Apocalypse Now meadow I figured I might as

I figured I might as well get up and do some astrophotography

It rare for me to go shoot without a specific subject in mind

The tail end of fall is a special time to visit the cascades of Oregon as the ground glows bright with discarded leaves

David Thompson and I barely made it to this location in time for sunset

Apocalypse Now meadow I figured I might asThunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest are extremely rare. Even more so at sunrise. When this one developed over Mt. St. Helens in Washington, I raced to find a composition and fired the camera as quickly as possible in an attempt to capture a lightning bolt. And then I got lucky