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Burren, Co Clare, Ireland
Rocky outcrops throughout this extraordinary area on the west coast of Ireland are host to an array of plantlife.
This karst landscape is a bed of limestone up to 800 metres thick, and was formed as sediments in a tropical sea around 325 million years ago. Fossil corals and ammonites are found within the strata.
Lao Cai, Sapa, Vietnam
Mist rolls in over the Sapa rice terraces in northwest Vietnam. The district of Lao Cai is located about 260 miles from Hanoi, and one way to get there is by travelling on an overnight train journey that winds its way slowly through the hills while gaining altitude on the way.
This area is popular for trekking, staying in homestays and generally meeting the local hill-tribe people called the Hmong.
Lao Cai, Sapa, Vietnam
Rice terraces have been built into the mountain slopes for cultivation by reclaiming the land from nature. Views of this epic scenery are frequently subdued by thick mist rolling through the valley’s, but even when it’s cloudy, the local hill-tribe people (Hmong) fill the towns and villages with colour.
Lào Cai Province, Sapa, Vietnam
Approximately 236 miles northwest of Hanoi in the northern part of Vietnam lies the district of Sapa.
Known for its extensive rice terracing on the surrounding hills and mountains, travelers, trekkers and photographers are drawn to its overall beauty. Thousands of tourists come every year to trek the hundreds of miles of trails around the villages of Dao, Ta Van and Ta Phin and meet the Hmong people – a local ethnic group.
Trenton, North Carolina, USA
Spanish moss hangs off the trees in Brock Mill pond at Trenton, Jones County in North Carolina. The mill and 122 acre pond date back to the 1700’s when the first dam was constructed by hand.
North Carolina, USA
Looking upwards and seeing the divergence of colors merging into a bright blue sky in autumn from a different perspective makes taking pictures fun.
Virginia, USA
Stunning tapestry of fall colors on full show in the mountains of Virginia, near the Wintergreen Mountain Resort.
Wintergreen, Virginia
A late season show of fall colors on display in the mountains near the Wintergreen Mountain Resort in Virginia.
North Carolina, USA
Fall colors gently changing in the Appalachian mountains near Boone in North Carolina.
Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming, USA
Bison graze in the early morning under the magnificent backdrop of the Grand Teton mountain range. The location is close to the renowned Moulton’s Barn on Mormon Row near Jackson Hole.
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
Schwabacher’s Landing is a popular location for photographers to capture the dramatic Grand Tetons with a classic water reflection in the foreground. The site is on the Snake River in the Grand Tetons National Park around 16 miles north of Jackson Hole in Wyoming. The calm waters of the river, created by beaver dams, allow for those beautiful sunrise reflections.
The area is easily accessible from a dirt road off Highway 89. However, the gravel road had been closed to vehicles resulting in a four-mile hike to the landing spot offering numerous photo opportunities along the way.
Grand Tetons, Wyoming, USA
Schwabachers Landing is a boat landing spot on the Snake River located a few miles north of the town of Jackson Hole in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
This location is popular with photographers and naturalists alike, due to the wonderful sunrise reflections of the mountains in the calm waters (created by beavers dams) of the river. Wildlife, which includes moose, pronghorn, bald eagles and several water bird species, are frequently seen in the immediate vicinity.
Utah, USA
Bryce amphitheater viewed from Inspiration Point. The distinctive geological structures are called hoodoos, and have been formed by erosion and frost weathering. The red, orange and white colors of the rocks from which the park’s delicate hoodoos are carved, was laid down as sediments in a system of cool streams and lakes that existed from 63 to about 40 million years ago.
Bryce Canyon is a National Park located in the southwestern part of Utah in the United States.
Arizona, USA
This interesting and well-photographed location on the Colorado River is located just a few miles from the town of Page, Arizona. Horseshoe Bend is about 5 miles downstream from Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell.
To view the bend you'll need to make a short walk (1.5 miles round trip) from the car park on US Route 89. Care must be taken near the cliff edge as the drop is around 1,000 ft (300m) to the Colorado River below.
Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA
There are infinite view points within Lower Antelope Canyon, but I kept on seeing faces of time carved by years of erosion to the Navajo sandstone rock which line the canyon walls.
This set of images portrays the peace and quiet of the slot canyon in the black and white photograph through to the more abrasive windy and dusty aspect.
Photo tours are available at both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon through Dixie Ellis Canyon Tours.
Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
The stunning interior of Antelope Canyon allows you to experience many extraordinary views, some of them by occasionally peering skywards. The thin strata of ‘flowing’ Navajo sandstone is caused by millennia of flash flooding and erosion leaving what is now one of the most magical places to visit, experience and photograph.
Lower Antelope Canyon photography tours are available from Dixie Ellis Tours and well worth taking.
Arizona, USA
A fiery glow in the heavens as dusk falls during our return from the overlook at Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River. Situated near Page in Arizona, this much photographed location is a highlight on anyone’s travels to this part of Arizona.
Utah, USA
Bryce Canyon is a National Park located in the southwestern part of Utah in the United States. Bryce is not a canyon at all, but a collection of giant natural amphitheaters set along a gigantic plain called the Paunsaugunt Plateau. What’s distinctive about Bryce are its geological structures called hoodoos which have been formed by erosion and frost weathering.
The red, orange and white colors of the rocks from which the park’s delicate hoodoos are carved, was laid down as sediments in a system of cool streams and lakes that existed from 63 to about 40 million years ago.
Arizona
When Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963 on the Colorado River, it created Lake Powell. This is one of those many inlets which ebb and flow depending on the rainfall upstream. However, in recent years it’s been more ebb than flow due to periods of extended drought.
More than 2 million people a year visit the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area which encompasses Lake Powell.
Page, Arizona, USA
Inside a slot canyon are endless surreal rock formations that make up a rich geology. The Upper and Lower Antelope located near Page in Arizona are two of the most spectacular ones to be found within this Colorado Plateau area. Shaped by erosion and the movement of tectonic plates, these extraordinary labyrinths twist and turn through the red slot canyons.
The interplay of shadows and light over the water scarred walls help to turn photographs into wonderful abstracts. There are many open slot areas, where at the right time of day, the sun shines down vertically producing a light trail as it lights up the slot floor area. Water that gushes through these walls flows into Lake Powell, which feeds the Colorado River a short distance away.
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