hiking through Waimea canyon on Kauai

Wild raspberry bushes in northern Indiana

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.

as the snow accumulates in the high mountains, it stacks up and begins to slide down the mountain side as a glacier. as the glacier continues to get pushed from behind (from more incoming snow), it becomes packed into a very dense ice and can travel decades across the country side. sometimes they end by finally giving way to the heat, and turn into a stream of icy cold water. other times they end by crumbling into an ocean like this one.

peeking up under the nodding flowers of imperial fritillaria stalks (lutea maxima)

vast amounts of water flowing over Horseshoe Falls (Canadian side of Niagara Falls)

tall Saguaro cactus towering over others in southern Arizona

side area of MachuPicchu