OctopusA fortuitous storm rolled through Utah bringing with it a great sense of drama as the first light of day pierced through the clouds

close image of the powerful Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland spewing lava hundreds of feet in the air

Sunset fades into night on the Southern Oregon Coast

These lone trees live a battered life amongst the bears in Glacier National Park

The famous black sand beach in Iceland is home to thousands of shattered icebergs

and I was fortunate to capture some nice light here

Early morning in the Eastern Sierras brings a wonderful array of colors and moods

but it is eerily still

Light piercing through the giant redwood trees of Northern California creates wonderful graphic patterns in the coastal fog

I managed to capture a couple of sharp long exposures

A violent thunderstorm breaks up just enough to allow sunlight to pierce the gloom over the Colorado Rockies

In a remote part of Oregon

I was fortunate to experience this place in all it's beauty many times before it was lost forever