~Earth and Sky~
_John Muir
My wife and I were vacationing in Idaho. It was raining so hard I could barely see the road. We came upon a small town with a cemetery near the edge of it. My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to pull over and grab my camera. We sprinted across the field, knowing that the Rainbow wouldn't last for long. I think I shot three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared. We didn't find a leprechaun with a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but we had a great time.
For decades, the eagles have provided a popular wildlife-viewing attraction as the birds are lured to the northeast corner of Lake Coeur D Alene from mid-November into January to feast on the spawning kokanee that stack up in the bay.
An Alpine Lake deep in the remote Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
~Hidden~ This small shrub seems to be hiding from this old gnarled tree.
This canyon is (377 feet) deep, exposing a large cross-section of the Columbia River Basalt Group. the canyon downstream was created by the great Missoula Floods that swept periodically across eastern Washington and across the Columbia River Plateau during the Pleistocene age
This crescent moon image was taken as I was waiting for the light to change. The sun was starting to dip towards the horizon at Horseshoe lake near Mt. Adams. I had intended to take a sunset shot of the lake with Mount Adams as a backdrop. I looked up and noticed the clouds gathering around the moon, while slowly changing to a dusty Pink color. I shot three different compositions, and decided I liked this one the best. I guess I need to look up more often. "Shoot for the moon. If you miss you'll still land among the stars." Unkown
As I was walking out the door underneath my deck to throw the ball for our dog Brandy, I noticed this spiderweb with the sun illuminating it, I sprayed the web with water to highlight it, and found a leaf. in our front yard. Although it turned out, I wanted to try it with a larger leaf, and to get the small water droplet, just before it fell from the tip of the leaf. My wife Ardys is pretty resourceful. She found the perfect orange leaf to compliment the spiderweb.
Just as we pulled into Palouse Falls to set up camp, My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to grab my camera. I sprinted to a perfect vantage point knowing that the Rainbow wouldn't last for long. I shot three or four frames before the Rainbow slowly dissapeared. I think I shot three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared.
Cape Disappointment Lighthouse has been guiding Mariners through the graveyard of the Pacific, since 1853. It is the oldest functioning Lighthouse on the Pacific Coast. I manually focused my camera on the Lighthouse. The sky was a luminous blue which photographers call the "magic hour." That lasts only a few minutes. I timed the rotation of the beam, as I engaged my shutter to get a nice light-burst from the tower. I did this for quite some time, until I had the perfect star burst from the Lighthouse.
~Newspaper Rock~ Newspaper Rock is part of a vertical sandstone cliff that encloses the upper end of Indian creek canyon. It's covered by hundreds of ancient Indian petroglyphs. In Navajo, the rock is called "Tse' Hane" which translates to a rock that tells a story.
~Reach For The Sky~ This was taken on the way down to Moab. There are so many old structures, log cabins & old rusted equipment of years gone by.
~Sun Wink~ I captured this sunburst on the Negro Bill trail on the way to Morning Glory Arch.It was named after William Granstaff, a black prospector and rancher who grazed his cattle here during the late 1800s. It is a lovely canyon, cut into the Navajo Sandstone by a small, perennial stream that begins about six miles from the southern shore of the Colorado River. The trail winds along the stream through an oasis of cottonwood and willow trees, cut off from the desert above by towering sandstone cliffs.
This was taken at first light at the West end of the park. There is a huge forest fire on the East side & going into the sun road is closed at Logan's pass. Really a shame, but created for some interesting atmospheric conditions with the smoky haze.
An old seldom used dirt road leads up to a massive rock structure.
Not my usual photography subject, as I usually try to get as far away from civilization as I can. I've wanted to photograph Seattle at night for years. On the drive over I could see Mt. Rainier with some high clouds, so I was really hoping for a nice sunset with a view of Rainier, however atmospheric haze foiled my plan but it was pretty nice to see the city lights. The photographers were out-numbered 20 to 1 with people using their cell phones. Times have sure changed.
A lone Pine tree stands on Tubbs Hill overlooking Lake Coeur D Alene as anew day emerges.
My wife and I were hiking near Mount Rainier on a bright sunny morning. Part way up a steep trail she turned around and exclaimed that it looked like hand-gliders were soaring off in the distance. I put on my longest zoom and noticed the hand gliders were actually birds slowly circling around the rock spires. The birds and moon slowly disappeared.
Larch Trees dominate the landscape in Glacier National Park.
This is window's arch in the city of rocks in Southern Idaho.
The City of Rocks is a magical area with countless compositions.
A chilly December afternoon finishes with a warm glow on Lake Fernan near Coeur D Alene Idaho.
~Mesa Arch~ The Mesa Arch is located in the scenic Islands in the Sky section of Canyonlands. The hike to mesa arch is relatively straight-forward and short & probably around 15 minutes The Arch is much bigger and than it looks in pictures. We were there long before sunrise and 20 or so photographer's were already in position. This is my favorite composition as it was taken on the extreme left side of the arch. La Sal Mountains meet the sky at the horizon.
~Breaking Through~ This was our last night camping in Montana. I noticed the sun beaming through the Aspens. Later that evening the four of us were enjoying some good conversation around the campfire when fifty feet into these trees a Wolf was skirting our campsite. He disappeared into the darkness howling and barking.
~Newspaper Rock~ Newspaper Rock is part of a vertical sandstone cliff that encloses the upper end of Indian creek canyon. It's covered by hundreds of ancient Indian petroglyphs. In Navajo, the rock is called "Tse' Hane" which translates to a rock that tells a story.