Ripples In The Stone
Description: Somewhere in Colorado. I really miss having a camera that has built-in GPS. ðŸ™
Tag: USA
Moving People, Not Just Stuff
Description: Today seems to be about moving stuff as viewed from above. So be it, here’s a Metro yard in Los Angeles.
Low-Level Aerial Of A Bunch Of Road Signs
Description: They’re here. They’re waiting. Waiting to tell you to Merge Right. Of Construction Ahead. Exit Closed. You know the type. And here they wait.
Looking For Your Reflection And Not Finding It
Description: can’t see the drone? Look close, real, real close. It’s there.
It’s Nest-Building Time!
Description: Not all the wildlife in Yellowstone is on the large end of the scale. Some of the little critters can be seen as cuter than their bigger brethren. Location: Continue Reading →
Wild West Icon
Description: I’m thankful all the bison were not eradicated from the American West. Inside Yellowstone National Park they are protected and flourish. Just don’t get too close to them. Location: Continue Reading →
Looking Down Into Haleakala’s Crater
Description: On the island of Maui is Haleakal?, a mountain topping out over 10,000′. It’s tall enough that, should you drive up from sea level like almost all visitors from Continue Reading →
From High Above, The Brocken Spectre Comes To Life
Description: Brocken spectres are a special kind of light phenomena. When the sun is behind you and there is fog or clouds below you, you will see a glory. It’s Continue Reading →
Downtown LA From MacArthur Park In The Early Morning
Description: Evidently this part of LA is not the best. It’s become rundown and a known place to score drugs. The park, with its artificial lake/large pond and fountain, could Continue Reading →
The Merced River In The Fall
Description: It comes once a year and one of the best places in the world in Fall is Yosemite Valley. Early Fall that is, because the waterfalls and rivers can Continue Reading →
The Power To Carve A Canyon
Description: At the base of the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, it’s easy to see how the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone was carved. Taken Continue Reading →
Pushing Skyward
Description: One of the biggest joys of being in the mountains for me is the chaos towering peaks cause. Here one of the mountains in the Teton range rebuffs a Continue Reading →
Coastal Alaska Or Maybe British Columbia
Description: To be honest, I can’t remember exactly where this photo was taken. It might be the US, it might be Canada. I do remember clearly the flight up to Continue Reading →
2024 Wasn’t The Best For Pretty Photos
I don’t have a pretty little blog post of my 10 Best Photos From 2024! because 2024 kind of sucked, photo-wise. It didn’t suck life-wise, work-wise, or family-wise. All those Continue Reading →
The Largest Solar Telescope In The World Is On Maui
Description: Just down from Haleakal?’s 10,023′ summit is a batch of telescopes. Among them is the impressive Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. Completed in 2017, the telescope sits above about Continue Reading →
Yellow Tangs
Description: More than just a wonderful type of flavored drink powder made for astronauts, tangs are a colorful type of fish in tropical waters. This pair, two of many, were Continue Reading →
Just Inside Red Rock Canyon State Park
Description: While Red Rock Canyon State Park has a lot to explore, with a number of different canyons to hike to as well as Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) trails, you Continue Reading →
Breaking Through
Description: It was such a lovely contrast, the green grass poking through the crusted orange clay of Utah’s Canyonlands National Park. Location: Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA, North America Photograph Continue Reading →
Under The Sea
Description: I hope I haven’t used this title before, but I probably have. Scuba diving is a fun activity sometimes I don’t feel I do often enough. That being said, Continue Reading →
Walking On The Bottom Of North America
Description: At around 282’ below sea level, Badwater Basin is aptly named. While there was water here this last winter, this photo was taken on a previous trip when temps Continue Reading →
Using Technology To Scout Campsites
Lately I’ve been making notes of campsites at campgrounds I might visit more than once so I know what to look for should I want to book something in advance Continue Reading →
Not My Lotus, But I Love The Color
Description: When I was a kid I had a poster on my walls of a Lotus Turbo Esprit. Britain wasn’t known for their sexy sports cars and while I had Continue Reading →
Sunset, Right Down Yosemite Valley
Description: As a photographer, if there is ever a reason to revisit a beloved photography spot, it’s the change in light. After all, light is what makes a photo and Continue Reading →
Paving Equipment Photo Gallery
Description: As promised from yesterday, here are the other photos from a quick stop alongside the road to photograph paving equipment. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Photographs copyright Continue Reading →
Sunset Shadows In Utah’s Desert
Description: As I was getting over Covid one day, long ago, I camped way out away from people in Goosenecks State Park in Utah. It’s a lovely, wide expanse of Continue Reading →
The Most Interesting Photo I Took Of Paving Equipment
Description: Twice in the last week I have passed by paving equipment and felt compelled to take photos. Yesterday, I acted. This is industrial paving equipment for actual roads. They Continue Reading →
High Contrast – Hills vs. Mountains
Description: As the Autumn sun rose in Eastern California, I was struck by the hard contrast in colors. In the foreground are the Alabama Hills: lumpy, rounded and orange/tab in Continue Reading →
Classic Mount Whitney With Snow In Black And White
Description: I like that Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the Lower 48 Untied States is different than your typical high altitude peak. I grew up near Seattle and the Continue Reading →
Canyonlands Puddles At Sunrise
Description: Just before sunrise and a week after recent rains, there are still puddles on the floor of the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. Location: Canyonlands National Park, Continue Reading →
Quiet Oil Refinery Panorama
Description: Unlike the busy oil refinery posted the other day, this one seems fairly vacant. A couple of cooling towers are missing with scaffolding outside that building. Only two cooling Continue Reading →