layers presented with such powerful contrast from this viewpoint and watched as localized storms surged over the mountain that day.

Those days watching wind and mountain wave in and out of the cloud are so important to me. I'm due for another couple weeks of that coming up soon. I will be sharing some new work before I depart.

This photo is that which is displayed for November in my 2018 Desert Wilderness Calendar. I've compiled images of the amazing southeastern Oregon Desert and it's many moods from my in depth travels throughout these mysterious, grand landscapes. A link to the calendar is displayed in the comments; it is purchasable online through my website. Consider this purchase for a desert loving family member or friend in this season of gifting!

"Back Alley"

It is a sacred thing, the design of these vast spaces in the landscape. The desert displays itself, quietly symbolic of the geometric schemes comprising all of the physical and beyond physical world. To those who listen closely with their senses, the symbolism is not so subdued, it is rather a constantly expanding web of connection, vast and intricate as the landscape itself. Everything in that horizon is in the leaves of sage, in the smallest ant, in the slightest ray of sunlight.

Pictured here, a lake remnant and ranges in evening storm light. Oregon