Sunrise on the mountains.

Snow-capped mountains are reflected in a calm lake surrounded by dense green forests under a dramatic sky.

Reviewing photos from sunrise shoot. 📷

The 4:15a alarm this morning to go shoot sunrise is reminding me of a saying I first heard from my friend Layne Kennedy:

Big part of photography is f/8 and be there.

Icy branches from the spray off of Johnston Canyon upper falls.

Tall conifers coated in ice mist beside a viewing platform, dwarfed by the spray of Johnston Canyon upper falls

Upper Falls at Johnston Canyon.

My blog turns 21 today! I’m so happy that I have stuck with this blogging hobby for so long. It is a “life project” that I will value forever – and continued growth in posting activity!

Total Posts Published: 9,474 (7,200 without title)
Total Words Written: 610,188 (that’s almost 15 novellas)

Having fun.

Man in a green flat cap taking a selfie with a camera on a tripod in front of a large waterfall cascading down rocky cliffs

Capturing waterfall.

Camera on tripod set up on a fenced canyon walkway aimed at a tall waterfall cascading through rocky cliffs and evergreen trees.

Day 2 of the Micro.blog photo challenge — curved road with mountains behind. 📷

Car driving toward the camera on a two-lane road through a mountain valley flanked by evergreen forest and rocky peaks with patches of snow.