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The golden hues of the setting sun illuminate the serene coastal landscape, where grassy sand dunes frame a tranquil view of the sea. The gentle curves of the dunes, adorned with windswept tufts of grass, guide the viewer's gaze towards the vast beach and shimmering waters. The sky is painted with warm orange and soft pastel tones, creating a harmonious contrast with the deepening shadows on the sand. This idyllic scene captures the peaceful essence of a coastal sunset, inviting reflection and a sense of calm.

As the horizon stretches endlessly, the interplay of light and shadow across the dunes adds depth to the composition. The beach is undisturbed, evoking the raw beauty of nature in its purest form. The subtle movement of the grasses in the evening breeze and the soft ripples on the water suggest a gentle rhythm, complementing the overall serenity of the moment.

This image is a timeless representation of coastal tranquillity, making it ideal for evoking feelings of relaxation and escape. The harmonious blend of colours and textures transforms a simple beach scene into an artistic portrayal of nature’s elegance, perfect for any setting requiring a touch of natural beauty and calm.

When I am in iconic locations like the North Rim of the Grand Canyon I always try to find locations to photograph that the general public can not get access to. At the North Rim there are only about 5 or 6 overlooks that have paved roads and are readily accessible to most visitors. However, to the west of the Bright Angel Point dozens of 4x4 trails cis-cross the Kaibab National forest, many providing lessor known but never the less, beautiful views of the canyon.

The receptionist at the Jacobs Lake RV park where we were camped clued me in on this location. I had gone to the registration desk looking for a map of the 4×4 back country trails that would lead us to various overlooks along the North Rim. I mentioned that I was a photographer and that I was looking for locations I had not photographed before. She said she thought that Crazy Jug Point was one of the most scenic of all the locations along the entire north rim. That was all the inspiration I needed to decide that the 32 some miles, one way, of back country 4×4 travel would be worth it.

The next day we took our Jeep to the point and it did not disappoint. As we walked the short 50 yard path from the parking area out to the main view point, the view was breathtaking. Pinion Pines framed both sides of the view and two of the famous Century Plants seemed to point at the canyon view.

Crazy Jug Point is west of the developed North Rim area in the Kaibab National Forest. A high clearance 4x4 SUV or truck, is required. Reaching this free dispersed camping area is certainly not for the faint of heart! The narrow, rugged roads should only be attempted by experienced drivers.

I shot this at 200mm focal length. The short distances to the nearby objects at the overlook required me to shoot almost all individual shots, other that some in the middle of the top row of the images, using focus bracketing There are 1714 individual, mostly focus bracketed images yielding 120 images, 5 rows x 24 columns, used to stitch together this shot.

One of Zion's most famous landmarks, the Court of the Patriarchs is a 'must see' for first time visitors. The peaks tower above the west side of Zion Canyon.

We had been in the Zion area for three days and overcast skies and rain had made any serious photography out of the question. This was going to be our last day at Zion and I had been hoping for some clearer skies and sunshine anticipating doing some shooting in the morning. We woke up about 6:00am to mostly cloudy skies but with a hopeful weather forecast we got up and walked the 1/2 mile hike from the RV park to the bus station in park visitor center.

I had decided in the days previous that my number one subject to capture a morning shot of was The Three Patriarchs. When we got off of the bus at Stop 4 called the Court of the Patriarchs we had nearly clear skies to the west with some intermittent clouds in the east. We took the short 50 yard hike up the hill on the east side of the park road to the overlook. I actually had to wait about 30 - 45 minutes for the sunlight to creep down into the valley far enough that most of the peaks were lit.

The three main spires that make up the Court of the Patriarchs were named after biblical figures by early Mormon settlers in the region. The four peaks in the photo from left to right are: The Sentinel at 7157 ft. (2181 m), Abraham Peak at 6840 ft. (2101 m), Isaac Peak at 6825 ft. (2081 m) and Jacob Peak at 6831 ft. (2083 m).

