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Another middle of nowhere location in Nevada, this area was once covered by ancient Lake Esmeralda. Over time, sediment was carried into the lake by streams and creeks. This mud eventually hardened into multi-colored layers. Later, the area experienced volcanic activity and the sediment became...

I don't remember at what point junk cars began being repurposed as art, but if you find yourself passing through Goldfield, Nevada, you can visit the Louvre of this genre. The International Car Forest of the Last Church defies explanation, but it is there and IMO it is worthy of an hour of your...

In the exact middle of nowhere is the ghost town of Marietta, Nevada. In it's heyday, Marietta was not a typical central Nevada mining camp, founded on gold or silver ore, but rather it prospered because of rich deposits of borax and salt. Originally called Teels Marsh, the area was first...

"Malheur Maar is one of the most significant desert lakes on the continent, and is especially usefull for studying past climates. Malheur Maar fits the exact description of a true maar, meaning that no magma surfaced during an eruption. The water in Malheur Maar is about 6 feet deep, and there...

I have forgotten the name of these lovely falls, taken on the way home from shooting at Lower Lewis Falls in Washington. 590nm converted Nikon.

This little sea stack is my favorite at Harris Beach State Park. I have to make a photo of it every time I return. Here, the tide is incoming just after sunset. At low tide you can walk right up to it and see all the starfish clinging on to it's base.

Just hay, very neatly stacked and submitted for your approval. 850nm converted Nikon dslr.

The Day Lilies in our backyard do a daily interpretive dance that goes from peek a boo to full exposure as they get morning sun. Nikon Z5 with Laowa 85mm 2X macro.

An October visit to Joshua Tree National Park. 665nm converted Nikon, channels swapped and color adjusted to taste.

This little sea stack is the favorite place for local gulls to meet, greet, and eat. Harris Beach State Park, Oregon,

Many visitors to the Portland , Oregon area like to spend a day or two checking out the waterfalls along the Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway. This post is meant to help photographers determine the photographic interests of specific areas along this route to help them plan their...

Battered by a horrific fire in 2017, this area is in recovery mode now. It will take a long time for the trees to fill back in, but the floor of the forest is bursting with wild flowers. I don't know the variety, but please chime in if you do ...

This tiny chapel is in Springdale, Utah, just outside of Zion National Park. 665nm converted Nikon dslr image.

The Eagle Creek Fire was started on September 2, 2017, by a 15-year-old boy igniting fireworks during a burn ban. The fire burned 50,000 acres, and burned for three months, before being declared completely contained. The drama at McCord Creek continued a few short years after the fire when the...

One of my favorite locations in all of the US Southwest. If you look at it from a head-on NW angle, it appears as if the summit almost comes to a point, but if you see it from the east-west view it appears to be a half mile wide mesa. The black sky is a trademark of the 850nm infrared filter.

This piñon pine is a world famous landmark in Zion National Park, Utah. Every time I am passing through the park, I stop to see how it's doing. Very easy to end up spending an hour right around this tree. It was looking fine on this October morning eight years ago. 665nm converted Nikon dslr.

Another pre-sunrise experience in the Columbia River Gorge. This is a short trail, less than a mile round trip. The falls are short but steep and the topography around them doesn't lead to an obvious best composition. The falls "twist" at the mid tier, then twist again at the base, the creek...

It appeared to me to be levitating. This tiny flower is less than half an inch across, but stood out from the surrounding greens with its color. I searched for its proper name at an online wildflower page, and I think it is called Herb Robert, a member of the geranium family. (Let me know if...

We were blessed with colorful clouds this early morning in October. Looking south east from Deadhorse Point into Canyonlands NP, exposing for the sky made everything below the rim unrecoverable, so I was left with this silhouette . *Second image added, has a tad more foreground detail* What do...

The Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is just outside Ely, Nevada. The ovens were used from 1876-1879 to help process silver ore mined locally. 665nm converted Nikon DSLR.