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Welcome to Earth Tones Images!

Earth Tones Images is Colorado-based photographer John Dwyer. I have been a professional historian spending a great deal of time researching in interesting places, always with my camera in tow. I still travel, although not as frequently in my current career. Living in Colorado provides ample opportunity for beautiful images and I look forward to the chances I get.

I especially enjoy photographing landscapes and wildlife. I'm also interested in photographing historical subjects and meteorological phenomena. As a photographer, I love being out in nature, and then finding ways of communicating the scene through the camera. As a viewer of my images, I hope the images can give you the sense of being there.

The photos have been captured from many places in the U.S., Canada, the British Isles and New Zealand. There are so many very fine photographers with stunning web sites so thank you for taking time to view this one.

This site is organized in galleries by subject. Click on one of the galleries below to see images. I suggest not viewing the images in their highest quality because the file sizes are very large and take quite some time to load. You may now purchase my images online! Add the images to the shopping cart to see prices and sizes.

Check back to see more galleries and enjoy your look around. Email Me and let me know what you think.

Also, I'm pleased to include a link to the site of a very fine photographer and friend, Paul Ziemba. Check out Paul's images at: http://www.ziembaimages.com

Galleries

Flowers : I like intimate studies of flowers, both wild and home grown. When you find a beautiful field of them though, it is magic.

Flowers

I like intimate studies of flowers, both wild and home grown. When you ...

Updated: Aug 02, 2010 7:34pm PST

Sunrise/Sunset : That special light near the beginning and the end of the day makes for some very special images. Even though many of these images required awakening very early and trekking around in the cold, wind, and dark, I have cherished the days that produced each of these photographs. I hope you enjoy them.

Sunrise/Sunset

That special light near the beginning and the end of the day makes for ...

Updated: Nov 11, 2012 7:58am PST

Red Rock : Stunning views from the Colorado Basin. The scenery of southern Utah and northern Arizona is unmatched in the U.S.A.

Red Rock

Stunning views from the Colorado Basin. The scenery of southern Utah a ...

Updated: Apr 17, 2012 5:55am PST

Autumn : Enjoy the beautiful change of seasons from Colorado and New Zealand.

Autumn

Enjoy the beautiful change of seasons from Colorado and New Zealand.

Updated: Oct 08, 2011 4:15pm PST

Rushing Water : Water, tumbling over a small group of rocks or cascading over high cliffs evokes emotions of both power and calm.

Rushing Water

Water, tumbling over a small group of rocks or cascading over high cli ...

Updated: Jan 02, 2010 2:54pm PST

Wildlife : I found it difficult to capture unique wildlife images that I enjoyed. I have taken to digital manipulation on a few images to create a different look. Tell me what you think.

Wildlife

I found it difficult to capture unique wildlife images that I enjoyed. ...

Updated: Jan 02, 2010 2:48pm PST

Buildings : The images in this gallery all have buildings as their primary focal point. Most include interesting landscapes too. The types of buildings vary from medieval castles and cathedrals to modern skylines. You may notice that I am fond of barns... if you know of any picturesque barns, please let me know. I'm always on the lookout!

Buildings

The images in this gallery all have buildings as their primary focal p ...

Updated: Nov 24, 2011 8:10am PST

Other Favorites : Here you will find images of various sorts that I have grown fond of over the years. I still have several more to add and some may eventually get split off into separate galleries.

Other Favorites

Here you will find images of various sorts that I have grown fond of o ...

Updated: Jun 23, 2010 6:25pm PST

Monochrome : Monochrome images often have a simplicity that is appealing. All of these images were originally shot in color and then converted. In most cases, I envisioned the image as a monochrome when I captured it.

Monochrome

Monochrome images often have a simplicity that is appealing. All of th ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2010 7:58pm PST

Recent : This gallery contains images from recent outings that don't really fit (yet) into any of the galleries I've already created.

Recent

This gallery contains images from recent outings that don't really fit ...

Updated: May 01, 2012 7:05am PST

Our Buddy Mack : This gallery is a tribute to our buddy, Mack. The images here were originally in a slide show set to James Taylor's song, "You've got a friend." He was the sweetest dog I could imagine. It was like he came along at just the right time for the right situation. He played hard and loved to please his people. I told him to protect my wife the first day he was there and he took his job very seriously. No men could enter the house or get near her without her giving him the ok first. He was around while I was researching and writing my PhD dissertation, which was a very frustrating process. Every time I got down, he knew it. He'd come in, put his head between my legs (his way of hugging), and offer me a toy to go play with. We'd play for an hour or so and then everything was fine again. He passed away on June 8, 2003 from cancer. We miss him very much.

Our Buddy Mack

This gallery is a tribute to our buddy, Mack. The images here were ori ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2007 8:31am PST

Intimate Landscape :

Intimate Landscape

Updated: Oct 23, 2010 3:45pm PST

New Mexico Churches : This gallery is made up of historic churches of northern New Mexico. The contrast of the adobe construction (in most cases) against the deep blue sky is very attractive. Many of these churches pre-date their more famous counterparts in New England.

New Mexico Churches

This gallery is made up of historic churches of northern New Mexico. T ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2010 7:57pm PST

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