Mosaic Canyon Scale
Description: The scale everything in Death Valley is on the order of eons and ages. The hills are tilted over tens of thousands of year to create the shapes we Continue Reading →
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Death Valley Is All About Patterns
Description: In looking back through a few days spent in Death Valley over the Winter, I keep finding more and more images of endless patterns. Sometimes repeating directly, but also Continue Reading →
Arch Rock
Description: Sometimes humans have a knack for naming objects exactly as they are. Hence: Arch Rock. Sure, there are many arch rocks in the world, even a National Park is Continue Reading →
Thunderhead Over Yosemite
Description: Check it out: clouds Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Camera: Canon 7D Mark II + 28-300mm L Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Continue Reading →
El Capitan And Half Dome
Description: While the ‘standard’ view of the beautiful cliffs from Tunnel View is what most people associate with Yosemite Valley, I rather enjoy the view from the road to Tioga Pass Continue Reading →
Strange Rocks And A Dry River
Description: If you’ve driven from LA to Vegas on I-15 (The 15) then you have seen these funky rocks off to the left before you exit Angeles National Forest. Location: California, Continue Reading →
El Capitan And Fall Foliage Along The Merced River
Description: The title kind of says it all as we are staying put with Yosemite National Park photos for now, most of which were taken back in October during the height Continue Reading →
Highway 18 In The Snow And Sun
Description: If you checked out yesterday’s aerial image coming down from Big Bear Lake, here’s what it looked like heading up Highway 18 to the lake. I’ll be heading back more Continue Reading →
Half Dome At Sunset – Photo Of The Day
Description: Yosemite is a place I plan to visit many, many times now that I live only 6 hours away. I’d love to see it in more seasons as I’ve mainly Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Zion Walls And Silhouette
Title: Zion Walls And Silhouette Location: Zion National Park, Utah, USA, North America (37°17’4″ N 112°56’53” W) Description: I want to go back to this park, even if the weather Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Cormorants And Gulls
Title: Cormorants And Gulls Location: Off of Baker Island, Alaska, USA, North America Description: I love that the new Canon 7D Mark II has GPS built in. It drains the Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Wide View Of Petra’s Treasury
Title: Wide View Of Petra’s Treasury Location: Petra, Jordan, Asia Description: This wide viewis not often seen when looking up images of Petra’s Treasury. When I started researching my trip Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Wandering Above The Glacier
Title: Wandering Above The Glacier Location: Above Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Two trekkers wander above the Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal’s largest. It is the part on the left that looks Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Tent Camp In Front Of Cloud Shrouded Thamserku And Kangtega
Title: Tent Camp In Front Of Cloud Shrouded Thamserku And Kangtega Location: Dole, Nepal, Asia Description: A step up from roughing it but not quite glamping, these tents have a Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu And Whipping Clouds
Title: Cho Oyu And Whipping Clouds Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’14” N 86°41’37” E) Description: Early in the morning, as the sun is slanting in from the East, Cho Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – The Machermo Peaks as seen from Gokyo Ri
Title: The Machermo Peaks as seen from Gokyo Ri Location: Gokyo Ri, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’14” N 86°41’37” E) Description: The Machermo Range is classic Himalayas. Sharp, frozen, impassable. Like Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Taktsang Palphug Monastery Panorama Exploration
To use this image, simply click and drag to move around. Use your scroll wheel to zoom in and out, or use [Shift] to zoom in and [CTRL] to zoom Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – The Moon Over The Machermo Range
Title: The Moon Over The Machermo Range Location: Machermo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°54’12” N 86°42’55” E) Description: On its way to setting, the moon strikes a pose high above the Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Two Himalayan Peaks In Morning Sun Light
Title: Two Himalayan Peaks In Morning Sun Light Location: Machermo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°54’6″ N 86°42’59” E) Description: Located near the town of Machermo, early morning light is always worth Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Desert Minaret
Title: Desert Minaret Location: Haddis, Al Batinah North, Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Asia (23°11’12” N 57°37’20” E) Description: One fact I learned quickly in traveling through Oman, the minarets are usually Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Light And Dark
Title: Light And Dark Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°52’5″ N 86°43’45” E) Description: Camera Canon 7D Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 100 Focal Length 270mm Aperture f/8 Shutter Speed 1/1250 Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – The Colorado River And Canyonlands National Park
Title: The Colorado River And Canyonlands National Park Location: Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah, USA, North America ( 38°28’8.86″N 109°44’24.25″W) Description: Layer after layer of rock is timelessly worn Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Nepali Himalayas Before Sunset
Title: Nepali Himalayas Before Sunset Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’14” N 86°41’37” E) Description: Simplicity in the mountains. Shot near Gokyo. Camera Canon 7D Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu And The Trekkers
Title: Cho Oyu And The Trekkers Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’13” N 86°41’37” E) Description: Cho Oyu, like Mount Everest, towers over 8000m and straddles the border between Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Sunshine On The Treasury At Petra
Title: Sunshine On The Treasury At Petra Location: Petra, Jordan (30°19’20” N 35°27’6″ E) Description: The Treasury At Petra is one of the most widely recognized images from the Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Photographer Silhouetted Against Cho Oyu
Title: Photographer Silhouetted Against Cho Oyu Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’14” N 86°41’37” E) Description: I spotted this lone photographer racing across a ridge, his model left behind to Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Sunrise On Canyonlands National Park From Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah
Title: Sunrise On Canyonlands National Park From Dead Horse State Park, Utah Location: Dead Horse State Park, Utah, USA, North America Description: Looking down on the Colorado River and Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Stupa Against The Mountains
Title: Stupa Against The Mountains Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: A Buddhist stupa sits atop a ridge in order to command a view from all over the surrounding valley while Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Himalayas Through The Clouds
Title: Himalayas Through The Clouds Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Mountain photography in the Himalayas is a practice in patience when things aren’t going how you would like. It Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Intimacy With An Arch
Title: Intimacy With An Arch Location: Arches National Park, Utah, USA, North America (38°44’38” N 109°29’59” W) Description: One of the most iconic arches in Utah, that of Delicate Continue Reading →