The mountain air was crisp and the water was perfectly still this morning, creating this beautiful, peaceful reflection. Worth the early wake-up call. #photography #oregon #mounthood #sonya7iv #pnw #volcano #nature #landscapephotography #mountains #reflection #wilderness #adventure

Mama bear and cub on the move in the high meadows of Mount Rainier. Always a privilege to witness. #MountRainier #WildlifePhotography #Bears #pnw #photography #animals #wildlife #nature #wilderness #nps #sonya7iv #Washington #blueskyphotography #running

Upper Lewis River Falls: 15 seconds of exposure turning the rushing water into silk and fog. A powerful and peaceful view. #LewisRiverFalls #LongExposure #photography #sonya7iv #blackandwhite #pnw #Washington #monochrome #waterfall #landscapephotography #bw #Moody

Lower Lewis River Falls wearing gold 🍁. Loved the contrast of the slow flow and this vibrant tree. A perfect PNW moment! #LewisRiverFalls #PNW #WashingtonState #Waterfall #LandscapePhotography #LongExposure #Photography #Nature #Travel #sonya7iv #sonyalpha #autumn #fallcolors

Delicate White Fawn Lily basking in the soft woodland light. A perfect moment captured. #wildflowers #naturephotography #pnw #Oregon #photography #nature #lily #macrophotography #sonyalpha #sonyA7iv #sigma105mm

Captured the timeless drama of Mount Rainier in B&W. That cloud cap framed by the evergreens was a moment I had to share. Love how the monochrome highlights the textures and light! #MountRainier #PNW #Monochrome #Landscape #Photography #washington #blackandwhite #landscapephotography #sonyA7iv

​The unofficial mascot of the Wallowa Mountains. This Mountain Goat was not shy! A true symbol of the rugged beauty of Eastern Oregon. #WallowaMountains #MountainGoat #OregonWildlife #HikingAdventures #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animal #pnw #sonyA7iv #sonyalpha

Mule Deer trying to figure out if the ape with the clicky tube is a threat or not in the Wallowa Mountains... #muledeer #wildlife #Oregon #pnw #wildlifephotography #Mom #photography #nature #sonyA7iv #Sonyalpha #blueskyphotography #mountains #wilderness

A Marmot enjoying this nice comfy rock at Mount Rainier National Park... #mountrainier #nps #marmot #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #Washington #pnw #animal #photography #sonya7iv #SonyAlpha #nationalPark

An American Bushtit... doing bush things... #bushtit #sonyA7iv #birding #bird #birdphotography #birdlovers #wildlife #animal #nature #photography #Oregon #pnw #sonyalpha #birdwatching #bush #tit

The picturesque Moulton Falls Bridge... #sonyA7iv Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD 10 sec @ f/14, ISO 100, 27mm #pnw #washingtonstate #landscapephotography #longexposure #autumn #fallcolors #water #photography #blueskyphotography #outdoors #sonyalpha

Haystack Rock framed by more rocks. The Oregon Coast... A great place for rocks! #haystackrock #cannonbeach #oregoncoast #Oregon #pnw #longexposure #landscapephotography #photography #monochrome #bw #bnw #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #nature #sonyalpha #sonya7iv

Ewauna, daughter of Chief Siskiyou, otherwise known as Face Rock... #bandon #facerock #OregonCoast #westcoast #Pacific #pnw #longexposure #photography #landscapephotography #Beach #sonyalpha #sonya7iv

Panther Creek Falls in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. A pleasantly unique waterfall... #washingtonstate #pnw #waterfall #sonyalpha #WestCoast #nature #landscapephotography #waterfallchasers #photography #blueskyphotography #blueskyartshow

Mama and her cub... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 250, 600mm #bear #mamabear #wildlife #animal #nature #mountrainiernationalPark #nps #cub #monochrome #bnw #blackandwhite #sonyalpha #pnw #washingtonstate

A moment in the Wallowa Mountains... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro G OSS II 1/250 @ f/5.6, ISO 100, 140mm #mountains #trees #wilderness #Oregon #pnw #Moody #nature #photography #landscapephotography #blueskyphotography #adventure #explore

A fiery morning in the Wallowa Mountains by Glacier Lake.... Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD 1/8 @ f/11, ISO 100, 17mm #Oregon #pnw #sunrise #wilderness #landscapephotography #photography #clouds #nature #camping #SonyAlpha #lake #mountains

