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which is a common occurrence in fall

While hiking out of the dunes in Death Valley

It rare for me to go shoot without a specific subject in mind

I was fortunate to capture the fleeting drama

The tail end of fall is a special time to visit the cascades of Oregon as the ground glows bright with discarded leaves

Apocalypse Now meadow which is a common occurrenceThunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest are extremely rare. Even more so at sunrise. When this one developed over Mt. St. Helens in Washington, I raced to find a composition and fired the camera as quickly as possible in an attempt to capture a lightning bolt. And then I got lucky