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State Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/670/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Blue-Heron-Hunting-1090072.jpg Blue Heron Fishing A Blue Heron fishing for breakfast Myakka River State Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/669/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/American-Alligator-1090105.jpg American Alligator An American Alligator suns itself on the banks of the Myakka RIver Myakka River State Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/courthouse-mountain/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Courthouse-Mountain.jpg Courthouse Mountain Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/storm-over-mount-sneffels/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Storm-Over-Mount-Sneffels.jpg Storm Over Mount Sneffels Storm over Mount Sneffels, San Juan Mountains Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/666/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Courthouse-Mountain---2.jpg Courthouse Mountain Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/cimarron-ridge/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Cimarron-Ridge.jpg Cimarron Ridge Cimarron Ridge, San Juan Mountains Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/aspen-grove/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Aspen-Grove.jpg Aspen Grove Aspen Grove with Late Fall Colors Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/dolorespeak2024/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Dolores-Peak-2024.jpg Dolores Peak Woods Lake Reflection Dolores Peak reflects in the calm waters of Woods lake on a late fall day San Miguel County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/662/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Ear-of-the-Wind-Archway-and-Juniper-Tree.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/totem-pole-and-yei-bei-chei-dancers-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Totem-Pole-and-Yei-Bei-Chi-Dancers.jpg Totem Pole and Yei Bei Chi Dancers Totem Pole and Yei Bei Chei Dancers rock formations Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/totem-pole-and-yei-bei-chei-dancers/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Totem-Pole-and-Yei-Bei-Chi-Dancers.jpg Totem Pole and Yei Bei Chi Dancers The Totem Pole and Yei Bei Chei Dancers Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/kokopelli/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Kokopelli.jpg Kokopelli A petroglyph of Kokopelli: The Spirit of Music Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mitten-butte-and-juniper-tree/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mitten-Butte-and-Juniper-Tree.jpg Mitten Butte and Ancient Juniper Tree Mitten Butte framed by and ancient Juniper tree Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/spearhead-mesa-and-merrick-butte/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Spearhead-Mesa-and-Merrick-Butte.jpg Spearhead Mesa and Merrick Butte Spearhead Mesa and Merrick Butte Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/eye-of-the-sun/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Eye-of-the-Sun.jpg Eye of the Sun Eye of the Sun archway Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/anasazi-petroglyphs/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Anasazi-Petroglyphs.jpg Anasazi Petroglyphs Anasazi Petroglyphs estimated to be 800 to 2,500 years old Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mitten-buttes-at-sunrise/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mitten-Buttes-at-Sunrise.jpg Mitten Buttes at Sunrise Mitten Buttes and the first light of the new day Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mitten-buttes-and-the-rising-harvest-moon-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mitten-Buttes-and-the-Rising-Harvest-Moon.jpg Mitten Buttes and the Rising Harvest Moon Mitten Buttes and the rising Harvest Moon Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mitten-buttes-and-the-harvest-moon-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mitten-Buttes-and-the-Harvest-Moon.jpg Mitten Buttes and the Harvest Moon Mitten Buttes and the Harvest Moon Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/ear-of-the-wind-archway-and-juniper-tree/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Ear-of-the-Wind-Archway-and-Juniper-Tree.jpg Ear of the Wind Archway and Juniper Tree An ancient juniper tree frames the Ear of the Wind archway Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mitten-buttes-and-the-rising-harvest-moon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mitten-Buttes-and-the-Rising-Harvest-Moon.jpg Mitten Buttes and the Rising Harvest Moon The Harvest Moon shines through clouds by the Mitten buttes Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mitten-buttes-and-the-harvest-moon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mitten-Buttes-and-the-Harvest-Moon.jpg Mitten Buttes and the Harvest Moon The Harvest Moon rises high above the Mitten buttes Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/castles/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/The-Castles-in-Late-Summer-263A34723472-2.jpg The Castles in Late Summer The Castles in late Summer. Ohio Pass Road, Gunnison, Colorado Ohio Pass Road https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/black-bear/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Black-Bear.jpg Black Bear This very large black bear was photographed by a trail camera I manage. Evergreen, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/spotted-fawns/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Spotted-Fawns.jpg Spotted Fawns Spotted fawns photographed by a trail camera