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After hearing reports about the flowers blooming on St Helens, a few of my friends and I decided to head up.. The night was so clear and beautiful, it was the perfect evening

I decided to drop in on Mount Rainier this weekend, hoping to catch some light. I have been here many times, and the moutain as always eluded me. After I had taken my shots that I wanted, I stood there in silence just taking in the view. Even thought there were other people around, I felt like it was just me and the mountain. We were finally at peace.

This is the Milkyway over Mount Shuksan on Picture lake. We had started at the top of Baker, but quickly realized that the Milkyway would be almost directly over the mountain. We grabed our gear and headed to the lake. There were a few clouds surounding the mountain. We decided to wait it out, and eventually the clouds began to clear. As I stood there looking around, all I could see was the darkness of the night. It was so quite, the only thing you heard was silence. It almost gave me an erry feeling being out there. But it was also so peaceful. Sometimes we get caught up in trying to get the shot, we foreget to enjoy the moment. So, next time you are out shooting at night.. take a moment and listen to the night.

A (mostly) black and white image of a white birch, shot in 2008. I left the 'eye' the natural color in which it appeared in the original untouched photo.

This is the majestic Mount Shuksan, in the Mount Baker area of the North Cascades. I had tried to hike this area in late May, but was unsuccessful. This time however, the roads were open. This was the first evening of a three day trip, we got to spend in this gorgeous area. There was still a fair amount of snow in the higher elevations, but will definitly go back to explore this area further.

This was taken at Sparks Lake, Oregon. It was the most beautiful night I had seen in a while. There was not a cloud in the sky, and there seemed to be a million stars out. As we stood on the rocks, we noticed a campfire across the way. I thought to myself, what a beautiful night to be camping beneath the stars. Their fire seemed to make the trees glow with a brilliant orange. What an incredible night this turned out to be. We were even blessed to see the longest shooting start we had ever seeen. It was the perfect evening!!

Decided to go on an adventure despite the weather. Most people will not venture out in the rain, I welcome it. I think it adds a special ethereal look to the scene. This was taken on the way up to Mount Adams.

My wife, Jane did a much better job of my portrait, here. Some cropping and minor tweaking from post.

A Couple checking out the view on a foggy autumn day in Niagara Falls, NY

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This is one of the bull elk I regularly find and photograph. He survived the winter just fine.

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SOOC
hipstamatic app for iPhone.
Arjan film
Jimmy lens.

So glad to have captured many shots of this particular site as it is not longer in existence, being replaced with housing.

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Her green plastic watering can
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
In the fake plastic earth
That she bought from a rubber man
In a town full of rubber plans
To get rid of itself
It wears her out, it wears her out

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Capturing the sun reflecting off the mist from Niagara Falls. This was a chilly winter sunset.

Looking towards Lake Turquoise through the trees at sunset.

©Scott Smith Photography

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Experimenting with a photo blending app. Looks like a double exposure!

My new view. Not too shabby.

I woke up to some very dramatic clouds this morning. We had a dusting of snow overnight and the clouds, floating in the sky this morning, are most def snow clouds! Hoping for a white Christmas.

Out of all the Mountains in the PNW, this one means the most. I have a special connection with Mount Hood. Every time I see this Mountain, I am reminded of my grandfather. During his summers, he spent many lonely days and nights watching for fires keeping it safe from harm. Also as a young man, he even climbed this mountain a few times. I never really understood his love for it. Because to me, it was just another mountain. But now after exploring and photographing it, I understand its magic, and his love for it. It will always hold a very special place in my heart.

~Memories~

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Tree mushroom off the beaten path in the woods of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The plant is edible and often prepared as a deep-fried delicacy.

During the Thanksgiving weekend, my brother and I decided to do the "opt out" thing. Instead of hitting the Malls, we went hiking. It was a windy and bitter cold day, but the hike in wasn't too bad. Once we got there, I did not feel the cold any more. I was too busy being in the moment. The thing that made this hike even more special, was I was able to hike with my brother. He lives in Denver, and is also a Photographer, so this was a real treat for me.

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Hidden amongst the trees is a walkway to another world...

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Sometimes "pieces" of a thing are more compelling than the whole... A misty day at Ragged Point, California.

A misty day at Ragged Point on the infamous Highway 1 in California.

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This towering Cedar has seen many days.