Pete's Point in the Wallowa Mountains... And a bit of clouds... #sonyA7iv Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro G OSS II 1/1000 @ f/5.6, ISO 100, 126mm #Oregon #pnw #mountains #clouds #moody #monochrome #blackandwhite #photography #landscapephotography #fineart #nature #wilderness #sonyalpha #explore

Wizard Hat Rock 🪄 #SonyA7iv Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G 2.5sec @ f/11, ISO 100, 69mm #Oregon #pnw #OregonCoast #Ocean #rock #longexposure #monochrome #bw #blackandwhite #photography #water #landscapephotography #nature #fineartphotography #blueskyphotography #WestCoast

A Mountain Goat checking out the campers that are occupying his domain in the Wallowa Mountains... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 70-200mm f/4 Macro G OSS II 1/400 @ f/11, ISO 200, 120mm #Oregon #pnw #mountaingoat #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animal #photography #explore #backpacking #wilderness

Eagle Cap sitting above Glacier Lake... A sub-alpine paradise in the Wallowa Mountains... #SonyA7iv Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD 1/3 @ f/11, ISO 100, 21mm #Oregon #sunrise #landscapephotography #pnw #mountain #photography #lake #wilderness #nature #Paradise #explore #blueskyartshow #alpine

Did you know that it's Mountain Day? This is Mount Hood from Cooper Spur looking across at Elliott Glacier. #SonyA7iv Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G 1/800 @ f/8, ISO 125, 29mm #blackandwhite #landscapephotography #Oregon #mthood #pnw #monochrome #bw #photography #mountainday #volcano #glacier

A very early morning on Timothy Lake... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/25 @ f/11, ISO 100, 289mm #mounthood #Oregon #pnw #fog #trees #morning #omht #landscapephotography #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #water #fineartphotography

Photographically it's been a rather uninspiring summer for me. But I did like this fine tree on the edge of Lost Lake near Mt Hood. #SonyA7iv Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G 6 sec @ f/16, ISO 100, 22mm #Oregon #photography #monochrome #landscapephotography #blackandwhite #mountain #lake #MtHood #pnw

A Bullock's Oriole hanging out in a tree in Southeast Oregon... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/800 @ f/9, ISO 400, 600mm #bullocksoriole #birdwatching #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #animal #nature #Oregon #pnw #bird

This is a black necked stilt. I wonder why they named it that 🧐 #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/1000 @ f/6.3 ISO 1000 #blackneckedstilt #bird #birdwatching #birdphotography #Oregon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #pnw #animal #nature #malheur #pnw #sonyalpha

After sunset on the Alvord Desert Playa... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM 1/30 @ f/13, ISO 1000 #Oregon #pnw #alvord #desert #sunset #playa #landscapephotography #photography #nature #Oregonexplored #travelOregon #clouds #blueskyphotography #blueskyartshow

This is a Nighthawk.... They apparently like to just sit on fences during the day in a malaise... Resting for a night of mayhem... Or whatever they do at night 🤔 #nighthawk #bird #birdphotography #wildlife #Oregon #animal #nature #photography #birdwatching #sonyA7iv #pnw #birdsofbluesky

Curled up mud from the recent drug playa in the Alvord Desert... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G 1/320 @ f/8, ISO 100 #desert #playa #oregon #pnw #landscapephotography #photography #nature #fineartphotography #sunset #planetEarth #SonyAlpha #art #blueskyphotography

A juvenile Great Horned Owl giving his wings a workout... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO 250, 600mm #owl #greathornedowl #birdsofprey #birdwatching #bird #birdphotography #Oregon #Wildlife #animal #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #pnw #blueskyphotography

Ramona Falls in the Mount Hood National Forest... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM 1.3 @ f/8, ISO 100 #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #bw #photography #waterfall #summersolstice #Oregon #pnw #nature #landscapephotography #longexposure #blueskyphotography

This here is a Richardson's Ground Squirrel... He's fat... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO 8000, 541mm #bodyshaming #squirrel #wildlife #animal #cute #Oregon #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #chubby #pnw #malhuer

A juvenile coyote that I spotted in Eastern Oregon. He was just curious enough for me to capture this photograph... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 320, 600mm #coyote #wildlife #animal #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #Oregon #pnw #blueskyphotography

The sun setting over Steens Mountain from the Alvord Dessert's cracked playa... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM 1/50 @ f/11, ISO 100 #sunset #sunstar #Oregon #pnw #desert #landscapephotography #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #bw #nature #blueskyphotography #cracked