I manage. Evergreen, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/westmittenbutte/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/West-Mitten-Butte.jpg West Mitten Butte The remains of an ancient Juniper tree in front of West Mitten Butte Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/happynewyear/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/572C0206-2.jpg Happy New Year !! https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sleepingdragonmesa2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sleeping-Dragon-Mesa---2.jpg Sleeping Dragon Mesa Sleeping Dragon Mesa, Monument Valley, Arizona Monument Valley https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sleeping-dragon-mesa/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sleeping-Dragon-Mesa.jpg Sleeping Dragon Mesa A late afternoon shot of the Sleeping Dragon Mesa Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/thunderbirdmesa/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Thunderbird-Mesa-Full-Moon-and-The-Hand-of-God.jpg Thunderbird Mesa, Full Moon, and The Hand of God Early morning photograph of Thunderbird Mesa, the full moon, and The Hand of God Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/greathornedowl/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Great-Horned-Owl.jpg Great Horned Owl This Great Horned Owl visited us for several hours in early November Evergreen, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/full-moon-over-the-hand-of-god/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Full-Moon-Over-The-Hand-of-God.jpg Full Moon over the Hand of God The setting full moon over the Hand of God, Monument Valley, Arizona Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunset-window/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunset-Image-through-Teardrop-Arch.jpg Sunset Image through Teardrop Arch A sunset imaget of a distant butte and Yei bi chei through Teardrop Arch Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/merrickbutteatsunset/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Merrick-Butte-at-Sunset.jpg Merrick Butte at Sunset Merrick Butte (left) at sunset. The buttes to the right include: Elephant Butte, Cly Butte, and Rain God Mesa Navajo Tribal Park, Monument Valley, Arizona https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/yei-bi-chi-rock-formations/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Totem-Pole-and-Yei-Bi-Chei-Rock-Formations.jpg Totem Pole and Yei Bi Chi Rock Formations Late afternoon image of Totem Pole and Yei Bi Chi rock formations at the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Monument Valley https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/the-mitten-buttes-at-sunset/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/The-Mitten-Buttes-at-Sunset.jpg The Mittens at Sunset The Mittens glow red in the sunset Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/ear-of-the-wind/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Ear-of-the-WInd.jpg Ear of the Wind Mid-morning photograph of the Ear of the Wind butte Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/buttes-at-sunset-framed-by-a-rock-window/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Buttes-at-Sunset-Framed-by-a-Rock-Window.jpg Buttes at Sunset Framed by a Rock Window Buttes at Sunset Framed by a Rock Window, Monument Valley, Arizona Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/thunderbird-mesa/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Thunderbird-Mesa.jpg Thunderbird Mesa Beautiful buttes grace Thunderbird Mesa Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/full-moon-over-red-cliffs/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Full-Moon-over-Red-Cliffs.jpg Full Moon Over Red Cliffs The full moon shines above the red buttes Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/full-moon-and-sand-dunes/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Full-Moon-and-Sand-Dunes.jpg Full Moon and Sand Dunes The full moon sets behind the buttes and sand dunes Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/the-mittens-and-merrick-butte/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/The-Mittens-and-Merrick-Butte.jpg The Mittens and Merrick Butte The Mittens and Merrick Butte, Monument Valley, Arizona Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunrise-silhouette-at-the-totem-pole/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunrise-Silhouette-at-the-Totem-Pole.jpg Sunrise Silhouette at the Totem Pole Sunrise Silhouette at the Totem Pole, Monument Valley, Arizona Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunrise-at-the-totem-pole/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunrise-at-the-Totem-Pole.jpg Sunrise at the Totem Pole Sunrise Silhouette at the Totem Pole, Monument Valley, Arizona Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/ruby-range-autumn-2020/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Ruby-Range-Autumn-2020.jpg Ruby Range Beautiful Fall colors on the Ruby Range Kebler Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/orange-green-and-yellow-aspens/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Orange-Green-and-Yellow-Aspens.jpg Orange Green and Yellow Aspens Orange, green, and yellow Aspens on the Ruby Range Kebler Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/orange-green-and-yellow-aspens-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Orange-Green-and-Yellow-Aspens-2.jpg Orange Green and Yellow Aspens Autumn view of the Ruby Range Kebler Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/marcellina-mountain/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Marcellina-Mountain.jpg Marcellina Mountain The magnificent Marcellina Mountain from Kebler Pass road