resident of Indiana wetlands

well, not actually a mountain, nor made of anything hard like crystal – this is actually a very closeup shot at the edge from where a flower petal was torn. the tear left little shards of protruding flesh that when brightly lit, the whole thing glowed like an ice sculpture. this particular shard measures 0.046 inches tall (less than the thickness of a DVD) and you can see the elongated cells of white and purple that made up the flower petal.

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

Sierra Nevada Mountains in late spring as the snow begins to melt at this elevation

an up-shot of the large clusters of dates on this Phoenix dactylifera in Kauai

the surf is definitely 'up' today

sunset above the clouds near hawaiian islands

almost passing for a multitude of old dusty harpsichord strings, this is actually a closeup photo of a polished gemstone called 'Tiger Eye'. we zoomed in where the chatoyancy effect was the strongest to capture these fiber-like inclusions that make up the cat's eye appearance. the width of this photo is about 0.037 inches which is a tad thicker than a playing card.