Allegheny Aperture

Allegheny Aperture Landscape & Wildlife
Photography & Cinematography
Allegheny Highlands, WV
Appalachian Mountains

Elakala Snow.A snowy shot of Elakala Falls No. 1 from a few days ago after some heavy snowfall. Glad I had my crampons t...
02/28/2026

Elakala Snow.

A snowy shot of Elakala Falls No. 1 from a few days ago after some heavy snowfall. Glad I had my crampons to get me to the base of the falls.

Boggy Night.Big Run Bog on the evening of November 12th, 2025, just as the Aurora Borealis began its show. You can barel...
02/13/2026

Boggy Night.

Big Run Bog on the evening of November 12th, 2025, just as the Aurora Borealis began its show. You can barely make out the first hints of color in the sky.

Chimney Top Sunrise.A shot of North Fork Mountain, looking towards the east. The shot in my previous post was taken just...
02/11/2026

Chimney Top Sunrise.

A shot of North Fork Mountain, looking towards the east. The shot in my previous post was taken just seconds before this one, but facing the south. I find it amazing how different the colors of a sunrise can be, depending on the direction you look.

North Fork Candy.My buddy, Morgan Gardner and I hit a sweet overnight trip up to Chimney Top on North Fork Mountain this...
02/10/2026

North Fork Candy.

My buddy, Morgan Gardner and I hit a sweet overnight trip up to Chimney Top on North Fork Mountain this past weekend. When we got up for sunrise, it was zero degrees outside.

We had to employ the use of our crampons to get up there, as the trail was covered in a foot of frozen snow. Luckily, the steep hike had us nice and warm, arriving at camp in only two layers.

Seneca Rocks, 12-15-2025.As I was heading home from Harrisonburg, VA yesterday, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to sna...
12/16/2025

Seneca Rocks, 12-15-2025.

As I was heading home from Harrisonburg, VA yesterday, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to snap a few shots of Seneca Rocks with its light dusting of snow.

Humid.A foggy scene from the Canaan Mountain Backcountry, just as fall began to set in.
11/19/2025

Humid.

A foggy scene from the Canaan Mountain Backcountry, just as fall began to set in.

Virginia Sunrise.Shenandoah Mountain this past October during sunrise, looking towards the east side of this ridge that ...
11/19/2025

Virginia Sunrise.

Shenandoah Mountain this past October during sunrise, looking towards the east side of this ridge that separates West Virginia and Virginia.

Shale.A sweet section of a shale outcrop in the Bluestone River Gorge. These outcrops are plentiful in the southern Alle...
11/19/2025

Shale.

A sweet section of a shale outcrop in the Bluestone River Gorge. These outcrops are plentiful in the southern Allegheny Plateau and serve as habitat for Plethodon pauleyi, Pauley’s Salamander.

A Little Piece of Canada in the Appalachians.The Allegheny Highlands are sometimes referred to as, “a little piece of Ca...
11/13/2025

A Little Piece of Canada in the Appalachians.

The Allegheny Highlands are sometimes referred to as, “a little piece of Canada in the Appalachians,” due to their similarity in plant communities, animal species, and climate. Photographing the Aurora Borealis at Big Run Bog checked another box of that philosophy.

Blackwater Canyon, 10-6-2022.I’ve been digging into my SSDs lately, looking for photos I never got around to editing, or...
11/07/2025

Blackwater Canyon, 10-6-2022.

I’ve been digging into my SSDs lately, looking for photos I never got around to editing, or photos I could’ve done a much better job at editing. Here’s a set of the latter from one of my first ever drone flights.

Gorge of Greens.A shot of Hickory Nut Gorge this past May, the morning after a productive night of salamander cinematogr...
11/07/2025

Gorge of Greens.

A shot of Hickory Nut Gorge this past May, the morning after a productive night of salamander cinematography.

Allegheny Front, 9-21-2025.Here’s another shot from a brisk morning up on the Front. I used this morning to practice my ...
11/07/2025

Allegheny Front, 9-21-2025.

Here’s another shot from a brisk morning up on the Front. I used this morning to practice my composition skills, and while some of my shots weren’t great, I was happy with quite a few.

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