Kebler Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/roseate-spoonbills/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Roseate-Spoonbills.jpg Roeseate Spoonbills Roseate Spoonbills feeding at Myakka River Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/roseate-spoonbills-feeding/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Roseate-Spoonbills-Feeding.jpg Roeseate Spoonbills Feeding Roseate Spoonbills feeding at Myakka River Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/hes-going-to-get-you/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Hes-Going-to-Get-You.jpg He's Going to Get You American Alligator at Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/great-blue-heron-tree-perch/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Great-Blue-Heron-Tree-Perch.jpg Great Blue Heron in an Overnight Tree Perch A Great Blue Heron prepares to leave its overnight tree perch Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/white-pelicans/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/White-Pelicans.jpg American White Pelicans American White Pelicans in the Myakka River preserve Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/blue-heron-in-tree-perch/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Blue-Heron-in-Tree-Perch-1Q9A4178.jpg Great Blue Heron in a Tall Tree Perch A Great Blue Heron greets the day after spending the night in a tall tree perch Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/blue-heron-fishing/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Blue-Heron-Fishing-1Q9A4265.jpg Great Blue Heron Fishing A Great Blue Heron plunges head first for a passing meal Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunset-with-pelican/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunset-with-Pelican-263A4375.jpg Sunset with Pelican A pelican flies by the setting sun SIesta Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/heading-home-at-sunset/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Heading-Home-at-Sunset-263A4153.jpg Heading Home at Sunset A boat heads home during the last light of day https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/lunch-is-served/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Lunch-is-Served.jpg Lunch is Served The fledglings are about to enjoy a lunch of fresh Lake Trout Green Mountain Reservoir, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/leaving-the-nest/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Leaving-the-Nest.jpg Leaving the Nest The adult eagle leaves the nest after a mid-afternoon feeding session with the two fledglings  Green Mountain Reservoir, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/from-owl-creek-pass/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/From-Owl-Creek-Pass.jpg From Owl Creek Pass Owl Creek Pass, Cimmaron, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/big-bear-creek-ranch-wagon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Big-Bear-Creek-Ranch-Wagon.jpg Autumn Wagon This aging wagon proudly bears the fruits of the season Big Bear Creek Ranch, Placerville, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/588/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/Big-Bear-Creek-Ranch-Wagon263A3754-2.jpg Autumn Wagon Big Bear Creek Ranch, Placerville, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/ruby-peak-and-mount-owen/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Ruby-Peak-and-Mount-Owen.jpg Ruby Peak and Mount Owen Fall splendor on Ruby Peak and Mount Owen, Kebler Pass, Colorado Kebler Pass, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/east-beckwith-mountain/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/East-Beckwith-Mountain263A4109-2.jpg East Beckwith Mountain East Beckwith Mountain from Ohio Pass, Colorado Ohio Pass, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/aspen-crowns-and-starburst/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Aspen-Crowns-and-Starburst.jpg Aspen Crowns and Starburst Aspen Crowns, Blue Sky and Sun Starburst from San Miguel County, Colorado San Miguel County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/581/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Wilson-Peak-Sunrise263A3691-2.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/580/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/Lizard-Head-Wilderness263A3707-2.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/579/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/Aspen-Crowns-and-Starburst1Q9A3954-2.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sneffels-range/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sneffels-Range.jpg Sneffels Range The Sneffels Range from Owl Creek Pass, Colorado Owl Creek Pass https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/rainbow/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Rainbow.jpg Unsetteled Evening A special rainbow on a very unsettled evening from Alpenglow Ranch, Wilson Mesa, Colorado. Alpenglow Ranch https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/the-castles/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/The-Castles.jpg The Castles - (2) The Castles from Ohio Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado Ohio Pass https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/autumn-colors-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Autumn-Colors-2.jpg Autumn Colors From Kebler Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado Kebler Pass https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/blowing-leaves/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Blowing-Leaves.jpg Blowing Aspen Leaves Blowing Aspen Leaves at Kebler Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado Kebler Pass