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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.

The Bahá'í House of Worship (or Bahá'í Temple) in Wilmette, Illinois, is the oldest surviving Bahá'í House of Worship in the world, and the apparently only one in the United States

Missed my access to the highway on purpose in order to come back for this.....

Fall colors explode at the Maroon Bells, in the Aspen Snowmass Wilderness Area in Colorado.

Find prints on my website here: http://scottsmith.photos/albums/Fall-Colors/143321/Maroon-Bells-No-2

©2016 Scott Smith Photos

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.

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.

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From my series, "Your Heart Weighs Heavy On Me."
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From my most recent series, "This Is Twice Now."
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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.

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This almost looks surreal, but that was our view today at lunch

Once again I've broken all the rules on composition, but i just couldn't decide between foreground or sky

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"Strength and Beauty" After the sun sets, night brings on it's own beauty. Location: San Francisco, California

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

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A girl just enjoying a few moments studying a blade of grass and singing a song

I did this for fun to try out NIK and it is rather interesting.

Talk about adrenaline rushes.... this Canadian goose, was very protective of his half of the pond. When you are sitting on the side of the pond, and the action keeps getting closer and closer, and all you can do is hope your focus keeps tracking, and you do not become part of the argument!

Finally, I can take this one off my bucket list! The wood ducks come to Central Washington every spring to nest and raise their babies.

Caught this River Otter having dinner this evening. Bass. Yum!

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Went out and sat next to a local pond today. This guy came over and joined me for a snack.

Taken from a tower window overlooking Niagara Falls. The lights are Buffalo NY and the bright high building is a Casino. The moon was peaking through a cloud.

Taken in Atlantic City New Jersey, USA in 2001.
Not the best quality so I added some texturizing.
Really liked the colours of green shoe, yellow garbage can and the blue ocean.

It's been proper wintry weather for much of the week, with lovely sunny and frosty mornings. However, I was at work and now it's the weekend, it's back to blowing a hooley with heavy rain. Nevertheless, I now have an image that resembles asteroids in macro outer space. :)

Looking towards Lake Turquoise through the trees at sunset.

©Scott Smith Photography

1st decent sunset in months, photography wise anyway.

I thought that a sink with water running was something we take for granted and so I chose this for Little Things.

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Mother Nature has created a very delicate ice sculpture.

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Small water fall from a pond.

This is a composite as the parents wanted to take pictures using this bridge as a background. I did not think it was very safe for children and was not going to venture down the 45 degree access and take a chance of my equipment landing in the drink. Next best thing.

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Taken form London aquarium side,

Taken @ Dhaka Bangladesh,

Wintertime is the most fun.

Three shot manual focus stack.

An old time water tower in a nearby town. I took this a while back and never did anything with it but decided to now.

One of the things I love most about the coastline where I live is the beautiful seacliffs...this was taken during the blue hour, just after the sun had done down and the sky went all pink and purple. Moments like these remind me why I love my camera so much.

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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~

I love the shapes taken by the frost, the many petals and spikes.
Eternally fascinating.

I took this photo a while back while competing in a 5-day black and white challenge.

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As I stood there watching the sunset, I was reminded that env though life can be full of dark clouds, there are still beautiful moments to see and treasure.

This image was a long time coming for me. I had traveled to the beach several times this last summer, in hopes of an epic sunset. But each time I went, I was greeted with overcast skies or fog. I was beginning to think I was cursed with bad weather. Like an ugly cloud that followed me where ever I went. This time however, I was lucky enough to witness the most beautiful sunset I could have ever imagined. It even looked like the rocks had wings!! Sometimes, persistence pays off.

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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A rather nice waterfront location to catch the early morning sun

I was at Newburgh Pointe to have a look see if anything would be worth shooting. I came to this area and it was simply beautiful!

Autumn in her final stage...

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A worker harvesting lotus flower

Old Roman bridge in Sarajevo

Old Roman bridge in Sarajevo

Old Roman bridge in Sarajevo

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.

We had scouted out earlier in the day, where we wanted to set up for sunset. I had been practicing my long exposure for the waves, so I would be able to catch them just right as the sun was setting. It was not very easy. Only being 5'3, I had a hard time standing with the waves coming at me. I even got chased away a couple of times. But, I knew if I wanted to get my shot, I had to stand my ground, and take what the ocean had to give.

Normally this isn't my typical style of work, but I wanted to try something different. I was in the creative mood. This image was taken in Florence Oregon. We had gotten up early to catch a sunrise. But were instead, met with foggy and dark morning. I think that the fog, actually adds to the mood of the image.

It was such a beautiful sunset to see. It felt like I was standing in space. The reflection on the water was quite amazing. It is Thurstaston beach which is on the Wirral peninsula. The birdsong chorus was beautiful to hear at this time of the evening, it made the experience complete.

This time you hold me up,
Instead of letting me bead, and fall,
to soak into the earth.

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After a rainy misty day I was blessed by the most amazing sunset.

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