Sometimes it's always darkest

Just before the dawn. A Kentucky morning.

Morning has broken

Processing HDR differently

This is a tree on our farm in Costa Rica. One can normally see only one or two old growth large trees around "non-protected" areas because farmers cut down trees to sell and to make room for their cows. This tree is in bad shape but still beautiful. This was processed in HDR to help pick up the shadows and highlights on a very sunny day. Below is the same picture but processed differently (to the extreme in photomatics).

Canyonlands - Mesa Arch

This is an early morning shot of Canyonlands National Park's famous Mesa Arch. There was a long line of photographers waiting for the sun to come up. They were just as interesting as the scenery.

Etch a Sketch

This image was captured in the morning light in Death Valley National Park, California. The sand dunes sit in between two mountain ranges. In the evening there are thousands of footprints all over the dunes and overnight the wind sweeps them away like a giant Etch a Sketch. All we are is dust in the wind - Kansas

Sunrays in the mist

If you wake up at 5 am, get out of your tent and set up your gear immediately you will get a shot of the clouds wrapping around the tops of the mountains like a soft blanket on a baby. When the sun finally reaches a point that is higher than the hills it shines down on the clouds attempting to reach the life that is waking up below.