https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/dolores-peak/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Dolores-Peak.jpg Dolores Peak from Wilson Mesa Red Scrub Oak, Golden Aspens, and Conifers adorn Dolores Peak , Placerville, Colorado Wilson Mesa https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/spotted-cleaner-shrimp/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Spotted-Cleaner-Shrimp.jpg Spotted Cleaner Shrimp A Spotted Cleaner Shrimp has opened shop on a Green Anemone in Bonaire Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/peacock-flounder-bonaire/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Peacock-Flounder-Bonaire.jpg Peacock Flounder A Peacock Flounder lies on the ocean floor with near-perfect camouflage Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/standing-guard/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Standing-Guard.jpg Standing Guard A adult American Bald Eagle perches on a branch near the nest at Green Mountain Reservoir in Summit County, Colorado Green Mountain Reservoir, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/old-point-loma-lighthouse/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Old-Point-Loma-Lighthouse.jpg Old Point Loma Lighthouse Old Point Loma lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, California San Diego, California https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/565/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/263A36013601.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/indian-paintbrush-flowers/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Indian-Paintbrush-Flowers.jpg Indian Paintbrush Wildflowers Indian Paintbrush Flowers from Shrine Pass, Colorado. August 2019 Shrine Pass https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/wildflowers-fence-mountains/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Wildflowers-Fence-Mountains.jpg Wildflowers, Fence, and Mountains Purple Lupine and Aspen Sunflowers in a field overlooking the mountains near Crested Butte, Colorado Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/gothic-mountain-and-east-river/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Gothic-Mountain-and-East-River.jpg Gothic Mountain and the East River A view of Gothic Mountain and the East River on the road to Schofield Pass, Colordo Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/colorado-blue-columbinejpg/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Colorado-Blue-Columbine.jpg Colorado Blue Columbine Colorado Blue Columbine in various stages of blooming along Gothic road in Crested Butte, Colorado Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/aspen-sunflowers-and-green-gentian/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Aspen-Sunflowers-and-Green-Gentian.jpg Aspen Sunflowers and Green Gentian Aspen Sunflowers and Green Gentian flourish in the shadow of the Anthracite Range along Ohio Pass road Ohio Pass, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/purple-lupine-and-gore-range/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Purple-Lupine-and-Gore-Range.jpg Purple Lupine Purple Lupine in a meadow overlooking the Gore Range in Summit County, Colorado Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/colorado-blue-columbine-from-lower-cataract-lake/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Colorado-Blue-Columbine-from-Lower-Cataract-Lake.jpg Colorado Blue Columbine Colorado Blue Columbine from Lower Cataract Lake, Summit County, Colorado Lower Cataract Lake, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/1q9a35733573/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mom-and-Dad.jpg Mom and Dad A nesting pair of American Bald Eagles keep watch on the hatchling from a nearby tree at Green Mountain Reservoir in Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/old-friends/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Old-Friends.jpg Old Friends A nesting pair of American Bald Eagles perch on a branch close to their nest at Green Mountain Reservoir in Summit County, Colorado Green Mountain Reservoir, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/shrine-pass-road/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Shrine-Pass-Road.jpg Shrine Pass Road View from Shrine Pass in the Colorado Sawatch Range looking toward the mining town of Red Cliff Eagle and Summit Counties, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mom-and-dad2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mom-and-Dad2.jpg Mom and Dad - 2 A mating pair of American Bald Eagles on perches above the nest, Green Mountain Reservoir, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/aspen-boles/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Aspen-Boles.jpg Aspen Boles Aspen boles and Fall colors from Woods Lake, Placerville, Colorado. Woods Lake, Placerville, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/gore-range/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Gore-Range.jpg Gore Range from Ute Pass Road Gore Range from the top of Ute Pass, Summit County, Colorado Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/paradise-divide/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Paradise-Divide.jpg View from Paradise Divide Sunset view from Paradise Divide, Crested Butte, Colorado Paradise Divide https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/lizard-head-wilderness/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Lizard-Head-Wilderness.jpg Lizard Head Wilderness Lizard Head Wilderness on an unsettled day Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/early-fall-snow-on-dolores-peak/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Early-Fall-Snow-on-Dolores-Peak.jpg Dolores Peak 13,290' Dolores Peak, Lizard