PALOUSE SPRING
- Palouse, Washington
In this little known area, on the eastern edge of Washington State, one of America's most fertile growing regions comes to life each spring.
Primarily know for producing wheat, The Palouse is a sparsely populated land of few fences and even less pavement.
I chose the panoramic format to accurately represent the vast scale of this flawless landscape.
In this little known area, on the eastern edge of Washington State, one of America's most fertile growing regions comes to life each spring.
Primarily know for producing wheat, The Palouse is a sparsely populated land of few fences and even less pavement.
I chose the panoramic format to accurately represent the vast scale of this flawless landscape.
PALOUSE BIBLICAL LIGHTING A
- Palouse, Washington
After a brief downpour the sky opened up and a shaft of sunlight worthy of a Cecil B DeMille epic illuminated the verdant farmland below.
After a brief downpour the sky opened up and a shaft of sunlight worthy of a Cecil B DeMille epic illuminated the verdant farmland below.
PALOUSE BIBLICAL LIGHTING B
- Palouse, Washington
A subtle landscape illuminated with technicolor lighting worthy of a Hollywood epic.
A subtle landscape illuminated with technicolor lighting worthy of a Hollywood epic.
PALOUSE ENDLESS ROAD
- Palouse, Washington
The endless gravel roads and wide open vistas make Washington's Palouse region very difficult to navigate.
The endless gravel roads and wide open vistas make Washington's Palouse region very difficult to navigate.
PALOUSE WHEAT HARVEST
- Palouse, Washington
Harvest time in The Palouse region of Washington state delivers the same wide-open beauty as the springtime, but with a completely different color palette.
Harvest time in The Palouse region of Washington state delivers the same wide-open beauty as the springtime, but with a completely different color palette.
PALOUSE SCHOOL BUS
- Palouse, Washington
In this land of dramatic lighting the trip home for local school children is a stress-free commute.
In this land of dramatic lighting the trip home for local school children is a stress-free commute.
PALOUSE GRAVEL ROAD
- Palouse, Washington
With very few landmarks to guide you, it takes a local to identify exactly which road you're on.
With very few landmarks to guide you, it takes a local to identify exactly which road you're on.
PALOUSE ROLLING GREEN HILLS
- Palouse, Washington
For just a few seconds an opening in the clouds released sunlight so focused it seems to come from a giant spotlight.
For just a few seconds an opening in the clouds released sunlight so focused it seems to come from a giant spotlight.
PALOUSE SUNSET WHEAT - Palouse, Washington
From this elevated vantage point the day's last light brilliantly illuminates the golden wheat and the twisting farm roads.
From this elevated vantage point the day's last light brilliantly illuminates the golden wheat and the twisting farm roads.
PALOUSE GOLDEN SUNSET - Palouse, Washington
As the day ends, the endless sea of green gives way to the overpowering glow from the setting sun.
As the day ends, the endless sea of green gives way to the overpowering glow from the setting sun.
PALOUSE COLLAPSED BARN B - Palouse, Washington
A lot of the images I captured in The Palouse have a painterly quality about them.
In this photograph it's more about the elements and odd composition rather than the color palette.
A lot of the images I captured in The Palouse have a painterly quality about them.
In this photograph it's more about the elements and odd composition rather than the color palette.
PALOUSE LONELY TREES - Moscow, Idaho
In an endless sea of wheat, these two trees seem to be keeping each other company by gently holding imaginary hands.
In an endless sea of wheat, these two trees seem to be keeping each other company by gently holding imaginary hands.
PALOUSE ROLLING HILLS WITH FARM EQUIPMENT TRACKS - Palouse, Washington
There is a uniformity about The Palouse landscape that makes every composition seem as though it was intentionally placed there just for me.
There is a uniformity about The Palouse landscape that makes every composition seem as though it was intentionally placed there just for me.
PALOUSE FARM EQUIPMENT TRACKS IN WHEAT - Moscow, Idaho
When viewed from above the tracks left by farm equipment reveal the seemingly endless job of harvesting.
When viewed from above the tracks left by farm equipment reveal the seemingly endless job of harvesting.
PALOUSE ROLLING HILLS C - Palouse, Washington
In this serene landscape the elements, color and composition have all combined to give this photograph a painterly quality.
In this serene landscape the elements, color and composition have all combined to give this photograph a painterly quality.
PALOUSE WHEAT AND PINE FOREST - Palouse, Washington
In this valuable landscape of wheat, property lines are often defined by rows of trees.
In this valuable landscape of wheat, property lines are often defined by rows of trees.
PALOUSE ROLLING HILLS A - Palouse, Washington
There's only one sun which we all share here on earth but the lighting in the verdant region somehow seems to come from a special source.
There's only one sun which we all share here on earth but the lighting in the verdant region somehow seems to come from a special source.
PALOUSE ROLLING HILLS B - Palouse, Washington
The variations of green become even more pronounced with the dramatic lighting this region seems to thrive on.
The variations of green become even more pronounced with the dramatic lighting this region seems to thrive on.
PALOUSE WIND TURBINES AGAINST STORMY SKY - Palouse, Washington
Like giant sentinels, these wind turbines add a surreal quality to the farming landscape.
Like giant sentinels, these wind turbines add a surreal quality to the farming landscape.
PALOUSE SOLITARY CLOUD - Palouse, Washington
A lone cloud, separated from it's surrounding by a focused blast of light, signals the close of another day.
A lone cloud, separated from it's surrounding by a focused blast of light, signals the close of another day.