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While waiting for dinner at a seaside restaurant we were greeted with this stunning sunset. Shot in November 2016

Early Spring in the mountains of Utah found me and these baby swallows crossing paths. They were watching for their parents to bring some tasty bugs.

While wandering Paris on a drizzly evening I stumbled across this view of the Eiffel Tower. I consider myself fortunate to have all these conditions i

Staying late enough one night at the 2017 Utah State Fair and hiding between some rides I was able to catch both of these rides in motion at the same

Shot in the gardens of the Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The museum is a grand old building in the Old Town portion of Plovdiv. I really l

I have traveled through Columbia River Gorge in Oregon many times and I stop to see this waterfall each time. I have waited many years to be here at t

Two eagles watching intently on a riverside in Northwest Washington State. Winter of 2016. I was standing in the middle of the Nooksack River when sho

I have a passion for Port. I opened this 29 year old Tawny Port to celebrate the closing of 2017. Of course one should have some delicacies to accompa

While shopping at a fresh food market in downtown Manila, Philippines I spotted these two young girls waiting for their mother. They were finished wit

This shot was difficult to capture. The weather was rainy, bordering on snow while driving a highway leading to St. helens, Oregon. These mushrooms we

This photo was captured while touring the Philippine Islands. I was on the island of Bohol. They are difficult to photograph as they are protected ani

A spontaneous moment while shooting in the mountains of Utah. Sam was obviously enjoying her time at the river and sitting in the sun. Natural light a

This brave bird came pretty close while I was eating my lunch in Pike Place Public Market in Seattle, Washington. Normally, starlings are not brave bi

This is an older photo I still find intriguing. I watched the spider completely envelop the grasshopper in less than a minute. To put it in perspectiv

I talked a friend into helping me develop my people photography. This is Raquel. She has a bubbly personality and high energy. She was fun to shoot. I

Nature's drama cannot be beat. Shot in Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, Utah in July 0f 2016

Shot in Velingrad, Bulgaria. Macro is one of my favorite photo forms. I realize many people do it but the challenge to capture small moving things suc

In 2014 I attended a 50th anniversary celebration of the Ford Mustang. The event was help at the Motor Speedway outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. After fi

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Explorer's Dreams

Leif Erikson embodies the spirit within each of us that brings us to seek that which is beyond our reach. This shot occurred in front of Hallgrimskirkja Church ...
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Leif Erikson embodies the spirit within each of us that brings us to seek that which is beyond our reach. This shot occurred in front of Hallgrimskirkja Church in Reykjavik, Iceland. While all the tourists stood in the same few locations to freeze the moment for memory I wandered from the normal path to see the moon behind the statue of Leif. I found inspiration in the timing and the symbology that led to this momentary image
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camera

NIKON D500

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settings

Aperture 16/1 ISO 250 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 105/1

location

location

Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, IS

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2019

Views

133

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+11

Awards

Peer Award

+1

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

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