Early in September, before the fall colors really got going, I found this one tree with some color on it. This was a place called Lower Lewis Falls, in Washington. I had seen a lot of images from this place, and wanted to try for something a bit different.

When the Ocean is calm, or the tide is low, Thor's Well can seem very tame. But in a matter of moments, it can become a very dangerous place. While there is some risk being that close to it, I love feeling the power it has, and watching the waves come crashing in.

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More of my mystical trees series.

Thanks to Sarah Williams for naming my trees.

same same same, so different

Back road songs this misty morn
The day has fall begun
troddin soddin rained on leaves

I had so much fun the other day at the park on my mission to find spooky items and the trees did not disappoint.

It was a bit 'meh' when I went for a wander this morning around the Durdham Downs, a park near me. It was thick with cloud, a bit foggy and my feet got soaked because I had the wrong shoes on and the grass underfoot was wet from rain and dew. As I resigned myself to the fact I would not get another chance to try and capture the wonder of the trees in Autumn before the leaves disappeared, the sun put his hat on very briefly. :)

There's always something about trees that makes me want to take their pictures, trees are very enchanting and its also a good story teller... Hope you guys like this one..

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We were showing my in-laws the beauty of Michigan. We took them through Whiting Forest. They looked so cute together, that I had to capture the moment.

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I gave this tunnel of trees a very dark edit by increasing the contrast and shadows whilst decreasing highlights and brightness to create the feel of walking down an eerie path.

A very cold scene from the Dog Park in Calgary Alberta

I take my dogs out every day and I've been taking my camera with me. I came across this scene and had to hurry to get it before the dogs ran into it to see what was so interesting.

A quiet lane in the woods behind Blair Castle in Scotland

What is green...( or yellow),
Is gold

Taken standing looking up at the inside of a burnt our Cedar, which was HUGE and still very much alive.

Let those old chains lie another year,
The harvest season's over
Grass and grit won't do no harm
Just watch it with the mower

Sheer boredom has forced me to don my hat, coat and boots and brave the deluge
Went out and collected and assortment of Autumn bounty, set up on the bedroom floor
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Tower over all,
we see
those leaves light upon the ground,
trod upon, no second thought
because the people like the sound

A brief wander out this morning

Hi, this is my first post to WPC.. This is an Autumn shot of a naturally formed tree tunnel on a walking trail through, Llwyn-on, in the Brecon Beacons , south Wales, UK

Those who paint the colours of fall,
will splash red the leaves of the oaks,
fall all who wearily weather the seasons,
heaped in a crunching pile to blow south
for the winter

A little splash of green to frame the trail that leads over the bridge.

More from my walk in Rotary park. Tree stumps are an interesting subject to me. Ever since I was a kid, I like to count the rings in tree stumps.

I took a walk this morning in Rotary Park. Not too many people were about and I came across some very interesting tree formations. This one tree spoke to me. It's roots resembled feet.
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On a very hot and humid day, I went to Shiawassee Park near my home and was so thankful for the shade trees that lined the foot path.

My husband feeling the camera burning into the back of his head as I insist on lagging behind as usual...

A back road mostly used for hunting that the Mason-Dixon trail runs through in York PA.Surrounded by corn fields and flanked on one side by The Susquehanna river!The silence is golden!

An old farm house in Lopez Pa! This farm house was tucked deep in the country found this totally by accident! The colors of fall were definitely calling to be photographed!

Not alone - no -
I walk with Jack and Sylvia,
and sometimes Emily,
though she prefers
the locked room inside my head.

Nikon D7100 Lensbaby Sweet35 f/8 1/100 ISO 500

I'm loving all the entries for the toy challenge but was feeling hard pressed to come up with an image that was different from the other entries.

I like to take photos of bare trees and create a rather dark image from them. Yes...I got to the dark side!
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Boneyard Beach~Bull Island, South Carolina

Boneyard Beach~Bull Island, South Carolina

Summerhill Glen, Douglas, Isle of Man, is not large, but sits in the town.

Took this shot while hiking a trail called sycamore forest, most of this forest was dead.

Went out for a hike and came across this.

At the end of a boardwalk, lies this small lake. I discovered the habitat one day and wanted to check it out. I like finding nature preserves and trails that are in the midst of subdivisions. A hidden jewel in the rough, one might say.

Black and white is a favourite and these were simply trees by the side of the river in the grounds of the gorgeous Chatsworth Estate, Derbyshire, 10 mins from my home
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