Cascade DawnSunrise light bathes the Cascade mountain range in Oregon.

Summer wildflowers sit beside a high alpine lake in Central Oregon

but the conditions have never what I had hoped them to be

My first (probably last) attempt to photograph a waterfall with a drone

If only I knew then how rare it is to be able to shoot such a fiery sunset

Every idea and composition got thwarted until the last light of day revealed this scene

High alpine wildflowers abound during the summer months in the Oregon Cascades

The debate rages to this day amongst my small group of friends

An isolate

Volcanic rocks withstand the incessant pounding of waves on the Icelandic coast

The iconic Horseshoe Bend in Arizona is a wonderful place to watch the sunset

I noticed this field of flowers and decided to take a chance

Approaching the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland from the air reveals a completely alien landscape and stormy skies