Nifty Piks - Photos and Art

A very cold foggy morning in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Sandhill Cranes congregate in large numbers in Spring on the Platte River in Nebraska. Sunrise initiates a large takeoff as the birds move from their roosting area to their feeding grounds.

A baby Canada Goose sits at the edge of a pond on Hatteras Island in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.

Dawn begins a new day at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.

A pair of male Elk sparring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

A female Bighorn Sheep leads her young up a hillside next to the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

A Grizzly Bear walks amongst the sagebrush in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

A passing summer storm begins to clear at sunset resulting in amazing colors on the eastern side of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Dusk begins to fall over the clouds near Sandpoint, Idaho

The mist rises from Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Aerial view of Denali (Mt. McKinley). Denali National Park, Alaska

The fog begins to clear revealing an island off the coast at Olympic National Park, Washington.

Moulton Barn in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

There's nothing liking laying in the mud before sunrise to photograph a beautiful bird. Virginia Rail near Flagstaff, Arizona.

A ray of light shines down into the depths of Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

Bison roam across the valley floor beneath the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

A curious harbor seal checking out what is going on off the coast of Oregon.

Sandhill Crane flying at dusk. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.

A lone bull Moose stands silhouetted among frost covered willows in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

A small patch of aspens in autumn amongst snowy evergreens in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

This slot canyon requires some climbing to make it back to the intricate striped patterns. Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah.

A tired Black-tailed Jackrabbit sprawls out while taking a break in the shade on a hot summer day in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah.

Dawn comes as the fog begins to lift in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Sun rays silhouette the canyon walls at sunset. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Mt Evans towers in the distance while clouds and blue sky reflect in Echo Lake.

A closeup shot of Hahn's Peak from a field at the base as the light of a beautiful fall day fades.

A HDR shot of a mountain reflecting in Beaver Lake, near Marble, CO. The colors were changing this weekend and provided a spectacular view and amazing colors.

A HDR shot of the valley next to Highway 133, between Carbondale and Redstone, CO. I really like the one green tree (bottom right) amongst the yellow ones. Still clinging on to summer.

A HDR shot of the valley just before the turnoff to Marble, CO. The colors were changing this weekend and the sun was just starting to fade casting a soft glow on the entire scene.

A HDR shot of Lake Dillon from the East side at sunset.

An HDR shot of a High Country reservoir and mountain peaks with spectacular clouds near Leadville, CO.

One of the cliff walls that line Red Rocks ampitheater.

A shot of the Unaweep Seep Natural Area, near Gateway, CO. Differential erosion by wind, water, and glaciers has caused the canyon here and the dramatic mixed rock type formations and outcroppings.

A shot of a towering sandstone bluff and sediment filled stream, just outside of the town of Gateway, CO.

A man made canyon carved into solid sandstone to allow for railroad access. Near Corona arch in Moab, UT.

The clouds in this shot were just unreal. It had just finished raining on us on our way back down from Corona arch.

This is a HDR Image of the sunset taken from our campsite just outside of Moab, UT. My tent was just to the left of this shot :) . It is so beautiful there. My attempt with the HDR here was not to go crazy, but to use the HDR to capture the multiple levels of light without either washing out the photo with the sun or making the foreground too dark. I think it worked extremely well.

Sandstone towers and billowing clouds just off of Highway 128 on the way to Moab, UT. And a few cows for good measure.

A HDR shot of the Independence Monument from the top of the Colorado National Monument. I love the way the whole image seems to have a light pastel tone to it.

This is a shot taken from the top of Mt Evans in Colorado. Mt Evans is a 14er, or is 14,000 ft above sea level. This specific spot is at an elevation of 14,200ft. From this height, you can easily see for miles and miles. Even all the way back to Denver, if you are looking in the right direction. This vantage point allows for some spectacular views of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains below it.

This is a shot taken from the top of Mt Evans in Colorado. Mt Evans is a 14er, or is 14,000 ft above sea level. This specific spot is at an elevation of 14,200ft. From this height, you can easily see for miles and miles. Even all the way back to Denver, if you are looking in the right direction. This vantage point allows for some spectacular views of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains below it.