Just a Douglas Squirrel eating a pine cone... in a tree... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/500 @ f/6.4, ISO 5000, 489mm #douglassquirrel #squirrel #wildlife #nature #Oregon #Forest #wildlifephotography #photography #animal #cute #pnw #critter

There are few better places to be as the sun goes down... Until the mosquitos find you 🫣 #SonyA7iv Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM 1/30 @ f/13, ISO 1000 #alvord #Oregon #pnw #desert #sunset #landscapephotography #photography #clouds #blueskyphotography #nature #sonyalpha #traveloregon

I'm certain this Great Horned Owl made a deal with the mosquitos. "I'll stare at the big pink apes with the clicky tubes with utter disgust, and you can eat them." 1/80 @ f/6.3, ISO 2000, 600mm #greathornedowl #owl #Oregon #birdphotography #wildlife #bird #nature #photography #animal #raptor #pnw

The ever evolving tiles of the Alvord Desert playa... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM #Oregon #desert #playa #pnw #photography #SonyAlpha #abstract #shapes #naturephotography #fineartphotography #blueskyphotography #tiles #cracks #earth

Neskowin Beach and Proposal Rock along the Oregon Coast... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G 1/320 @ f/5.6, ISO 100 #Oregon #Beach #OregonCoast #pnw #photography #landscapephotography #nature #monochrome #bw #blackandwhitephotography #blueskyphotography #PacificOcean

I was shooting these Avalanche Lilies when I spotted some wildlife. A vicious predator to be sure 🫣 #SonyA7iv Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Art DG DN Macro 1/50 @ f/5.6, ISO 100 #avalanchlily #wildflower #flower #macrophotography #nature #Oregon #pnw #insect #mosquito #bug #bloodsucker #macro #sigma

A portrait of a Brown Pelican on the Oregon Coast... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/800 @ f/8, ISO 1000, 600mm #BrownPelican #Oregon #pnw #OregonCoast #bird #birdwatching #wildlife #phonography #birdphotography #nature #blackandwhite #monochrome #blackandwhitephotography

Alsea Falls in the Oregon Coast Range. #waterfall #Oregon #pnw #photography #landscapephotography #nature #longexposure #waterfallphotography #blueskyphotography #travelOregon #flow

Coming in hot! This was apparently a pre-coital interaction 🙈 Baby osprey gotta come from somewhere... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 800, 600mm #osprey #falcon #bird #birdwatching #wildlife #Oregon #pnw #nature #photography #birdphotography #blueskyphotography

Another image of this fine looking coyote in Central Oregon.... #SonyA7iv Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS 1/1000 @ f/6.3, ISO 6400, 600mm #Oregon #pnw #coyote #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #animal #k9 #blueskyphotography

This is a Moose Bot Fly sitting on a stack of rocks at the summit of a hill in central Oregon. #SonyA7iv Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G 1/320 @ f/6.3, ISO 100, 70mm #insect #botfly #macro #macrophotography #photography #nature #Oregon #pnw #bug #life #SonyAlpha #blueskyphotography

This one is from several years ago when I first visited Falls Creek Falls in the Winter. I don't think I've ever seen it quite like this in subsequent winters 🧐 #earthday #nature #Washington #pnw #winter #waterfall #photography #landscapephotography #waterfallphotography #blueskyphotography #snow

A Western Trillium in Portland's Forest Park. #SonyA7iv Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM 1/50 @ f/4, ISO 100 #trillium #flower #wildflower #spring #Oregon #pnw #Portland #Forest #nature #photography #macrophotography #naturephotography #sonyalpha #green

Dry Creek Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. It's not very dry 🤷🏻‍♂️ #SonyA7iv Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD 1/2 @ f/11, ISO 100, 17mm #waterfall #Oregon #pnw #photography #landscapephotography #SonyAlpha #nature #waterfallphotography #blueskyphotography #fineart

A raven... Just waiting for a hiker to drop a snack in the Mount Hood Wilderness... #omht #mthood #Oregon #pnw #birds #wildlife #animal #Raven #corvid #photography #birdwatching #nature

Camp Creek in the Mount Hood National Forest with a slight convergence of seasons... #omht #mouthoodnationalForest #Oregon #pnw #Forest #wilderness #water #trees #photography #landscapephotography #blueskyphotography #blueskyartshow