Head Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, Colorado Lizard Head Wilderness https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/woods-lake-sunset/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Woods-Lake-Sunset.jpg Woods Lake Sunset Stormy day sunset at Woods Lake, Placerville, Colorado Woods Lake, Placerville, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/wood-stork-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Wood-Stork-2.jpg Wood Stork - 2 A Wood Stork hunting along a pond Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/cattails-pond-and-mount-sneffels/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Cattails-Pond-and-Mount-Sneffels.jpg Cattails, Pond, and Mount Sneffels Mount Sneffels on a Stormy Morning from East Dallas Road, Ridgeway, Colorado East Dallas Road, Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/early-fall-snow-on-wilson-peak/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Early-Fall-Snow-on-Wilson-Peak.jpg Wilson Peak Sunrise The first light of the day shines on Wilson Peak after an early Fall snow storm, San Miguel County, Colorado  Wilson Mesa, Placerville, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/blue-columbine/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Blue-Columbine.jpg Colorado Blue Columbine The hillsides are covered with Blue Columbine at Lower Cataract Lake, Summit County, Colorado Lower Cataract Lake, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/peak-1/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Peak-1.jpg Peak 1 Peak #1 in the Ten Mile Range from Timber Lake, Summit County, Colorado Timber Lake, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/nesting-eagles/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Nesting-Eagles.jpg Nesting Eagles Three young hatchlings share a nest at Green Mountain Reservoir in Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/rocky-mountain-iris/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Rocky-Mountain-Iris.jpg Rocky Monutain Iris Rocky Mountain Iris at Lower Cataract Lake, Summit County, Colorado Lower Cataract Lake, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/cataract-falls/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Cataract-Falls.jpg Cataract Falls Cataract Falls at peak flow during the 2017 Spring snow melt, Lower Cataract Lake, Eagles Nest Wilderness, Summit County, Colorado Lower Cataract Lake, Summit County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mount-aetna/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mount-Aetna.jpg Mount Aetna from Monarch Pass Mount Aetna (13,745') and its neighbor Taylor Mountain from Monarch Pass, Colorado Monarch Pass, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/ode-to-autumn/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Ode-to-Autumn.jpg Ode to Autumn Snow on the pumpkins. An ode to Autumn from Big Bear Creek Ranch, Placerville, Colorado Big Bear Creek Ranch, Placerville, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/aspen-crowns/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Aspen-Crowns.jpg Aspen Crowns Aspen crowns of varying colors create an impressionistic effect Ophir, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/owl-creek-pass/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Owl-Creek-Pass.jpg From Owl Creek Pass Owl Creek Pass, an 1885 cattle drive trail that tops out at 10,144 feet. Owl Creek Pass, Cimmaron, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/deerfield-beach-sunrise/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Deerfield-Beach-Sunrise.jpg Sunrise, Deerfield Beach, Florida The morning sun lights up the clouds around the Deerfield Beach fishing pier Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/country-roads/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Country-Roads.jpg Country Roads A mountain pass road lined with Aspens, Conifers, and Scrub Oak San Miguel County, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/golden-aspens/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Golden-Aspens.jpg Golden Aspens The San Juan Mountains are spectacular in early October when the Aspen Trees are at peak color Ophir, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/chain-eel/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Chain-Eel.jpg Chain Eel A Chain Eel looks out from its shelter in the coral reef Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/brown-spotted-eel-bonairejpg/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Brown-Spotted-Eel-Bonaire.jpg Brown Spotted Eel A Brown Spotted Eel looks out from a crack in the coral reef Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/pink-flamingos/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Pink-Flamingos.jpg Pink Flamingos Pink Flamingos wade in an estuary in Bonaire Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/spinyhead-blenny/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Spinyhead-Blenny.jpg Spinyhead Blenny A Spinyhead Blenny peeks out from a coral head Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/redlip-blennyjpg/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Redlip-Blenny.jpg Redlip Blenny A Redlip Blenny poses on a coral head Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/490/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/20160608-1Q9A0240.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/487/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/20160530-1Q9A0046.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/486/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/20160530-1Q9A0040.