Jim Balsitis Photography

A photograph of a mountain scene looking up a valley with stormy clouds coming over the mountains. The scene is dark and ominous with patches of light highlighting the hills and rock.

Approaching Storm
McGee Creek, John Muir Wilderness, California

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A photograph showing a sign post with directions to various areas in the White Mountains area. The background shows the Sierra Nevada in the distance with partly cloudy skies.

Sign Post

This sign post is at the intersection of California Hwy 168 and the road to Eureka Dunes in Death Valley NP. This area has so much to explore and fall is the perfect time to do so.

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That is an amazing shot the way you caught the berry suspended between the birds beak.

Beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing.

Nice shot. I love how you process this image. Thanks for sharing.

I love this image. It’s great. I’m curious how do you digitize your images? I shoot pinhole too sometimes and photograph my negatives with my Leica M 11 60 megapixel. And then I bring it into Lightroom works quite well.

Beautiful shot. I’ve tried to take self portraits of myself and continue to fail. Thanks.

He wrote another book about salmon. Very interesting.

I’m curious how you digitize your images. I photograph my pinhole negatives with my Leica M 11 and then bring it into Lightroom. Works quite well thank you.

Wonderful shot. Thanks for sharing.

They will out live humans which doesn’t seem to be too long from now.

Wonderful. I think that’s an old ski lift chair. If so, nice repurpose.

I love Valley of Fire. I need to plan a trip there soon. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for including one of my photos. What an honor and good company.

Nice photo. I like it.

I was hiking in the John Muir Wilderness when a guided group on horseback passed me.

Women make the best wranglers. They are both tough and care deeply for the horses.

A photograph of a young woman on a black horse silhouetted by a hill and a sky with clouds.

Sierra Nevada Wrangler

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A photo during sunrise showing the Owens River in the foreground, the Sierra Nevada in the middle ground and on the horizon, and a sky with scattered clounds.

First Light
Eastern Sierra Nevada and Owens River, California

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This scene shows a river flowing from right middle ground to left foreground. There are reeds and grass along the river banks. It is early morning sunrise with some clouds in the sky on the left side and clear sky on the right. In the distance are some mountain with the highest just catching the sun on it’s snowy top.

River of Healing

There isn’t anything quite like watching a river flow slowly by during a quiet sunrise.

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Great shot!

Very nice shot. Well balanced.

Very nice. I love the reflections.

Nice! I feel strong emotions emitting from this image. I believe it has stories to tell.

A beautiful area to spend some outdoor time.

Amazing!

Nice! My totem animal.

A photograph showing the Owens River in the foreground, grassy floodplain in the middle ground, and mountains on the horizon. The sky has some clouds radiating from the mountains. It is sunrise with the light catching the tops of the highest mountains and reflecting onto the river.

Sunrise Reflection

Owens River, Eastern Sierra Nevada, California

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The feast of St Francis is on October 4.

Thank you!

Thank you!