Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina are filled with beautiful sights from majestic mountain views, to waterfalls, streams, and a myriad of wildlife like bears, eagles and deer. There are numerous camping opportunities with hiking trails that allow one to see all of this up close.

As a resident of this area of the country I try to get up into the mountains several times a year to add photographs to this portfolio. On one of my last trips I was able to capture a cougar catching a rabbit. That was truly a unique experience for me. One that had my adrenalaine pumping to be sure.

As part of my USA Gallery, I'll add more images to the Blue Ridge Mountains Gallery as the summer/fall progresses, but in the meantime, please enjoy these images.

Cheers,

Monty Chandler

Utah - Winter Wonders

Utah Photos -  I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of days in Utah at the end of February and had decent enough weather to travel around Salt Lake City a little and get a few scenic  photos of the mountains along with a couple of tourist spots in the city.  It's no wonder people come from all over to ski in this area of the country.  It is truly beautiful and they certainly have a lot of snow!  I tried a few things at sunset from some distances to capture the majesty of the snow covered mountains as well as Great Salt Lake.

I traveled up Big Cottonwood Canyon as well as Little Cottonwood Canyon for a few of the images.  Several of the shots were taken from Antelope Island State Park - a gorgeous place providing vista of the mountain range as well as Salt Lake City nestled at the foot of the mountains.  

I hope you enjoy this component of the portfolio - I froze my tail off getting some of these images. :-)

Cheers,

Monty Chandler

Italy, Spain, France Photos

In July 2007 I spent a little time going through a few cities in Spain, France and Italy. While it has taken a little time, I have finally posted some photos up on the website. Malta, Nice, Pompeii, Rome and The Vatican are among the places visited.

These can be found via the Galleries link on the website. http://www.montychandler.com/

Cheers,

Monty