Milky Way and Meteor, Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, California
Bristlecone Night, White Mountains, California
Sony a7SII
Rokinon 24mm f1.4
20 seconds
F/2.0
ISO 6400

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Tonight the calendar clicks over to a new year, ready or not. Most are ready. The general consensus is that 2016 has been a difficult year. Our warming planet lost too many creative souls, and was rubbed raw by contentious elections in every hemisphere. But here we are knocking on the door of 2017.

I’m lucky to have photography and the dose of perspective it provides. Whether it’s a double rainbow above the Grand Canyon, fountains of lava on Kilauea, or a meteor slicing the Milky Way above 4000-year-old trees, our terrestrial problems just seem a little less significant when I’m behind my camera.

As I review 2016’s contributions to my portfolio, I have to admit that the year wasn’t a complete loss. To me these images are so much more than photographs, they’re a reminder that I was there to witness each of these gifts from Nature.

So, without further adieu, here’s a selection of personal highlights from this emotional, transformative, contentious, unforgettable year.

2016 Highlights

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Moonlight Reflection, El Capitan and the Three Brothers, Yosemite

Wildflowers and Mt. Adams, Washington

Valley Fog, Tunnel View, Yosemite

Under the Rainbow, Colorado River, Grand Canyon

Spring Moonrise, Bridalveil Fall and the Merced River Canyon, Yosemite

Kilauea Fountain, Hawaii

Meteor and Milky Way, Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, California

Cradled Crescent, Sierra Foothills

Spring Reflection, El Capitan and Three Brothers, Yosemite

Electric Dance, Grand Canyon

Moonrise, Sierra Foothills, California

Kilauea Eruption, Hawaii

Two Bolts, Grand Canyon

Dawn, Tunnel View, Yosemite

Nature’s Garden, Deer Creek Fall, Grand Canyon

Here Comes the Sun, Mather Point, Grand Canyon

Under the Rainbow, Colorado River, Grand Canyon

Floating Autumn Leaves, Bridalveil Creek, Yosemite

Supermoon, Half Dome and El Capitan, Yosemite

Looking Up, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii

Electric Scribble, Grand Canyon Lodge, North Rim

Autumn Morning, El Capitan Reflected in the Merced River, Yosemite

Milky Way, Walhalla Point, Grand Canyon

Morning Sun, Half Dome, Yosemite

Nightfall, Half Dome and Sentinel Fall, Yosemite

Sunset Pastoral, Sierra Foothills

Autumn Morning, Leidig Meadow, Yosemite

Happy New Year, everyone. Here’s to a great 2017.

– Gary

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