There are times where an image develops over time, thought goes into the framing, I carefully consider if the subject is worth the time and effort. Then there are images like this. I have no real clue why, but the curve of this salt formation (taken from well over 5k feet up in the air), combined with the light and colors was an instant “click” for me. Both high and low, Death Valley is full of surprises!

The salt flats weave across the desert floor around Badwater Basin in Death Valley. The scale in this abstract image is part of the joy in this image for me. Taken from over one mile away, these tendrils would be take on a completely different look when viewed from up close.

Certain places in Death Valley left me feeling like I was both looking back in time and deep into the core of what makes up our planet. Knowing that these materials were made millennia ago as earth was formed is almost mind boggling! Just as the sun was coming up over the mountains to the east I was able to make this image before the contrast became too great and completely changed the scene.

Sand, wind, and water. The only three elements that make up this image, and two if them are invisible. This texture and pattern was created as the tides shifted and the sand had time to dry in the coastal breeze. I was lucky enough to catch this just as the ridges were catching the first rays of light.

The essence of fall, the colors in transition from green to yellow, orange, and red. This reflection seemed to have it all.

A small scene inside Holden Arboretum outside of Cleveland, OH. The subtle reflections and fading Lilly Pads caught my eye and were a perfect depiction of the transition from fall to winter in Ohio.