First Balloons Up, GöremeGöreme, Cappadocia, Turkey · Sep 2014First wave of balloons lifting off over Göreme at dawn, drifting low through the Cappadocia valleys. Cold morning, sky just starting to open.
Balloons in the ValleyGöreme, Cappadocia, Turkey · Sep 2014Got tighter on the balloons as they spread out across the valley. Red ones first, then the yellows and oranges. Whole town glowing underneath.
Pines in Mist, YosemiteYosemite National Park, California · Aug 2009Yosemite Valley in the morning mist. Big pines coming out of the fog one at a time. Quiet — that kind of damp quiet.
Panther Cliffs, Last LightPanther Beach, California · Sep 2009Panther Beach cliffs lit up amber at the last bit of sunset. Dark surf moving below. Cliffs just held the color until they didn't.
Panther at DuskPanther Beach, California · Sep 2009Panther Beach right after sunset, sky going from amber to pink to purple. Rocks holding the color, tide coming in.
Cancún from AboveCancún, Mexico · Feb 2007Cancún beach curving south from way up at a hotel window. Turquoise water, white sand, hotels stacked up along the strip.
Highway One, CurvingPacific Coast Highway, California · Dec 2012Highway 1 doing its thing on the California coast. Cliffs on the left, Pacific on the right, road curving down the headland.
Golden Gate from the SandBaker Beach, San Francisco · Dec 2012Bridge from down on the beach in San Francisco. Wet sand all the way out, bridge just sitting there at the right edge of the frame.
Houseboat at Sunset, KeralaVembanad Lake, Kerala, India · Jan 2012Kerala backwaters going amber. Houseboat just out there in the middle of it, palms going dark on the far shore.
Boat and Palms, KeralaVembanad Lake, Kerala, India · Jan 2012Old wooden boat tied up among the palms in the Kerala backwaters. Whole thing reflecting in the water — palms, sky, all of it.
Lake at MunnarMunnar, Kerala, India · Jan 2012Lake somewhere in the hills above Munnar, fog hanging low. Mountains reflected in the still water. Cold morning at altitude.
Sun Through the GhatsWestern Ghats, India · Jan 2012Sun coming through the forest in the Western Ghats. Beams cutting through the haze. Single dead tree out in the water in front.
Rainbow, Death ValleyDeath Valley National Park, California · Jan 2012Rainbow came out over the hills the day before the salt creek shot. Stormy sky, warm hills, the whole arc.
Salt Creek, Storm ComingDeath Valley National Park, California · Jan 2012Cloudy day at the salt creek out in Death Valley. Road going off into the storm. Place quiet that way deserts get when something's about to happen.
Lake, B&WMt. Shasta region, California · Feb 2012Lake somewhere up by Shasta, perfectly still. Black mountain reflected back, everything just kind of holding.
Lake, Pink DuskMt. Shasta region, California · Feb 2012Same lake, color version, just at dusk. Pink in the sky, mountain coming back at me in the water.