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Grand Prismatic Spring Rivulet
The Grand Prismatic is one of the major wonders of Yellowstone National Park. Many of the pictures that captivate us are shot from helicopters. This picture was taken from a bench along the boardwalk, keeping my large format camera perched up high so I could avoid the steam fogging up the interior and the lens. and still use the movements necessary for focus. Just a few swarms of people passed by, with only one stomping on the boardwalk as he passed. After about 5 tries, this was the keeper.
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Painted Hills #7
Another angle on the beauty of this special place The Painted Hills, near Mitchell , Oregon.
Maple, Japanese Garden, Portland Oregon
This is in the Japanese Garden, Portland Oregon.
Ben Hur Rocks
My wife was moving down the road with her big camera to take a picture of something that caught her eye. I followed, but this view on the other side of the road caught mine.
Mystic Falls
This waterfall is just where this river falls into a slot canyon. This was near the boundary of Banff and Jasper Parks in Alberta, Canada.
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Pacheco Oak #1
In what is now Pacheco State Park during a California fog.
Pacheco Oak #2
In what is now Pacheco State Park along Pacheco Pass near San Luis Reservoir in Central California.
Sierra Foothills Tree #3
This picture captures a quiet, unhurried feel, in the lower Sierra close to Friant Lake, and south of Coarsegold, California. 4x5 of course.
Dawn on Bridalveil Creek Meadow
This was taken in a swampy meadow near the Bridalveil Campground in Yosemite. A magenta mist hung in the air.
Whisper of Winter
This was after a long trip to Colorado and Utah to miss fall color. Making my way from the Eastern Sierra, on the way up the Tioga Road it was just beginning to snow but the road was still open. I diverted down to the Tioga River canyon to see if there was any "fall color". This was the result. Tioga Pass was closed when I returned, resulting in a long detour to get home.
Hidden Lake, Yosemite
This was an exploration to a lesser known lake along the Tioga Pass Road, not too far from Yosemite Creek ( which feed Yosemite Falls).
Neksowin Pond, Oregon Coast
This is a big puddle along Highway 101 in the off season near Neskowin on the Oregon Coast.
Silverton Hillside #2
Was "stuck" in Silverton, Colorado during a mid-May snow storm. This was the view from South of town.
Cherry Creek Falls
This is near the Early Intake for the Hetch Hetlchy Aqueduct, which supplies water to San Francisco and other Bay Area entities. This is just a rivulet year round, but can be semi-torrential in season
Colorado Gold
Somewhere a bit east of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Special light required another 4x5 "grab shot".
Painted Hills Detail
Odd view of the texture of the bentonite clay in Painted Hills. They keep people on the trails because not only will footsteps stay there forever, but also the clay is very slippery and you will probably get hurt.
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Mono Lake Sunrise
A beautiful sunrise over Mono Lake, California., looking east.
Driftwood Yin and Yang
Taken on Second Beach, La Push Indian Reservation, just outside Olympic National Park on the Washington Coast. There was a huge pile of logs from a recent storm, which stifled easy access to the beautiful beach. These logs are pounded by surf every day, and the bark is soon to be gone.
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Painted Hills #6
This was part of an early expedition to Painted Hills using a 4x5 camera. This is a very general view facing south.
Grand Prismatic Spring (Left)
This is one side of a Dyptich (see below). It's actually a several mile hike and a drive to get here. All of the Lodgepole Pine logs from downed trees are well-preserved by Yellowstone's very short summers and long snowy winters. They don't break down, making it difficult to climb hills and imposssible to stand on them. I only fell once during this session.
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Grand Prismatic Spring (Right)
This is one side of a Dyptich (see above). It's actually a several mile hike and a drive to get here. All of the Lodgepole Pine logs from downed trees are well-preserved by Yellowstone's very short summers and long snowy winters. They don't break down, making it difficult to climb hills and imposssible to stand on them. I only fell once during this session.
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