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.

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Took at Petit Jean Mountain State Park - Arkansas / www.petitjeanstatepark.com/

fortress cliffs

Drove 1 hr from Lassen volcano national park just to see this waterfall.

Blackwater Falls in West Virginia, Blackwater Falls State Park

Oklahoma

Mt. Cheaha State Park

Thanks Jake for stopping to drink water at the right spot! ;-)

Afternoon at St. Andrews State Park, in Panama City, FL.

Connecticut River at Wilgus State Park in Vermont.

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.

New Mexico

Textures courtesy of JoesSistah

Drove 1 hr from Lassen volcano national park just to see this waterfall.

You cook your own Pancakes right at the table....YUM....

Deleon Springs State Park

Huh?

Vermilion State Park, Minnesota

Canada Geese at Barr Lake State Park, Colorado

Montgomery Bell State Park - the lake early on an unusual morning for Middle Tennessee; a week and a half below freezing. The early morning stillness was different than that which comes with the hush of snow. The ice seems to amplify, both noise and cold.

Photo taken at Letchworth State Park which is commonly referred as the Grand Canyon of the East. The Genesee River flows through the park & the valley floor is 600+ feet below. I like how you can see all the layers of rock in the sides of the cliffs.

Another shot from Breakneck Brook in the Hudson Highlands State Park.

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Washington

Utah

Upper Falls, near the highbridge, is a deep horseshoe shape and is 70' high. The top of the falls is part of the strata called the Nunda Sandstone.

Panorama of the Chimney Bluffs.

Falls at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, MN

Roxborough State Park just south of Denver offers an outdoor experience like no other. Great hiking trails and sublime beauty year round.

Terrebonne, OR

In Beaver Creek State Park.

Steptoe Butte, Washington. Dapple sunlight shines onto green patches of Palouse wheat fields during a stormy spring evening.

Enjoy,

Ry

White Rocks/Lava Flow Overlook Trail, Snow Canyon State Park, Utah

One memorable moment in time.