looking straight down toward the tops of foliage and a simple dirt (mud) road.

resident of Indiana wetlands

JiuZhaiGou Valley, China

This scene has summer fun and relaxation written all over it. It was late June and a perfect day for the season. Climbing down the steep embankment, I was actually standing in several inches of water to get a good view of the mountain peak framed nicely between the nearby trees. I waited for the ripples I created to disappear, and adjusted the tripod rather low to capture the stones just below the water's surface. The way the water refracted from being able to see the bottom of the lake, which slowly faded into the reflections from the far shore, was a nice bonus.

graduated sunset colours behind a silhouette of winter trees

a grouping of vibrant hot-pink oriental day-lilies

Below ground caverns in Arizona wilderness, carved out by centuries of flash flood waters from rain many miles away.

i love bamboo. there is just something about its form and usefulness that appeals to me. it grows quite fast and is very strong yet flexible. while traveling through various bamboo forests in China, i've seen new bamboo sprouts that were at least 4-5 meters tall.