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A dramatic landscape in spectacular light, isn't that what we landscape photographers are yearning for when we go out or planning a trip? It does not always happen, in fact, a lot of times one or more ingredients are missing and we have to make due with what we are presented with.
But sometimes a little patience will pay off. We arrived at Goosenecks Statepark about two hours before sunset and it didn't look good. Heavy rain clouds had obscured the sun, and the landscape, while spectacular in form and shape, looked gray and drab.
We were not the only ones there, visitors kept coming, taking selfies in all imaginable ways and leaving looking somewhat disappointed. But I noticed that the clouds were moving away and a gap was opening up on the horizon. And sure enough, the sun started to peek out from under the clouds and spread its magic while we watched the storm recede into the distance.
The Fire Wave rock formation in Valley of Fire, Nevada State Park. I've been there a few times now, and each time I have come away with a good shot. Really beautiful place to visit, and only an hour or so outside of Vegas. This formation known as the Fire Wave is probably the most famous thing to see in the park, and I wanted to photograph it the first time I came here. But while exploring the park, I found a lot of other things that interested me and I think are even better compositions than this wave. Hopefully I will be posting them soon. Enjoy on black background.
This 2-acre pond has largemouth bass, bluegills, crappies, channel catfish, and rainbow trout. This is Lake 6 at Fort Kearny State Recreation Area, Kearny County, Nebraska.
I can't remember which state park this was. This was taken during a side trip I did exploring upstate NY. Its a surprising mix of natural beauty, rundown old towns and quaint little places.
We had visiting this state park looking for Florida Scrub Jays but we didn't have much luck and a typical tropical storm rolled in. Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Late evening shot of the Lake/Reservoir at the Chatfield State Park, Colorado.
Link to all pictures taken during my Colorado Visit
a fledgling in prairie hammock on the Wilderness Preserve side of Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, Florida
Gonna switch gears completely here and start a series from the Valley of Fire State Park near Las Vegas. It is a quite unique display of eroded sandstone formations, unique in that the outcroppings of red rock generally arise as islands sticking out of the desert floor.
A national state park in San Juan Puerto Rico. This picture is currently in the 2016 Smithsonian photo contest.