Abandoned building along a country road.
My favorite part of having to drive through farms and small towns to get to different nature locations is running into places like this. This building was sitting abandoned on the side of the road surrounded by farms.
I don’t know what it is about abandoned buildings that I love so much. It might be the mystery. What was this building used for? How long has it been here? How long will it continue to stand?
Maybe what I like the most is that I have no answers and never will.
Dennis
Red barn in a fog covered field.
I’d driven by this barn for years and had an image in my mind that I wanted to create. I finally got around to making it and of course it was shrouded in fog. While it wasn’t exactly what I wanted, I think the fog added a nice element to it.
Dennis
This video is perfect for sleeping, relaxing or studying. This portion of the Duck River is very shallow and comes to a narrow section which makes for a wonderful spot to relax and listen to the sounds of the river and birds in the surrounding trees.
End of the rainbow
I made this photo on a Saturday afternoon in Everglades National park. It’s not perfect but I wanted to share it anyway so I love how the width allowed to utilize the rainbow to split the picture in half and highlight the difference in light on each side of the rainbow.
Dennis
Holey Land sunset
We’re going to try something a little different this week. I’ve been playing around with panoramic photos lately. I like how the added width helps in telling the story.
This photo was taken at Holey Land nature area. It’s essentially a water management area on the edge of the Everglades on the Broward/ Palm Beach county line.
I love how the additional width of the panoramic style allows to capture the intensity of the sun setting off to the right and the softer colors off to the left that aren’t as affected by the sun. It also allows me to capture more of the sweeping clouds higher in the sky.
Dennis
The valley below came to life as light filled it.
As light filled the valley below it revealed a whole new world. Rays of light floated across the lush, green trees. A grassy plain with a river running through it, sprang up as if from no where.
It’s incredible how this lush world grew out of the darkness.
Dennis
Rocky Mountain Silhouette
The clouds weren’t thick enough for a huge sunrise. So I focused on smaller sections of the sunrise as the orange glow behind the mountains grew stronger and stronger.
Because I shoot so many sunrises and sunsets, I end up shooting a lot of silhouettes. Yet, I’m not a huge fan of them. I try to avoid them as much as possible. But there was something about the burning orange glow behind the pitch black mountain outline that made for a great photo.
Dennis
The Washington Coast
I only had half a day to explore the coast, so I drove north for a couple hours. Weaving in and out of beautiful sounds (?), looking out over amazing cliffs. Countless cute little towns full of places to stop and have lunch. It is one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen.
Dennis
Downtown Seattle
My second day in Seattle I wanted to play with the setting sun and the buildings downtown. Most of the time when you see the Seattle skyline, it’s from the opposite direction with the Space Needle included. I wanted to try something different.
I had seen this view from a park just outside downtown. I loved how the highway leads into the city. You get some of the mountains off in the distance and the football stadium off to the left. All with the sun setting in the middle.
-Dennis
Sunset Hill, Seattle
I wanted to take a trip to the Pacific Northwest for a long time. Last year I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Seattle.
This photo is from a spot called Sunset Hill. It’s a beautiful area on the edge of a lovely neighborhood. I was able to sit in a picturesque park on a cool May afternoon and watch the sun sink behind the snow-covered mountains in the distance while all kinds of boats danced around the sound below.
-Dennis