Category Archives: Landscape Photography What first struck me about this scene was the crop spraying plane that was buzzing around. I didn’t get a useable shot of the crop sprayer – it was too far away for my 75-300mm (B&H) and I loused up the exposure for the plane. However, I did like to scene of this farm with… show 2 comments 
Where is Surfside Beach? 
Hi Linda, Surfside Beach is about 36 miles south-west along the Texas Gulf Coast from Galveston. It lies on the eastern gulf side of the inlet that feeds the intercoastal waterway. Freeport, Texas lies on the inland side to the west of that inlet.  One of the cows is adventurously sampling the tree while the others seem to be waiting for her opinion. Is it better than the grass? Does it taste like chicken? Why am I standing in this river? no comments  I spotted this particular specimen having left Grand Canyon West, gotten back onto Pierce Ferry Road, and heading north to Pearce Ferry and South Cove. In the background of this shot is Grapevine Mesa. no comments  It’s called Guano Point because some intrepid explorer noticed a bunch of bats flying in and out of caves in the canyon walls. So they set up an operation, building gantries at the top of the canyon and scaling down the cliffs to the caves, so they could harvest the guano. no comments  The Skywalk is built on Eagle Point and the rock formation in the center of this image is why it has that name. no comments show 3 comments 
[...] Eagle (Click image for larger view) So turning my back to the Grand Canyon Skywalk and looking south-east, I had this wonderful view. The Skywalk is built on Eagle Point and the rock [...]
[...] in the Grand Canyon (Click image for larger view) Also at Grand Canyon West is Guano Point – another picturesque overlook with great views of the Grand Canyon with the [...]
[...] late 1800′s it was an important crossing on the Colorado river. It marks the boundary between the Grand Canyon and Lake [...]  This image was taken after I took my walk. The bridge extends 70ft out from the canyon wall and the vertical drop at that point is over 4,000ft. As I’ve gotten older I’ve become more ‘height aware’. So most of the time I kept my feed above one of the two steel tracks that supports the glass floor, though I did take a few steps on the glass floor to pass some other people. It was freaky! show 2 comments 
Very well done Richard. I can’t imagine waling out on the glass. The photo you have here is fantastic, and I love the composition.
Thanks Royce. There are two horse-shoe shaped steel beams, each about a foot wide, that support the glass. Most people walk over those, but it’s still freaky and if you want to move past someone admiring the view, stepping on the glass over the void is your only choice. It’s one of those situation where your brain tells you it’s safe and your mind is telling you something completely different! no comments  Arguably the best viewpoint in the Death Valley National Park is Dante’s View. Although only about a mile east-south-east from Badwater, it’s more than a mile vertically above it in elevation! It’s a 40 mile round trip from Badwater, the last 5 miles being restricted to vehicles less than 25ft long. It’s a paved road… no comments |
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