The Grand Canyon, on my first visit, ended the year 2016 with beauty that exceeded my wildest expectations.

Posted on August 22nd, 2019 under Arizona. Tags: grand canyon, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D500, snow, winter. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday

@LassenNPS

These are called the Painted Dunes and you have to climb Lassen’s Cinder Cone to see them like this. Actually, you have to hope the sun is peeking through the clouds just so to see them like this…

Posted on August 16th, 2019 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, landscape, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on A couple summers ago…

Gluggafoss (AKA Merkjárfoss) is probably not normally worth the effort as it isn’t on the ring road, and is a bit of a detour to get to, but I was staying at a nearby guesthouse anyway that night. The upside is that there are few tourists.

Time of year may also play into your decision to visit or not. Most photos on the internet show a more depressing (brown) scene. I think it’s only this green in late July and August.

Posted on August 14th, 2019 under Iceland. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, waterfalls. Comments Off on Waterfall Wednesday

This year’s festival is the 40th annual and takes place this Saturday (August 10, 2019). If you happen to be in Japan, you may want to head over to Inuyama for a wonderful evening. Lots to do during the day in Inuyama as well, including the Meiji Mura open air museum.

Posted on August 4th, 2019 under Japan. Tags: festivals, fishing, inuyama, matsuri, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600. Comments Off on Six years ago at a 花火大会 in Japan

#hawaii #bigisland #anaehoomalubay #sunset

This was one of the best sunsets I’ve ever encountered. Today’s photo was taken from the Ku’uali’i Fishpond on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Posted on July 31st, 2019 under Hawaii. Tags: kona, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, pacific ocean, sunset. Comments Off on 5 years ago today…