Palm fronds at Cottonwood Spring in Joshua Tree National Park, California
iPhone 16 Pro Max

Tree and Bark, Palm Springs, California...

For all you eclipse fans, this was overnight from Palm Springs, California...

Very nice, Ray! This could not be improved in any way...

iPhone 16 Pro Max native camera app using a HOYA R72 IR filter.
Diamond Valley Lake is a man-made reservoir located near Hemet, California. It is one of the largest reservoirs in Southern California and one of the newest. There is a 21.8 mile trail around the lake, and a seasonal wildflower trail.

Wonderful quality of light, Christoph…

Remarkable image, Christoph...
It looks like the work of some of the great painters of the Hudson River School in the late 1800's...
Bravo!

Well done, Alan!

I think the basic Bridge is free to use…

It's mutual, Rain...

Thank you, my friend…

Wonderful portfolio, Stephen... Bravo!
I especially like your black and white work...

Whew! What a year… But we’ve made it through, and hoping for a better 2026…

All the best to each and every one of you, friends and family, acquaintances and strangers, from my family to yours…

Goodbye 2025!

See you next year with a brand new show….

Ella knows what cooks…

This is good advice, my friend…
And thanks again for another beautiful image…

Awesome in black and white, Donna.... This could not be improved in any way...

Upper Yosemite Falls and Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California.
iPhone 16 Pro Max infrared image using an external R72 infrared filter.
The main village of the native people of Yosemite Valley, the Ahwahneechee, was located at the base of the falls.

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
Infrared iPhone XS Max infrared image using an external R72 infrared filter.
Crater Lake was formed around 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. With a depth of 1,949 feet, the lake is the deepest in the United States.

Cottonwood Mountains, Death Valley National Park, California This view is from the Mesquite Dunes area of the park.

Badwater Basin, Death Valley. National Park, California
On Aug. 20, 2023, heavy rain from Hurricane Hilary led to the pooling of water in Badwater Basin, where Lake Manly, an ancient lake that once was filled with water up to 700 feet deep during the Ice Ages was temporarily restored.

Big Morongo Canyon, Morongo Valley, California.
iPhone 16 Pro Max image using an external R72 infrared filter.
The Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is a 31,000-acre preserve located in the transition zone between the higher Mojave Desert and lower elevation Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert.

El Capitan and the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California.
iPhone 16 Pro MAX image
El Capitan is the exposed root of a massive igneous intrusion from the Sierra Nevada Batholith solidified deep within the Earth approximately 100 million years ago, later exposed and sculpted by glaciers.

Wow, Rain… These just get better and better! Whew!

Really nice, Michael… This could not be improved in any way….

Point Lobos, State Natural Reserve, California

Point Lobos is just south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California at the north end of the Big Sur coast.

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Really nice, Mike....

It's getting close to Halloween, so I'll share a creepy mushroom photo I took in my neighborhood...
Makes you think, eh?

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Water Holes Canyon, Arizona
Another favorite shot from my 2015 visit…