Upon Reflection

upon reflection by: john curley

White-Crested Laughing Thrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

White-Crested Laughing Thrush (Garrulax leucolophus) by richseow

Aurora Borealis

Aurora Borealis by ReynirSk

Good Morning, Yosemite

This is the iconic Tunnel View, from Yosemite National Park, shortly after sunrise. Took a pretty big gamble on this one that the light would fall off in the right places and I would get a good sunburst. The sun certainly gave a good show rising above the Cathedral Rocks, each photo looking better than the last, culminating at this one. I loved the diagonal of the sun shining through the valley and the rim light on El Capitan.

by : Matthew Crowley Photography

Welcome to Paradise

"There are many like it, but this one is mine." to slightly take out of context the USMC Rifleman's Creed. It's very hard to get an original landscape shot anymore in popular places, like really hard, especially with the proliferation of images on the web now. You could throw a dart blindfolded and get the exact same comp as someone else without even trying. This place is no exception, although I wish it were. It really looks like paradise, but it's heavily trafficked by tourists everyday. But the difference between my shots and someone elses' are that they are my shots. I'm still going to take them. I'm going to get to the spot, forget every image I've ever seen of the place and shoot it the way I want, in my style. Is it original? Probably not, but this one is mine.
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Cypress Tunnel

The cypress tree tunnel leading to the KPH Radio Control Station in Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA.

Cypress Tunnel by : Matthew Crowley Photography