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Being Alive and Smelling That Sweet Mountain Air (Banff National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: At the Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint along the Icefields Parkway with a view looking to the southeast to Crowfoot Glacier, Bowcrow Peak, and Crowfoot Mountain. This is in Banff National Park.

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Finding That Place Where the Trail Begins (Katmai National Park & Preserve) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: An image captured that had two meanings for me. One was just in remembrance of a trail that I'd walked many a time during my visits to Katmai National Park. This is the gravel trail that anyone, or rather everyone, walks to get to the Brooks Falls Platform. The other reason for the image was just how beautiful the forest was to walk amongst!

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Sights of Hoodoos and a View Beyond at Paria View (Bryce Canyon National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While walking around and taking in sights at Paria View with a view looking to the southeast across hoodoos, grottos, and other eroded formations present in Bryce Canyon National Park.

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Little Calumet River From a Pedestrian Bridge Crossing (Indiana Dunes National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting with the waters of the Little Calumet River while walking the Little Calumet River Trail with a view looking to the south. This was in Indiana Dunes National Park.

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Little Calumet River From a Pedestrian Bridge Crossing (Indiana Dunes National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting with the waters of the Little Calumet River while walking the Little Calumet River Trail with a view looking to the south. This was in Indiana Dunes National Park.

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A Forest of Trees Near Ferm Spring (Yosemite National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: From a roadside pullout around the Fern Spring area with a view looking to the south-southeast to a nearby forest of tall trees present in this part of Yosemite National Park. As opposed to pulling back on the focal length, I decided to compose the image focusing on this grouping of trees in the nearby area. I was using an idea I’d read many years ago on the “impact of less” and having the trees fill up the image and spill over the edges, so to speak.

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A Forest of Trees Near Ferm Spring (Yosemite National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: From a roadside pullout around the Fern Spring area with a view looking to the south-southeast to a nearby forest of tall trees present in this part of Yosemite National Park. As opposed to pulling back on the focal length, I decided to compose the image focusing on this grouping of trees in the nearby area. I was using an idea I’d read many years ago on the “impact of less” and having the trees fill up the image and spill over the edges, so to speak.

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The Woods and the Mountains of Coconino National Forest by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While along the Devil's Bridge Trail in Coconino National Forest. The view is looking to the southeast with trees and distant cliff face of Capitol Butte towering above. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 4 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.