In order to achieve the 6.94 gigapixel resolution of this photo, I shot it at 300mm focal length. The close proximity of the trees in the foreground at the overlook required me to shoot all but the top three rows of the images using focus bracketing There are 3261 individual, mostly focus bracketed images yielding 301 images, 7 rows x 43 columns, used to stitch together this shot

One of the most beautiful valleys that can be found on the border between Italy and France is the Valle Stretta (Vallee Etroite in French), a small wild valley that is almost untouched, except for a couple of mountain huts and a few houses in a small village.

The beautiful and high mountains (the highest peaks are almost 3000 meters) are made of dolomitic rock like the famous Dolomites in the Alps of eastern Italy, and this makes this area of the Alps even more special, which until before the Second World War was part of Italian territory, then ceded to France with the Treaties of Paris.

In this valley you can find natural beauties that are still uncontaminated, waterfalls that wind through the rocks and an endless expanse of larches.
This immense larch forest was the subject of the photo you see, during an autumn season two years ago in which the larches had taken on a truly incredible golden color.

To pay homage to this natural beauty I wanted to create a photo for VAST: however, since the sky was flat and dull, since the day was clear, but there were no clouds to create a particular atmosphere, I decided to make this photo more spectacular through the use of latest generation technologies regarding the replacement of the sky, the addition of volumetric and depth effects and the correction of the movement of the larches' branches in the sum of the focus stacking.

I used all these changes through the latest Artificial Intelligence features currently available on the post-production software that I usually use.

I wanted to "imagine" how this valley could have appeared with a grandiose light and an epic sky during the sunset in the most beautiful season of the year, autumn.

I hope you like the final result

Cape Cod has a reputation as a place where the tourist go and the wealthy have their Summer homes, both are true. The "Cape" also has plenty of small little harbors like this that are really "cool" to photograph. I made this image on a nice calm morning in early October when the grasses along the shore had begun to change colors which with the morning sun accentuated their color just a bit.
I hope you can enjoy this scene as much I did when I made it.

Portsmouth is long know for ship building and is the 3td oldest town in America, and on this quiet morning the clouds are reflecting into the flat calm of the Piscataqua river. Lobster boats which are synonymous with small harbors in New England find a home here and add a nice bit of character to this image.

Snug harbor, a nice quiet place to moore your boat. There aren't any mega yachts here, just your small sailboats or maybe even a lobster boat. Quiet is a very special thing and the locals here know it. If you want a special print from an image thats says "Cape Cod" then this easily could do it.

Cape Cod has a reputation as a place where the tourist go and the wealthy have their Summer homes, both are true. The "Cape" also has plenty of small little harbors like this that are really "cool" to photograph. I made this image on a nice calm morning in early October when the grasses along the shore had begun to change colors which with the morning sun accentuated their color just a bit.
I hope you can enjoy this scene as much I did when I made it.

Well, this is the 1st series and it obviously doesn't have the clouds the other two do.. Without the clouds the image appears lite and airy. If your space needs a less intense image then this could be it or you could do all tree.

This is the 2nd of 3 image in this series. As you can see in all 3 images the ocean is pretty active, the wind is very loud and I'm as close to the water line as I feel safe. The rocks where I was standing were very slippery so I didn't dare get any closer for fear of just slidding into the Atlantic Ocean which is not a good thing. Notice how the clouds add a nice feel to the sky but aren't dramatic like the 3rd one with the gloomy dark clouds.

As I tell all young photographers who are just kinda starting out in their photographic journey it's about being in the right spot at the right time and you have to look before you can see.
This dramatic scene didn't take long to build from just a cloudless sunny sunrise to what you see here. The clouds came in from the west. I started making series after series once the first clouds came in. The sun was giving them great definition/shape and when you get a gift of a scene like this you just hang out and keep working it. Check out the granite formation in the foreground, the texture and shaping is just amazing.
The other 2 images you can see here are from the same series and from start to finish is maybe 20 -25 minutes.

