Cliff Wall, Pictured Rocks Nat'l Lakeshore, MI
Mineral-rich water stains the cliffs above Lake Superior. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17–40mm f/4L EF lens; 1/25 sec at f/11, ISO 400. Ian Plant
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Pond, Acadia National Park, ME

Pond, Acadia National Park, ME

Random shapes dot a pond reflecting fall colors. Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 100–400mm f/4.5–5.6L EF IS lens; 1/4 sec at f/16, ISO 100.
Snow Geese at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE

Snow Geese at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE

Using a slow shutter, 1/30 sec, while panning created this impression-istic ab-stract. Canon EOS 5D, 500mm f/4L IS Canon EF plus 1.4X telecon-verter; f/6.3, ISO 400.
False Hellebore, Monongahela  National Forest, WV

False Hellebore, Monongahela National Forest, WV

The leaves merging one into another creates a near-abstraction. Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II with 100mm f/2.8 Macro Canon EF lens; 1/10 sec at f/11, ISO 100.
Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA

Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, CA

Ripples in sand catching early morning light form intricate patterns. Canon EOS 5D with 35–70mm f/3.4 Zeiss Contax lens; 1/20 sec at f/11, ISO 100, f/11.
Starfish, Olympic National Park, WA

Starfish, Olympic National Park, WA

A lone orange starfish breaks up the pattern, becoming a focal point. Plant used a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II with 17–40mm f/4L Canon EF zoom; 0.8 sec at f/16, ISO 100.
Stacked ridges form alternating layers. Shot with a K.B. Canham DLC45 view camera with 450mm f/9 Nikkor-M lens; 4 sec at f/22 on Kodak Ektachrome 100VS film.

Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway Nat’l Park, NC

Stacked ridges form alternating layers. Shot with a K.B. Canham DLC45 view camera with 450mm f/9 Nikkor-M lens; 4 sec at f/22 on Kodak Ektachrome 100VS film.