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/crested-butte-valley/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Crested-Butte-Valley.jpg Crested Butte Valley A view of the Crested Butte valley from an old mining camp Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/cushman-lake/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Cushman-Lake.jpg Reflections Trees and high clouds reflect off the surface of Cushman Lake near Mountain Village, Colorado Mountain Village, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/maldives-anemonefish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Maldives-Anemonefish.jpg Maldives Anemonefish Maldives Anemonefish living in a Purple Ring Carpet Anemone Maldives Indian Ocean https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/lizard-head-peak/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Lizard-Head-Peak.jpg San Miguel Mountains Lizard Head Peak, a 13,000 foot volcanic pinnacle in the upper middle of the frame, is considered Colorado's hardest peak to summit. Lizard Head Wilderness, Colorado Lizard Head Wilderness https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/schmid-family-ranch-2015/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Schmid-Family-Ranch-2015.jpg Schmid Family Ranch The Schmid Family ranch flourishes in the shadow of Wilson Peak (14,023') in San Miguel County, Colorado Wilson Mesa, Placerville, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mount-sneffels-2015/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mount-Sneffels-2015.jpg Mount Sneffels Early season snow covers the 14,157 foot peak of Mount Sneffels, Ridgeway, Colorado Mount Sneffels, Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/2g2b5693/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Lonely-Aspen.jpg Lonely Aspen Aspens propagate by sending up sprouts from roots. Seeing one that is not surrounded by other Aspens is a rare sight. Lizard Head Pass Road, San Miguel County, Colorado. Lizard Head Pass Road https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/dallas-creek/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Dallas-Creek.jpg Dallas Creek Golden Aspens flourish along Dallas Creek in the shadow of the Sneffels Range Ridgeway, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/brown-iguana/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Brown-Iguana.jpg Green Iguana 4 A large Iguana poses for a portrait Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/iguana/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Iguana.jpg Green Iguana A large Green Iguana climbs out of the pond to sun and feed on the bank Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/wildflowers/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Wildflowers.jpg Wild Flowers A field of blue Larkspur and yellow Aspen Sunflowers in the shadow of mount Crested Butte Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunrise-reflections/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunrise-Reflections.jpg Sunrise Relections The early morning sun creates a beautiful reflection of clouds and mountains in Lake Grant Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunset-reflections/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunset-Reflections.jpg Sunset Reflections Mount Baldy's reflection in a small pond Paradise Divide, Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/columbines-and-rust/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Columbines-and-Rust.jpg Columbines and Rust Columbines grow near the ruptured tire of an old mining truck Washington Gulch, Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/old-mining-truck/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Old-Mining-Truck.jpg Rusting Mining Truck An old mining truck slowly wastes away Washington Gulch, Crested Butte, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/fletcher-brothers-ranch/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Fletcher-Brothers-Ranch.jpg Fletcher Brothers Ranch An old barn caught in a deep freeze of frost, fog, and snow. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/twenty-degrees-below-zero/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Twenty-Degrees-Below-Zero.jpg Twenty Degrees Below Zero The first light of dawn paints the mountain peaks. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/frozen-fenceline/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Frozen-Fenceline.jpg Frozen Fenceline Fence posts and barbed wire covered with frost point toward the sunrise. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/elk-creek/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Elk-Creek.jpg Elk Creek at Twilight Elk Creek illuminated by the last light of the day with house lights shining in the distance. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/spring-thaw/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Spring-Thaw.jpg Spring is in the Air The late afternoon sunlight sparkles on a small stream flowing through snow fields and pine trees. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/tracks-in-the-snow/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Tracks-In-The-Snow.jpg Tracks in the Snow Meandering animal tracks create random patterns in the deep snow. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/old-homestead/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Old-Homestead.jpg Old Homestead An old homestead covered in snow. