growing in Poipu, Kauai

a secluded little waterfall along the road to Hana in Maui

Wind blowing across the desert is dropping in ultra-fine sand like a constant dry rain. It is gently piling up everywhere on us and our equipment, but when the sun reaches its highest point, the light illuminates the raining sand and produces these shafts of light.

There are many woodsy areas within biking distance of the studio and they make wonderful places to explore and capture images. This particular one is nearly all pine trees and has a wonderful air about it. The ground is very soft with years of accumulated pine needles and while the sun is high, light dances through the trees and makes for very interesting patterns for as far as the eye can see. I chose to capture this as a wider shot to enhance the field of view so the viewer becomes more immersed and can almost smell the pine air.

Foxglove stalk full of bell-shaped blooms

a grouping of vibrant hot-pink oriental day-lilies

Sunrise on the high plateau of Colorado.

graduated sunset colours behind a silhouette of winter trees