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Palouse Falls is the official state waterfall of Washington. Dropping roughly 180 feet, Palouse Falls is a must see attraction. It is truly an impressive feature of the landscape. Also known as Aput Aput, meaning “Falling Water,” so named by the Palouse Indians, Palouse Falls is located within Palouse Falls State Park about 3 miles north of Lyons Ferry, Washington.

Having seen numerous photos taken at this location it had long been on my list of locations I wanted to shoot one of my wall mural photos at. We booked a campsite at Lyons Ferry RV park for 2 nights during our fall 2025 photo tour of the Pacific Northwest.

I had gone to the park the evening before to scout out the area and determined that the overlook where this photo was take from would provide a nice view of the falls along with the Palouse River below the falls. I arrived some 40 minutes before sunrise and hiked to the overlook. As sunrise approached, the clouds started to glow with nice pink light characteristic of an Eastern Washington Palouse Region sunrise.

I worked feverously to capture the entire set of 5133 focus bracketed images (yielding 560 individual focus stacked images) as the sun rose over the horizon. Starting at the sky and horizon I worked my way down into the deep canyon. The rising sun illuminated the golden grasses on the western wall of the canyon. At 15,780 Megapixels, 106,196 x 148,675 pixels original size, this is the largest photo I have ever created. So large in fact that it exceeded the VAST system's image size capability requiring it to be downsized to 10,000 Megapixels as displayed here.

Mt. Rainier National Park was our second destination during our Fall 2025 Photo tour. I had selected Myrtle Falls as one of the must photograph locations within the park. Fog and clouds plagued our time during our stay and we never did get a clear view on Mt. Rainier. The view in this photo is the closest we got to seeing the mountain. A huge Lenticular Cloud Crowns the mountain peak (not uncommon) giving the illusion of a UFO hovering over the peak. Puffy low hanging clouds were dancing on the slopes of the mountain.

Multnomah Falls is a waterfall located on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River Highway and Interstate 84. Spanning two tiers on basalt cliffs, it is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon at 620 ft in height. The Multnomah Creek Bridge, built in 1914, crosses below the falls, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Multnomah Falls is obviously one of the most photographed locations in Oregon. An iconic location it had long been on my radar screen as a location to shoot one of my multiple gigapixel Fine Art photos of. In the fall of 2025, my wife and I did a six week photo RV vacation tour of the Pacific Northwest and Multnomah Falls was one of the prime locations on our trip plan.

When we arrived in the Portland area the weather forecast was not positive. We ended up rescheduling planned visits with family and friends in the Portland area and made the drive out to the falls on the afternoon of Sept. 28th, the only window of good weather in the forecast for the entire time we were in the Portland area. When we arrived we had high thin overcast skies, almost ideal for shooting in a deep north facing canyon like this location is situated in.

With the goal in mind to shoot the worlds largest Fine Art Photo ever shot at this location I needed to use at least a 300mm lens. This by default demanded that the entire scene be shoot using focus bracketing, a technique I have perfected over the past five years. My wife sat patently nearby as I spent the better part of an hour shooting the over 8000 individual focus bracketed images were used to create this photo.

When I finished I packed up my gear and we headed back to the car. About halfway back to Portland it began to rain and it didn't stop for the next two days. I felt really blessed to have a 3-4 hour window of good weather to get the shot I had planned for several years.

I tend to shy away from visiting places that are heavily photographed. For many years, this had been my hesitation with seeing the Dolomites... I'd seen so many photos and worried I wouldn't be able to contribute anything new. But the area looked so exceptional, and I'd heard the food was great, which is always a selling point :)

After a couple trips through other regions of the Alps, I finally convinced my brain that, yes, I was capable of stepping into well-photographed areas and still coming away with something unique. So I began to plan a trip through the Dolomites. I quickly became overwhelmed with the pure vastness of the place and the seemingly endless list of places that would take a lifetime to explore.

Tung and I did a few of the most popular treks, which we loved, but we did find some of them to be a bit overcrowded for our tastes. We realized our winning formula would be to explore places we hadn't seen too much about on social media. Suddenly, making reservations became much easier, planning became more straightforward, parking woes disappeared, the already-friendly people grew even warmer, and the already-great food became amazing. We had SUCH a wonderful time, and definitely intend to return!

As a lush mountain region, the weather was everchanging and fickle -- there were times when we couldn't see any mountains for days at a time. But all storms break eventually, as long as you're patient! This is one of the photos I was able to capture on a lovely foggy morning, from one of my favorite rifigios that we were able to spend the night in. The fog was changing every moment, and the sunrise light brought everything together!

I tend to shy away from visiting places that are heavily photographed. For many years, this had been my hesitation with seeing the Dolomites... I'd seen so many photos and worried I wouldn't be able to contribute anything new. But the area looked so exceptional, and I'd heard the food was great, which is always a selling point :)

After a couple trips through other regions of the Alps, I finally convinced my brain that, yes, I was capable of stepping into well-photographed areas and still coming away with something unique. So I began to plan a trip through the Dolomites. I quickly became overwhelmed with the pure vastness of the place and the seemingly endless list of places that would take a lifetime to explore.