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/aspen-shadows/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Aspen-Shadows.jpg Aspen Shadows The sun shining through an Aspen grove creates horizontal shadows on the snow. Steamboat Springs, Colorado Steamboat Springs, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/fishing-pier/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Fishing-Pier.jpg Fishing Pier The rising sun reflects beautiful light off the Deerfield Beach fishing pier and the ocean's surface Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunrise-silhoutte/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunrise-Silhoutte.jpg Sunrise Silhoutte A sailboat caught in silhouette by the rising sun Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mother-and-child/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mother-and-Child.jpg Mother and Child A mule deer doe and her fawn pause to take a look back at the photographer Evergreen, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/old-workhorse/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Old-Workhorse.jpg Old Workhorse - 2 An old workhorse tractor rests in a field near my home in Evergreen, Colorado Evergreen, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/old-workhorse-black-and-white/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Old-Workhorse-Black-and-White.jpg Old Workhorse A black and white image of an old workhorse tractor Evergreen, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/taking-flight/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Taking-Flight.jpg Taking Flight 2014 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/moon-and-balloon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Moon-and-Balloon.jpg Moon and Balloon 2014 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/racing-balloon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Racing-Balloon.jpg Racing Balloon 2014 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/glory/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Glory.jpg Glory 2014 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mule-deer-fawn/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mule-Deer-Fawn.jpg Mule Deer Fawn This month old Mule Deer fawn is growing up quickly Evergreen, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/cozumel-hawksbill-turtle/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Cozumel-Hawksbill-Turtle.jpg Hawksbill Turtle A Hawksbill turtle swimming along the Cozumel Wall Cozumel, Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/cozumel-purple-tipped-sea-anemone/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Cozumel-Purple-Tipped-Sea-Anemone.jpg Purple-tipped Giant Sea Anemone A Purple-Tipped Giant Sea Anemone on the Cozumel Wall Cozumel, Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/glacier-creek/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Glacier-Creek.jpg Glacier Creek The source of Glacier Creek at the lower end of Mills Lake Glacier Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/pagoda-mountain/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Pagoda-Mountain.jpg Pagoda Mountain from Mills Lake Trail Pagoda Mountain from Mill's Lake Trail Glacier Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/keyboard-of-the-winds/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Keyboard-of-the-Winds.jpg Keyboard of the Winds, Pagoda Mountain and the Spearhead from Mills Lake Keyboard of the Winds, Pagoda Mountain, and the Spearhead tower over Mills Lake Glacier Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/20110805-img_0929/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/20110805-IMG_0929.jpg Knobtop Mountain from Fern Lake Little Matterhorn (11,586) and Knobtop Mountain (12,331') from Fern Lake, Odessa Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park. Fern Lake, Odessa Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/great-blue-heron/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Great-Blue-Heron.jpg Great Blue Heron A Great Blue Heron in a very attentive pose Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/american-alligator-sunning/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/American-Alligator-Sunning.jpg American Alligator An American Alligator suns itself half in and half out of the water, creating a nice reflection Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/feeding-time/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Feeding-Time.jpg Twilight Feeding Gulls gather for a twilight feeding SIesta Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sunset-silhouette/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sunset-Silhouette.jpg Sunset Silhouette A pleasure boat races home during the last light of day SIesta Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/roseate-spoonbill/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Roseate-Spoonbill.jpg Roseate Spoonbill A Roseate Spoonbill takes a short break from preening its beautiful feathers Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/juvenile-bald-eagle/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Juvenile-Bald-Eagle.jpg Juvenile Bald Eagle A juvenile American Bald Eagle perches in the top of an Oak tree covered with Spanish moss. Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/snowy-egret/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Snowy-Egret.jpg Snowy Egret A Snowy Egret wades in Myakka River Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/great-blue-heron-hunting/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Great-Blue-Heron-Hunting.jpg Great Blue Heron Hunting A Great Blue Heron strikes a hunting pose Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/preening-sandhill-cranes/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Preening-Sandhill-Cranes.jpg Sandhill Cranes - 2847 Sandhill Cranes preen and forage in the Myakka River wetlands Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/roseate-spoonbill-preening/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Roseate-Spoonbill-Preening.jpg Roseate Spoonbill Preening A Roseate Spoonbill preens its