Bryce Canyon

What an amazing place in Wyoming that I stumbled into on the way to Yellowstone! If I've ever been to an "otherworldly place" -- this is it! It has so many hoodoos and color changes in the rocks and the topography changes ever so splendidly that it is a cacophony of visual splendor that simply delights the senses.

This national park has more geological wonders than practically any other in our national park system and is blessed with so much biological diversity as well. It is hard to say which features are more astounding than others here from waterfalls, to geothermal geysers, lakes, mountain ridges...buffalo, mountain goats, antelope, elk, grizzly bears...

The Floral world has so much to offer the photographer in terms of variety, color, shape, texture, and form that it is mind-boggling...there is endless opportunity in nature not only within species but from season to season if one is only willing to look...Mother Nature has gifted us with planted "butterflies" in the form of flowers...

Rivers, rocks, trees, still-water all provide ample opportunity for stunning images that remind us of the glory of an ever-changing landscape which allows us to engage in and enjoy the sounds, sights, smells, and movement of this majestic earth!

Japanese Anemones or Wind Flowers are a particularly lyrical looking flower which has a beauty that lends itself well to being photographed. These have all been photographed in the great outdoors under the influence of wind, sun, and natural conditions, making them more challenging to shoot than under studio conditions.

This is a little gem of a park in Benicia, CA. Being on the Carquinez Straights, it has its own micro-climate, staying a bit warmer than surrounding areas during the year, allowing it to perhaps have some unique specimens of trees, shrubs, and flowering plants.

Grand oak trees reflect majestically in the still waters of this pond at the Marin Cheese Factory...where it is rarely a calm day as the wind is often blowing making it difficult to find serenity. However, waiting for just such a day, one is rewarded with a beauty and a stillness that is dream-like and awe-inspiring and makes for stunning images. I have often gone back there to shoot and was amply rewarded for my troubles.

The breathtaking view over Horseshoe Canyon 800+ feet above the Colorado River as it twists and winds through the wind and water-carved clifts in Arizona.

Gold Beach is both unique and beautiful; situated on the southern coast of Oregon. Its main feature is these grand and oversized sea stacks that jut out of the ocean. Upon arrival at this site, I was disappointed to find the entire coast submerged in a heavy fog. But, with a little patience, my wait paid off as the fog lifted, revealing these stone monoliths. (None of these images is manipulated to give the appearance of stacks behind stacks.) That was the magic of the fog playing with us, giving a mystical character to this amazing coast.