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Suddenly I Saw the Open Chasm of Earth and Rocks at the Black Canyon (Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A view looking to the southeast across the canyon and gorge with blue skies above at the Tomichi Point overlook in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. My thinking with this image was to have a somewhat balanced view between the skies above with this national park setting. The earth tones in the lower portion of the image would be a balance to the bluer ones present in the skies above.

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Katmai, How We Love Thee! (Katmai National Park & Preserve) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: I captured this image at the Lower River Platform with a view looking to the southeast at the Brooks River while observing brown bears in Katmai National Park. This image is of a male brown bear walking along the shoreline of the river in search for salmon to eat.

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Slowing Down, Taking Breaks, and Making Friends by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: I captured this image at a scenic pullout on U.S. Highway 41 in Upper Michigan, during my drive to Munising. A friend spotted the first hints of autumn colors on the trees, and we decided to stop and soak in the beauty. This image stretches southwest across a lush marsh and meadow, leading to a forest of trees on the other side.

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Hiking Early in the Morning in Big Bend National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the southeast while taking in views across valley and mountainsides present along the Lost Mine Trail. My thinking in composing this image was to take advantage of the layers present from the different ridges and mountainsides as they seemingly crisscrossed the other. There areas in the image still in shadows while others were caught in the glow of the morning sunshine. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 5 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.

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Itineraries in Exploring Bryce Canyon National Parke by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While taking in views looking to the southeast at the overlook at Yovimpa Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. My thinking in composing this image was to create a layered look with the nearby escarpment and eroded formations of hoodoos leading off to the southern Utah landscape covered with trees on the hillsides and plateaus. The next one is to take advantage of a color contrast between the earth tones and the greens and yellows of the trees. I angled my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward to create more of a sweeping view across this landscape. I felt that would add a little sense of grandeur to the terrain relief present as well as bringing the horizon higher into the image. It would also help to minimize the sun shining directly across the lens and creating lens flares as it was still low in the sky's that morning. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 5 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.

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Itineraries in Exploring Yosemite National Park (HDR) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While walking along the banks of the Merced River not far from a bridge crossing around the Fern Spring area with a view looking to the southeast. My thinking in composing this image was to capture the view of the river with trees lining both sides and having distant peaks and ridges of the Central Yosemite Sierras as a backdrop. The rest of the story behind this image is metering properly to minimize blowing any highlights from the sun while using some of the nearby trees to help filter some of the bright sunlight. I chose to initially work with Aurora HDR Pro to better bring that complete setting in the image, given the large dynamic range present. I later exported a TIFF image to DxO PhotoLab 5 where I did some final adjustments with contrast, saturation and brightness for the final image.

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Hiking Early in the Morning in Big Bend National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the southeast while taking in views across valley and mountainsides present along the Lost Mine Trail. My thinking in composing this image was to take advantage of the layers present from the different ridges and mountainsides as they seemingly crisscrossed the other. There areas in the image still in shadows while others were caught in the glow of the morning sunshine. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 5 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.

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Across the Rio Grande National Forest to Distant Peaks of the San Juan Mountains by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A view looking to the southeast to nearby bluffs and mountain peaks of the San Juan Mountains while walking around the North Clear Creek Falls Overlook area in Rio Grande National Forest.