This is a shot taken from the top of Mt Evans in Colorado. Mt Evans is a 14er, or is 14,000 ft above sea level. This specific spot is at an elevation of 14,200ft. From this height, you can easily see for miles and miles. Even all the way back to Denver, if you are looking in the right direction. This vantage point allows for some spectacular views of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains below it.

This is a shot taken from the top of Mt Evans in Colorado. Mt Evans is a 14er, or is 14,000 ft above sea level. This specific spot is at an elevation of 14,200ft. From this height, you can easily see for miles and miles. Even all the way back to Denver, if you are looking in the right direction. This vantage point allows for some spectacular views of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains below it.

This is a HDR image of the Rocky Mountains from the Eagle - Thompsonville road that runs between I-70 at Eagle as the name implies to Thompsonville, near Basalt, CO.

Colorado Midland Field

Colorado Midland Centennial Trail

This is a shot taken at the top of Haggerman Pass, atop the Continental Divide. Hagerman Pass is located between Basalt, and Leadville, CO, high up in the Rocky Mountains.

A HDR shot sandstone cliffs near Eagle, CO. I really love the three levels of very stark colors in this shot and the way they transition into one another.

A cloudy day in Moab, UT. South of town looking back towards the La Salle mountains.

Sunrays burst through the clouds and fog shortly after a high plains rainstorm near Georgetown, CO.

Delicate Arch, located in Arches National Park in Moab, UT.

Delicate Arch, located in Arches National Park in Moab, UT.

A wider view of Delicate Arch from a nearby hole in the cliff side (another arch itself).

It has been a little more rainy this year than years past in Moab and these purple wildflowers were growing all over the place. This shot was taken just off the side of Hwy 191 just south of Moab on our way back to our campsite.

Classic image of the beauty of marsh in Essex, MA. This is a long image capturing the historic house and all of th birds that like to sun themselves by or in the water. After a light sun shower, the reflection of the sky on the water was so blue. A beautiful view that one can enjoy time and time again.

I enjoy water reflections, so I couldn't miss the opportunity to take this one home. This is a river in a rural area of western MA. For those of you who are not familiar with western MA, we have a lot of beauty in our forests, parks and rivers here. This particular day the sun was especially helpful, and I was ready to capture it.

The Summit House is located in Western Ma, Holyoke region. I was there one of the days after a brief summer sun shower. A family had appeared at the end of the porch, and they had had a discussion about the beauty of the mountains in the view. I was most impressed by the beauty of the porch and the light.

Rockport Harbor, Rockport, MA, just before dawn. Complete peace.

I was in Hadley ,MA, and the this scene appeared over a hill. The dandelions were starting to seed, and the yellow ones dotted the landscape over the green grass. I imagined only good things at the end of the road less traveled.

This image is one with great depth. I found myself lost in the day. The sun and the ocean in the distance, the clouds and the beautiful green sea grasses.

It was 6AM on Fathers Day. I had gone out to shoot a couple of rolls of film before dad got up. I grew up here, and this area reminded me of my dad going out to sail on his little turnabout sailboat. He loved that boat.

Rockport MA/ The Motif number #1 is one of the most photographed seascapes in the world today. The harbor at Rockport MA, is beautiful and full of activity. The schooner is moored in the harbor all summer, and available for sightseeing trips!

I was photographing Cranes Beach, in MA, and the sun was low in the sky. It was September and people were enjoying the sun and sand. I looked up at the blue sky through the dunes, and had to capture this!

Western MA is known for it's tobacco barns. The tobacco plant is really huge and green and leafy.

After a storm over the Connecticut Valley, the reflection in the pool of water was a mirror image of the clouds.It was so beautiful I watched as the clouds passed over the green pasture and made more cloud reflections...

One morning, I awoke to a view that was like a fairytale.The mist was moving slowly across the pond, and I found myself in a dreamlike state. I ran down to the dock with my camera to capture it.

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