One Stands AloneA building storm bears down on a lone tree in Kansas. I wondered how many storms this tree has seen in its lifetime

colorful experience

First light begins to emerge over my beautiful home city of Portland

Light piercing through the giant redwood trees of Northern California creates wonderful graphic patterns in the coastal fog

Waves alternate between exploding out of and crashing into Thor's Well on the Oregon Coast

A stand of Aspens blazes in the afternoon sun near Vail

owner of the incredible Extreme Exposure Photography gallery

The title is to remind me of the hellish night I spent in the Eastern Sierras of California

I quickly reset and shot the other direction to make this image

Beautiful lake area of interior Iceland shot from a doors-off helicopter flight

Thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest are extremely rare

this same boat was rocked by a volcanic explosion injuring several people

Thanks to my friend David Thompson for sharing this location and experience with me