Tung and I did a few of the most popular treks, which we loved, but we did find some of them to be a bit overcrowded for our tastes. We realized our winning formula would be to explore places we hadn't seen too much about on social media. Suddenly, making reservations became much easier, planning became more straightforward, parking woes disappeared, the already-friendly people grew even warmer, and the already-great food became amazing. We had SUCH a wonderful time, and definitely intend to return!

As a lush mountain region, the weather was everchanging and fickle -- there were times when we couldn't see any mountains for days at a time. But all storms break eventually, as long as you're patient! This is one of the photos I was able to capture on a lovely foggy morning, from one of my favorite rifigios that we were able to spend the night in. The fog was changing every moment, and the sunrise light brought everything together!

I tend to shy away from visiting places that are heavily photographed. For many years, this had been my hesitation with seeing the Dolomites... I'd seen so many photos and worried I wouldn't be able to contribute anything new. But the area looked so exceptional, and I'd heard the food was great, which is always a selling point :)

After a couple trips through other regions of the Alps, I finally convinced my brain that, yes, I was capable of stepping into well-photographed areas and still coming away with something unique. So I began to plan a trip through the Dolomites. I quickly became overwhelmed with the pure vastness of the place and the seemingly endless list of places that would take a lifetime to explore.

Tung and I did a few of the most popular treks, which we loved, but we did find some of them to be a bit overcrowded for our tastes. We realized our winning formula would be to explore places we hadn't seen too much about on social media. Suddenly, making reservations became much easier, planning became more straightforward, parking woes disappeared, the already-friendly people grew even warmer, and the already-great food became amazing. We had SUCH a wonderful time, and definitely intend to return!

As a lush mountain region, the weather was everchanging and fickle -- there were times when we couldn't see any mountains for days at a time. But all storms break eventually, as long as you're patient! This was one of my favorite vistas that we encountered. Thankfully we spent an additional night in this incredible rifugio (which you can see on the right side of the photo!), giving us the chance to slow down and enjoy the area a little more. I had to leave a panna cotta on the table to run out and catch this sunset, but I did still get to enjoy it afterwards :)

I tend to shy away from visiting places that are heavily photographed. For many years, this had been my hesitation with seeing the Dolomites... I'd seen so many photos and worried I wouldn't be able to contribute anything new. But the area looked so exceptional, and I'd heard the food was great, which is always a selling point :)

After a couple trips through other regions of the Alps, I finally convinced my brain that, yes, I was capable of stepping into well-photographed areas and still coming away with something unique. So I began to plan a trip through the Dolomites. I quickly became overwhelmed with the pure vastness of the place and the seemingly endless list of places that would take a lifetime to explore.

Tung and I did a few of the most popular treks, which we loved, but we did find some of them to be a bit overcrowded for our tastes. We realized our winning formula would be to explore places we hadn't seen too much about on social media. Suddenly, making reservations became much easier, planning became more straightforward, parking woes disappeared, the already-friendly people grew even warmer, and the already-great food became amazing. We had SUCH a wonderful time, and definitely intend to return!

As a lush mountain region, the weather was everchanging and fickle -- there were times when we couldn't see any mountains for days at a time. But all storms break eventually, as long as you're patient! This is one of the photos I was able to capture on a day that was forecast to be fully clouded in, but you never quite know unless you try, right? This is also a very popular spot, but I think the rain and cold scared everyone away, because only a few others were out for this incredible sunset :)

I tend to shy away from visiting places that are heavily photographed. For many years, this had been my hesitation with seeing the Dolomites... I'd seen so many photos and worried I wouldn't be able to contribute anything new. But the area looked so exceptional, and I'd heard the food was great, which is always a selling point :)

After a couple trips through other regions of the Alps, I finally convinced my brain that, yes, I was capable of stepping into well-photographed areas and still coming away with something unique. So I began to plan a trip through the Dolomites. I quickly became overwhelmed with the pure vastness of the place and the seemingly endless list of places that would take a lifetime to explore.

Tung and I did a few of the most popular treks, which we loved, but we did find some of them to be a bit overcrowded for our tastes. We realized our winning formula would be to explore places we hadn't seen too much about on social media. Suddenly, making reservations became much easier, planning became more straightforward, parking woes disappeared, the already-friendly people grew even warmer, and the already-great food became amazing. We had SUCH a wonderful time, and definitely intend to return!

As a lush mountain region, the weather was everchanging and fickle -- there were times when we couldn't see any mountains for days at a time. But all storms break eventually, as long as you're patient! This is one of the photos I was able to capture on a day that was forecast to be fully clouded in, but you never quite know unless you try, right?

