The Crossing

I perched on top of the sand dune and was looking around for some shots. I think I took a long time there and my other friends had already started to walk back to the trail-head. Each seemed to be engrossed in their own interpretation of the nature around.

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Sand Dunes of Death Valley

Same location as the previous post. The low saturated version with tint gives a better impact than the original color one I have. And yes, the speck you see on the dune ridge near the dune top is the human element :-)

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Into The Unknown

Navajo Trail, Bryce Canyon National Park - This was day1 of our 10 day journey. We had just decided not to do any hiking in preparation for our trans-canyon hike across the Grand Canyon. However after spending most of the afternoon driving around Bryce Canyon, this short hike enticed us. Turned out to be very beautiful hike with golden color of earth enhanced in the evening sun.

Acknowledgement - My wife clicked this picture as I really wanted to be part of it.

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Makes Me Feel Humble

Day previous to Half Dome hike - I was patiently waiting for my friend to join me near Curry Village. The sun was casting its last rays on the Half Dome and the mist was settling on the valley. People were taking evening strolls in the meadows. It was getting cold and kind of mystery feeling was creeping over. Me too decided to take a stroll in the meadows. This scene with the valley walls at the backdrop made feel humble ... so small and being protected by huge hands of nature.

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Evening on a Beach

Not sure on the location, however its surely California coast.

Death Valley Landscapes-2

Golden Canyon, Death Valley: One of the days when planning was not correct. I had got up early by 5:30am to do the drive to Badwater assuming the morning light to be great. However Badwater being in the valley - the morning light did not reach down and had hard luck getting some good snaps. So decided to take a de-route to Golden Canyon. Proved to be good as it was pleasant in the morning.

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The Hike

It was the day we had got up early and left for Mt. Rainier for the picture of Rainier in Tipsoo Lake. After that we went to the East end visitor center and on the Burroughs' trail. It was a beautiful day and this family was enjoying the hike in wilderness.

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Suspended

Lost ... willingly, as we wandered through the beautiful trail. Not only us, all others also seemed to be lost between heaven & earth or was that we were in heaven !
Place: Artist ridge trail, Mt Baker, WA

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Baby steps

Quite a symbolic picture ... parent preparing the child to face the challenge of life.

This was taken in Olympic National Forest (WA, US) on a trail near Quinault lake.

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Zoom Burst

Zoom burst: I had read about this effect, but never thought of trying it out. This weekend as I was hiking in the Quinault rain forest, I was trying a very close-up of a tree bark - handheld. Due to low light the shutter speed was low and my swaying ofcourse got the image blury - but it appeared to have a zoom burst effect. This prompted me to try out the above on a co-photographer and I liked it. One other thing is I like the game it plays as you scroll up/down the image :-). This is totally unprocessed image, straight out of camera. Maybe I should try this often!