Pike's Peak in Winter from the Garden of the Gods

This is definitely the most photographed location in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 2006

Black Forest Sunset

Colorado Springs, CO 2015

Superstition Mountians

Just outside of Phoenix, Arizona 2016

Hiking the Dunes

The small hiker in the foreground gives scale to the large size of the dunes. The cloud shrouded mountains in the background add a little mystery. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado 2014

Texas Sunrise

As I was driving from Amarillo to Lubbock, Texas, I had this beautiful sunrise. The only foreground I could get along the freeway was the grain elevators. 2009

Boatmen at Dawn

Tangier Island, Virginia sits out in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay and still supports a population of commercial crabbers. We spend the night on the island and captured this image as some of the boatman went to check there crab traps. 2013

Sprague Lake

Sunrise was disappointing this morning at Sprague Lake, but the early morning mountain reflection in the lake's still water was beautiful. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. 2006

American Basin

Wildflowers in Colorado come in mid-July in the mountains. American Basin near Lake City, Colorado is always a popular location. 2007

Fire in the Sky

This was thought to be an indian grain storage location in southesastern Utah. You need to be at the site in the middle of the morning to get this reflected light. Bluff, Utah, 2008

Barn

This is a famous barn used in winter skiing commercials for Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It is actually right in town and you need to be careful not to include houses in your picture. 2011

Galilean Sunrise

There was something quite special about being on the shore of the Sea of Galilee at sunrise. I later learned that one of our tour group rolled out of bed at dawn and got a similar picture out of the window of the hotel with a telephoto lens. Tiberias, Israel, 2009

Pre-dawn Flight

Sand Hill cranes winter at Bosque de Apache Wildlife Reserve in Socorro, New Mexico. This picture show snow geese, which winter with the cranes, taking flight at dawn while the cranes are still sleeping. The cranes leave later in small groups to go to feed. 2008

Sunrise over the Mittens

The sun rising over the "mittens" in Monument Valley is a wonderful sight. A new hotel build by the Navajo near this site allows you to take pictures like this from the balcony of your room. Arizona, 2007

Denver Skyline

I shared this photo location with a urban racoon. I heard something near me in the bushes and was happy it wasn't a mugger. Denver, Colorado, 2011

Brain Rocks

This is a very difficult location to get to through soft sand in northern Arizona. We spend the night sleeping in our car, so we wouldn't have to make the drive before dawn. White Pockets near Page, Arizona, 2008

Falling Water

The use of slow shutter speeds allows the silky appearance to waterfalls. Cloudy days are best for these subjects. Ouray, Colorado, 2009

West Virginia Waterfall

The use of slow shutter speeds allows the silky appearance to waterfalls. Cloudy days are best for these subjects. West Virginia, 2013

Mout Snuffels Rail Fence

The western Colorado mountains near Ouray, Colorado are some of the most photogenic in Colorado. 2009

Glowing Rocks

The slot canyons of the Colorado plateau are the result of erosion of the soft sandstone by water. You need to photograph them around noon so that there is light coming into the canyons. Upper Antelope Valley Slot Canyon, Page Arizona, 2007

Stone Faces

The slot canyons of the Colorado plateau are the result of erosion of the soft sandstone by water. You need to photograph them around noon so that there is light coming into the canyons. Lower Antelope Valley Slot Canyon, Page, Arizona, 2007

Horseshoe Park

Horseshoe Park is one of the prime elk viewing areas in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. It the fall the elk come down to mate. The fall colors add to the beauty. 2006

Hangin On

Bristlecone pine tree are very tenacious and survive in difficult locations like these two at the top of the Crags Trail near Divide, Colorado, 2007

Bristlecone Pine

Windy Ridge is a very exposed area and only the heartiest of trees can survive. South Park, Colorado, 2010

Courthouse Butte

Arches National Park is a favorite photo location for western photographers. The many sandstone arches and rock formations make for great photographs. Utah, 2007

Sandstone Butte

Arches National Park is a favorite photo location for western photographers. The many sandstone arches and rock formations make for great photographs. Utah, 2007

Keyhole

The wonderful colors of the sandstone in the slot canyons is not as noticable in the canyons as in pictures as your eyes are adapted to the low light and don't see much color. Lower Antelope Valley Slot Canyon, Page Arizona, 2007

Tidal Fortress

A tidal fortress protected this pirate town on the Normandy coast of France. St-Malo, France, 2012

Sand Hill Cranes

Sand Hill cranes winter at Bosque de Apache Wildlife Reserve in Socorro, New Mexico. This picture show two cranes, taking flight at dawn. The cranes leave in small groups to go to feed after spending the night in marshes for safety. 2008

Facing the Dawn

Sunflowers on a farm near Ellsworth, Kansas. The farmer was at first concerned about what we were doing in his field, but turned friendly with the offer to share some of our photographs with him. 2007

Kansas Sunflowers

The fields of sunflowers in Kansas and Colorado make great images. Photographing them in the August heat is not so fun. Sunflowers near Ellsworth, Kansas, 2007

Stone House

This house near Ellsworth, Kansas was constructed of local limestone. Wood for construction was rare and so many stone structure still exist in central Kansas. 2007

Kansas Stone Post Barn

This barn near Ellsworth, Kansas was constructed of local limestone. Wood for construction was rare and so many stone structure still exist in central Kansas. 2007

Prairie Chapel

This lonely chapel was part of an 1880s town reconstruction in Murdo, South Dakota. Many historic structures were moved to this area to preserve them. 2009

South Dakota Indian Reservation Cemetery

While the chapel has long been abandoned this South Dakota Indian Reservation Cemetery is still in use. 2009

High Plains Wanders

Rail lines crisscross the Colorado plains. The colorful boxcars are wonderful subjects. Kanorado, Kansas, 2010

Paint Mines

These colorful clays out near Calhan, Colorado were used not only by the Native Americans for decorations, but by early settlers to "paint" their houses. 2005

Portland 1 Mine Montage

This montage is one of the first images I created after moving to Colorado. Victor, Colorado, 2006

Hanging Lake

This lake is a very popular hiking location near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 2007

Uprooted

This stump is a very stylized and painterly image from a hiking trail in the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2007

Wheeler Geologic Formation

These volcanic hodos are very difficult to get to, but well worth the trip. They are near Creede, Colorado, 2007

Windmills

There is a collection of windmills out near Falcon, Colorado. I needed to get up early for a sunrise shot as they make great foreground elements. 2010

South Park Sunrise

This colorful barn in South Park, Colorado is a favorite for sunrise photographs. The use of HDR bracketing brightened up the barn. 2012

North Clear Creek Falls

It is very easy to drive by this falls as the road is above the falls and it looks like just a small river crossing. You have to stop and get out. Creede, Colorado, 2007

Midland Train Tunnels

This series of tunnels were originally blasted for the Midland Trains which passes through Buena Vista, Colorado. Part of one of the tunnels colapsed a number of years ago. 2006

Japanese Garden Gazebo

The Denver Botanical Gardens are quite beautiful especially considering the weather in the mile high city. I especially like toe Japanese gardens. Colorado 2014

Brain Rocks

This is a remote location to get to due to soft sand, but well worth the trip. White Pockets Geologic Formation near Page, Arizona, 2007

Brain Rocks

This remote location is tough to get to due to soft sand. White Pockets Geologic Formation near Page, Arizona, 2008

South Park

South Park, Colorado from Trout Creek Pass, 2015