I tend to shy away from visiting places that are heavily photographed. For many years, this had been my hesitation with seeing the Dolomites... I'd seen so many photos and worried I wouldn't be able to contribute anything new. But the area looked so exceptional, and I'd heard the food was great, which is always a selling point :)

After a couple trips through other regions of the Alps, I finally convinced my brain that, yes, I was capable of stepping into well-photographed areas and still coming away with something unique. So I began to plan a trip through the Dolomites. I quickly became overwhelmed with the pure vastness of the place and the seemingly endless list of places that would take a lifetime to explore.

Tung and I did a few of the most popular treks, which we loved, but we did find some of them to be a bit overcrowded for our tastes. We realized our winning formula would be to explore places we hadn't seen too much about on social media. Suddenly, making reservations became much easier, planning became more straightforward, parking woes disappeared, the already-friendly people grew even warmer, and the already-great food became amazing. We had SUCH a wonderful time, and definitely intend to return!

As a lush mountain region, the weather was everchanging and fickle -- there were times when we couldn't see any mountains for days at a time. But all storms break eventually, as long as you're patient! This is one of the photos I was able to capture on a day that was forecast to be fully clouded in, but you never quite know unless you try, right?

I tend to shy away from visiting places that are heavily photographed. For many years, this had been my hesitation with seeing the Dolomites... I'd seen so many photos and worried I wouldn't be able to contribute anything new. But the area looked so exceptional, and I'd heard the food was great, which is always a selling point :)

After a couple trips through other regions of the Alps, I finally convinced my brain that, yes, I was capable of stepping into well-photographed areas and still coming away with something unique. So I began to plan a trip through the Dolomites. I quickly became overwhelmed with the pure vastness of the place and the seemingly endless list of places that would take a lifetime to explore.

Tung and I did a few of the most popular treks, which we loved, but we did find some of them to be a bit overcrowded for our tastes. We realized our winning formula would be to explore places we hadn't seen too much about on social media. Suddenly, making reservations became much easier, planning became more straightforward, parking woes disappeared, the already-friendly people grew even warmer, and the already-great food became amazing. We had SUCH a wonderful time, and definitely intend to return!

As a lush mountain region, the weather was everchanging and fickle -- there were times when we couldn't see any mountains for days at a time. But all storms break eventually, as long as you're patient! It had been raining on and off all afternoon without much visibility, but I noticed the storm was starting to break up and quickly ran up 2k/350m to this viewpoint. The light was incredible, and I felt like I'd earned it a little! After taking some photos, including this one, the sun and mountains went back into the clouds, it started to drizzle, and I made my way back down to the rifugio for dinner, which tasted extra amazing that night!

This vibrant collage showcases a collection of charming doors from Alonissos, a picturesque island in the Greek Isles. Each door, framed by lush greenery, flowers, and stone walls, highlights the rustic architecture and colorful aesthetic unique to Greek island homes. The combination of blue, green, and pastel hues evokes the island’s tranquil atmosphere and Mediterranean charm.

A tranquil scene of soft, cotton-like clouds scattered across a clear blue sky. The gentle gradients of blue create a peaceful backdrop, while the fluffy white clouds add depth and texture to the composition. The airy and open atmosphere evokes a sense of calm and serenity.

Voyageurs National Park is shaped almost entirely by water an intricate maze of lakes, channels, and small islands that makes capturing a strong landscape far more challenging than it looks on a map. Even when standing on solid ground, the distances can feel vast, and clear subjects are often swallowed by the scale of the place.

While exploring the shoreline of Lake Kabetogama, I eventually found a narrow stretch of rock that opened to the west and framed a single island as a natural focal point. From there it became a waiting game. Weather changes quickly in Voyageurs; evenings that begin calm and promising can turn into wind and rain long before sunset. It took several nights of watching storms roll through and light fizzle out before everything finally aligned clouds, color, and a gentle enough breeze to keep the water smooth.

On this evening the sky opened just enough for the sun to slip beneath the clouds, casting warm light across the lake and the island’s pines. The reflection softened the entire scene, creating a quiet, expansive view that captures the character of Voyageurs: remote, water dominated, and endlessly shifting with the weather.

Haleakala rises more than 10,000 feet above sea level, forming the highest point on Maui and one of the most remarkable volcanic landscapes in the National Park system. Its summit is famous for cloud inversions mornings when the entire crater sits above a shifting sea of clouds while the rising sun lights the sky from below. It’s an experience that never repeats itself, shaped by wind, weather, and the unpredictable movement of the Pacific atmosphere.

I’ve been fortunate to witness sunrise at Haleakala several times, and no two have looked alike. On this morning I left the crowds behind at the visitor center and hiked along the rim to a more isolated overlook. From here the crater floor, cinder cones, and rugged volcanic ridges open in every direction.

Just before the sun appeared, a full cloud inversion settled in and the sky ignited with color. Light filtered through the clouds and spilled across the red volcanic rock in front of me, highlighting the textures and depth of the crater. This VAST image captures that brief meeting of shadow, color, and elevation one of the most unforgettable sunrise experiences in the United States.