The Cockscomb (or eastern edge of the Kaibab Uplift) running parallel to Cottonwood Canyon road in southern Utah is a wonderous geologic formation of so many unique colors and textures.

Stripping away the color in this image, I found that the variety of textures, from the thin clouds overhead, through the geologic sandstone formation, into the desert flora, create a visually stunning scene.

Utah's 'Mighty 5' National Parks and the Grand Canyon are definitely the attention grabbers in this region, but do yourself a favor and explore the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. You'll be glad you did!

Recognition:

Accepted for Display - NOV 2021 Darkroomers Photographic Club, and can be found in the Photographic Arts Building in Balboa Park, San Diego.

Sunrise over Slash Pine trees at Babcock Wildlife Management Area near Punta Gorda, Florida

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Taken at Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, north of St Paul, MN.

The organization is not quite in place yet, so our new First Cat has not been appointed. Rags is the most experienced, but less ambitious than Caithlin, who might be an upcoming queen. For now however, they seem to share the responsibility in harmony... :)

Dushara Tatters and Rags & Dushara Cathal Caithlin (Somalis), 28.06.2015

Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera

While hunting for a composition, I came across this rocky area at Marshall Point. It looked like it had potential, so I examined it further from various perspectives. As in Risk Management, one hedges against the future hoping for the best outcome. And since it is always a crap shoot, we do our best to prepare as best we can.

The sunset may or may not arrive. But 80% of successful landscape photography is being there. After that, having a scenic landscape combined with sunset colours, help with the final result. The rest is in the form of technique and can be found on numerous YouTube videos.

At the end of the day the light finds it's way into the woodlands

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Big Bend Bluebonnet (Lupinus havardii) blooms in profusion on a low ridge adjacent to the Rio Grande at Black Gap Wildlife Management Area in the Texas Trans-Pecos.

The Great Lakes Central RR's Owosso North crew just arriving home base after making a turn to Shepherd where they swapped trains with the Cadillac crew. Halloween decorations adorn the house on the right. This was one of the last runs for GP35 391 as it was involved in a somewhat minor mishap with a vehicle and currently sits out of service at the shop in Owosso. Now with the RR under WATCo management it may never run here again.

My truck next to my truck......Both are gone from my life.....

Copy of a slide made in 1991 Diergaarde Blijdorp, converted to black and white.

Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area / Tour Road

14mm wide angle landscape photo made at blue hour. Clear evening blue skies with a subtle pastel horizon reflect over the still water of Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area.

The only remaining Pennsylvania Railroad DD1 on the planet was safely displayed indoors at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2006.

Shortly thereafter, some genius decided it would look better sitting outside in the back yard. It has been slowly rotting away ever since.

I do not understand the management at this place; the original GG1 4800 has been rotting away outside in solid black when it was once fully restored in PRR colors. Plus that horrid incorrect font on the otherwise nice Conrail GP30, the M1, L1, K4, etc. also rotting away in the elements for decades.

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Middlecreek Wildlife Management Area, Kleinfeltersville, PA

Tricolored heron in the reeds at sunrise in Fred C. Babcock/Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area near Punta Gorda, Florida

January 9, 2025, at Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Hendry County, Florida, USA.

The Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) is a medium-sized heron distributed worldwide. They inhabit fresh and salt-water wetlands and feed in the shallows at night. They are about 64 cm (25 inches) in length. The birds of this species that breed in the northern extremes of North America, Europe, and Asia migrate south in winter. For this reason, we see many more of these birds in Florida during the North American winter.

Ripening on the tree under the summer sun.

Town of Kiel.

Simulation

(contax IIa, 50/2 Sonnar, delta 100, Adox hr-dev)

i dunno, just more random crap. wanted to use the Contax a bit.

San Diego, California

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Waste Management's Wheeling division is home for this unit, as well as two other identical models. These three units make up a small fraction of their automated front loaders with the others being mounted on either a Mack LEU or Autocar ACX.