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Black & White Nature Photography Portfolio #2: Intimate Landscapes & Abstracts

March 8, 2017 Sarah Marino
Rugged badlands in Utah. 

Rugged badlands in Utah. 

This is my second black and white photo portfolio that I will be sharing here on our blog (the other three posts in this series can be found here: grand landscapes, plants, and tips for creating better black and white photographs). This post features some of nature's smaller scenes - narrower slices of grand landscapes, intimate landscapes, and abstract renditions of natural subjects. You can view all of these photos plus others, at a much larger size, in my Black + White: Small Scenes & Abstracts gallery.

Additionally, if you would like to learn more about black and white nature photography, you might be interested in our new ebook + video course, Black & White Photography: A Complete Guide for Nature Photographers (175 page ebook, plus 9 videos including almost 5 hours of content - sold separately or as a bundle). You can save 20% for a limited time with the code BW20. 

Oak leaves and pine needles taken on a backpacking trip in Zion National Park, Utah. 

Oak leaves and pine needles taken on a backpacking trip in Zion National Park, Utah. 

A band of light illuminates blowing sand at a remote field of sand dunes in Death Valley National Park, California. 

A band of light illuminates blowing sand at a remote field of sand dunes in Death Valley National Park, California. 

Grasses cover parts of badlands near the Painted Desert in Arizona. 

Grasses cover parts of badlands near the Painted Desert in Arizona. 

Wildflowers grow around an agave at a garden in Arizona. 

Wildflowers grow around an agave at a garden in Arizona. 

Bare trees in late fall in Yosemite National Park, California. 

Bare trees in late fall in Yosemite National Park, California. 

Backlit saguaros and organ pipe cactus glow at sunset in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona.

Backlit saguaros and organ pipe cactus glow at sunset in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona.

Morning light accentuates the sensuous curves of sand dunes in Death  Valley National Park, California. 

Morning light accentuates the sensuous curves of sand dunes in Death  Valley National Park, California. 

A storm clears from the high cliffs surrounding Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California.

A storm clears from the high cliffs surrounding Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California.

Limbs of bare oak trees reach to the sky in Zion National Park, Utah. 

Limbs of bare oak trees reach to the sky in Zion National Park, Utah. 

Limbs of a Joshua tree in Joshua Tree National Park, California. 

Limbs of a Joshua tree in Joshua Tree National Park, California. 

Light and shadows on badlands in Death Valley National Park, California. 

Light and shadows on badlands in Death Valley National Park, California. 

Ice bubbles in a tidal flat in Iceland. 

Ice bubbles in a tidal flat in Iceland. 

Cracks start to form as wet mud dries out the Alvord Playa in remote southeastern Oregon. 

Cracks start to form as wet mud dries out the Alvord Playa in remote southeastern Oregon. 

Light hits ripples on a beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. 

Light hits ripples on a beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. 

Ripples on the ocean in Iceland.

Ripples on the ocean in Iceland.

You can view all of these photos plus others, at a much larger size, in my Black + White: Small Scenes & Abstracts gallery.

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