When my wife and I moved to New Hampshire from Seattle we didn't know what to expect or what we would find. Fall colors in the western part of North America are very beautiful but the Fall colors in New England are on a very different level. Finding a covered bridge and Falls colors as a photographer is very high on the "cool factor" scale.
I've been scouting around the Maine and New Hampshire coast for awhile and the new images are appearing here soon.

Inspiration Point is one of the highest viewpoints within Bryce Canyon National Park. This viewpoint features a nearly 270 degree view of the Bryce Amphitheater.

The view to the north (left side of photo) looks along the eroded edge of the Paunsaugunt plateau. Dense rows of rock walls known as the Silent City are seen just south of Sunset Point. Following the plateau rim, Sunrise Point tilts upward. To the East Inspiration Point looks down upon Bryce Creek, the main drainage of the Bryce Amphitheater. Views to the south are best appreciated from the uppermost viewpoint where this photo is taken from. Here one looks toward Bryce Point with the Wall of Windows extending out below.

When in Bryce in 2018 somehow I completely missed this overlook. I made a point to visit this location during our 2024 trip and instantly realized that it was a must do sunrise shot. I wanted to capture as wide a panorama as possible. This is a 140 degree view from the highest overlook at this spot. Clouds on the eastern horizon prevented me from capturing the shot exactly at sunrise. However, a few minutes later the sun rose above the cloud bank and made for a very dramatic shot.

We had arrived at Bryce Canyon the previous afternoon. I had gone out that evening and scouted out a couple of locations and discovered Fairyland Point, a location that on our previous visits to Bryce Canyon I had not found. Photo Pills told me that the sun would be coming up almost directly down the valley to the east of the main overlook.

The weather forecast called for overcast skies and possible rain that next morning so I didn’t set an alarm. Luckily, I woke up about 6:30am and got up to check the weather conditions. It was nearly clear skies so I quickly got dressed and headed out to the point. I actually arrived somewhat after sunrise but as I have learned, shooting exactly at sunrise in canyon areas isn't always the best because the deep canyons are too dark. As it turned out, about 30 minutes after sunrise worked very nicely, allowing me to capture the sunlight reflecting off of the canyon walls back onto the shaded sides of the nearby hoodoos resulting in a beautiful glow on the shaded sides. This back lighting of the hoodoos really makes them stand out against the darker evergreen trees further down the canyon.

Fairyland Point is the northernmost viewpoint along the rim of the Paunsagunt Plateau within the park. As you enter the park from the north the turnoff to this point is about 1/2 mile before the park entry gate.

The hoodoos in this area of Bryce Canyon are much younger than the ones further south in the park. This gives them a unique look compared to the older hoodoos to the south. This location is the trail head for the Fairyland Loop, a quiet 8 mile hike that combines hiking along the plateau rim near Boat Mesa with a hike in the canyon with long views of the Bryce Amphitheater surrounded by unique hoodoos. On the far left of the photo you will see a group of hikers surveying the vista just before the trail drops down into the canyon.

In order to achieve the 10.87 gigapixel resolution of this photo, I shot this at a 300mm focal length. The short distances to the nearest objects from the overlook required me to shoot all but the top two rows of the images using focus bracketing There are 6689 individual images, most focus bracketed, yielding 495 focus stacked images, 11 rows x 45 columns, used to create this shot.

The fall colors near Leavenworth, Washington, are nothing short of magical. Although the window to witness the peak brilliance of autumn leaves is brief, capturing these precious moments is absolutely possible.

For photographers, finding a compelling composition amidst nature’s chaos is essential for creating standout images. Achieving the right balance of symmetry, leading lines, and vibrant colors requires finding the perfect vantage point and angle.

This morning, I was fortunate to catch the sunlight just breaking over the surrounding mountains, illuminating the fall foliage and making the colors truly pop. The meandering river flowed gracefully through the valley, adding to the scene's beauty.

While it may take time to find that perfect shot, once you see it, you’ll know it’s worth capturing.

This is the taller edition of this image. Look for the "Panorama Edition" to see a select frame of this scene.