Nature

Talimena Sunset

I shot this picture almost two years ago never to process it until now. Inspired by some great fall color images being shared by my friends, I remembered this scene at the boringly named Sunset Point on Talimena Scenic Drive on the Arkansas/Oklahoma border.

Fairy Falls

While this is not the tallest, biggest or most famous of waterfalls I have seen, it surely is one of the most charming and a lot of people consider it it the prettiest they have seen. Getting here for me was not very easy though all descriptions about the Wahkeena trail in the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, seem to indicate it is a breeze. May be it is for the fit Northwesterners. No, not for me. My glutes definitely made sure I knew where they were as I hiked up this steep trail. When I saw a guy walking by in flip flops and shorts, I felt definitely out of place. The waterfall itself is a very refreshing and welcoming sight surrounded by ferns, mosses and other greenery of all shades. The dappled sunlight filtered through from the top of the 20 foot waterfall bathing it in a golden glow that explained the name given to the fall. One thing I missed out on at this place was shooting some close up long lens shots of the waterfall which some of my friends did and it looked very interesting and abstract. If you are the meditating type, this is definitely the kind of waterfall, you would love to have have in your backyard and spend hours finding inner peace and balance.

Skogtroll's home

The day I visited the Hall of Mosses, the light in the Hoh Rainforest was uncharacteristically harsh. To make the most of my time there, I experimented with a 35 year old Minolta Zoom lens (35-70mm macro). I was told that shooting rainforests like the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park was especially challenging given the complex subject. The sun shining through the canopy, lighting up the mosses and ferns on the forest floor created enough interest for me.

Wildflower Welcome

A night of excitement shooting the Milky Way over bluebonnets growing on a beautiful ranch in Ennis, Texas culminated in a brief moment of color in the sky before the spring storm clouds moved in.

Sprinkles

Sprinkles” (..Sprinkles, sugar strands, jimmies, or hundreds and thousands, are very small pieces of confectionery used as a decoration or to add texture to desserts such as cupcakes, doughnuts or ice cream. The tiny candies are produced in a variety of colors and are generally used as a topping or a decorative element…) That’s what my daughter said it looked like with the strikingly beautiful Chisos Bluebonnets (Lupinus havardi,) covering hillsides and bluffs broke records earlier this spring in Big Bend National Park. Apparently it has been the first time in thirty years this kind of bloom has occurred. It surely was an extraordinary sight. Sony a7RII Sony SAL 70-400 G2 ISO 400 135mm, 1/250s at f/8 #texasforever  #sonyalpha #sonyalphasclub   #visittexas #texas #captureonepro #sunset_pics #inspiretexasnow #texasmonthly #texasmonthlymagazine #acrosstexas #artofvisuals #thenationalparkspass #BigBend #Texas #nationalparksgeek #BigBendNationalPark #texasusa #inspiretexasnow #chisosbasin #nationalparks #igtexas #TexasIsBeautiful #goodtexasliving #BeAlpha #visitbigbend #texaslifestylemag#TxStateParks #usinterior #nightscaper #nationalparkgeek #earthpix #nightsky #visitbigbend #bigbendnationalpark #voyaged  #special_shots #bevisuallyinspired #radparks #discoverearth #hikingtexas #keeplookingup  #longexposure_shots