Skunkbush sumac, three leaf sumac, sourberry. All synonyms for beauty! This is one of many sumac varietals. Sumacs are related to cashews, mangos, pistachios and poison ivy. Sourberry is native to Colorado. Wikipedia says “the bark has been chewed or brewed into a drink for cold symptoms, the berries eaten for gastrointestinal complaints and toothache,…
The north Cascades fall colors rival the Colorado Southwest. The yellow and red contrast is what stands out the best in my opinion. In Colorado it is the quaking aspens & cottonwoods contrasting with the Gambel oaks. In the north Cascades it is the larch (tamarack) contrasting against the red ground cover of the blueberry…
Usually I take 10 days off every year in Southwestern Colorado to do PWBA (photographing while bumming around) in the Elk mountains and San Juan mountains. This year I wanted to explore other parts of the country – Washington state and Wisconsin specifically so I spent only 3 days here. Instead of grand landscapes (which…
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Idaho and Wyoming are beautiful states! There are no words to explain the wide open landscapes, especially during and after a storm! Look!!
All photographs from the Woodland Park Rose Garden, Seattle. Enjoy!!
I got an infrared conversion done for one of my old SLRs. Basically, the camera’s infrared blocking filter is changed to a filter that blocks visible light. The one distinct advantage from my standpoint – you can do landscape photography in bright sunlight.