Iceland from the Air

River abstract

This photo represents sheer joy for Greg and me. We had traveled maybe a quarter way around the world to find the abstract designs of the water runoff of the Icelandic glaciers and were giddy with excitement with our success in photographing these crazy abstract river designs, Iceland from the air.

We had both seen similar scenes in books of award winning photos and were drawn to the abstract designs of Iceland from the air.  Greg did ALL of the planning and driving.  I happily tagged along.  It was pure joy when we got up into the airplane and realized our hours of travel and Greg’s hours of planning were a success. Below our tiny airplane were crazy, inexplicable, myriad of designs.  Somehow, these were formed by the glacier river runoff.   White, blue and brown designs were all equally confusing.  We knew our Iceland  journey was going to be a success.

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Antarctic Abstracts, Goodbye to the Whales and Penguins

 

The melting snow reveals snow fall layers from many prior seasons and Antarctic abstracts.

In one small section of this coastal area we spotted varied Antarctic abstract designs.  The melting snow was revealing the layers of previous years of snow, creating interesting designs.  These muted color patterns in the cliffs were several stories tall.

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Cruising Antarctica Among the Icebergs, Penguins and Seals

Penguin calling the rock

We often saw penguins making long, arduous treks for no reason apparent to us. Where is this guy going?

On board the Greg Mortimer expedition ship we continued to cruise among giant icebergs and islands, looking for penguins and seals.  The photos in these Antarctica blogs are shown in the approximate order in which they were taken.  So you are seeing the trip unfold as I saw it.  The best is yet to come…

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Reflections in the Grand Canyon

 

It seems viewers expect photos of the Grand Canyon to look like, well, the Grand Canyon.  However, a great variety of reflections in the Colorado River kept me occupied.  These abstract, more intimate scenes, are preferable to me over your typical landscape photography.

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Yellowstone National Park

Buffalo Trio

Our previous attempt to visit Yellowstone National Park was thwarted by the sixteen-day government shutdown in the fall of 2013.  It was to be a fall color tour with reservations at the beautiful Yellowstone Lodge and four other national parks.  For this 2015 trip we felt happy to snag a couple of open nights at Grant Village due to a cancellation.  Continue reading