feathers Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sandhill-cranes/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sandhill-Cranes.jpg Sandhill Cranes Sandhill Cranes preen and forage in the Myakka River wetlands Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/american-alligator/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/American-Alligator.jpg American Alligator On a cold January morning, the alligators were not exposing much more than the top of their heads to the elements Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/new-mexico-balloon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/New-Mexico-Balloon.jpg New Mexico State Balloon 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/three-hot-air-balloons/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Three-Hot-Air-Balloons.jpg Three Balloons 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/dawn-launchjpg/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Dawn-Launch.jpg Dawn Launch 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/red-and-white/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Red-and-White.jpg Red and White Hot Air Balloon 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/native-americans/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Native-Americans.jpg Native American's Balloon 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/mass-ascension/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Mass-Ascension.jpg Mass Ascension 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sensory-overload/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sensory-Overload.jpg Sensory Overload 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/silent-flight/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Silent-Flight.jpg Silent Flight 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/three-in-flight/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Three-in-Flight.jpg Three in Flight 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/rainbow-balloon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Rainbow-Balloon.jpg Rainbow Balloon 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/fire-in-the-hole/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Fire-in-the-Hole.jpg Fire in the Hole 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/semper-fijpg/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Semper-Fi.jpg Semper Fi 2013 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/belize-lionfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Belize-Lionfish.jpg Lionfish A lionfish floats motionless above the reef Lighthouse Reef, Belize https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/storm-across-the-valley/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Storm-Across-the-Valley.jpg A Storm Across the Valley A Storm Across the Valley, RNMP Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/big-thompson-river/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Big-Thompson-River.jpg Big Thompson River Big Thompson River at "The Pool", Odessa Gorge, Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-swimming-jawfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Swimming-Jawfish.jpg Swimming Yellowhead Jawfish A Yellowhead Jawfish hovers above its burrow Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-jawfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Jawfish.jpg Yellowhead Jawfish (2) A Yellowhead Jawfish peeks out from its burrow in the sea floor Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-spotted-eel/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Spotted-Eel.jpg Spotted Eel A Spotted Moray Eel looks out from the coral reef Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-stingray/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Stingray.jpg Southern Stingray (1) A Southern Stingray swims through the soft corals Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-safety-stops/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Safety-Stop.jpg Safety Stop Captain Amanda caught me with her camera while I waited at a safety stop Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-peacock-flounder/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Peacock-Flounder.jpg Peacock Flounder A beautiful Peacock Flounder with perfect camouflage in the sea floor Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-lionfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Lionfish.jpg Lionfish A Lionfish rests quietly on the reef wall waiting for a meal Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-hawksbill-turtlejpg/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Hawksbill-Turtle.jpg Hawksbill Turtle Hawksbill Turtle, Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/turks-and-caicos-banded-butterflyfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Turks-and-Caicos-Banded-Butterflyfish.jpg Banded Butterflyfish (1) A beautiful Banded Butterflyfish graces the coral reef Turks and Caicos Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/bird-of-paradise/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Bird-of-Paradise.jpg Bird of Paradise Flower A Bird of Paradise flower backlit by the early morning sun Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/wood-stork/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Wood-Stork.jpg Wood Stork A Wood Stork stalks along the lakeside looking for a meal Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/young-green-iguana/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Young-Green-Iguana.jpg Young Green Iguana A young Green Iguana prepares to flee or fight Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/green-iguana/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Green-Iguana.jpg Green Iguana (2) A young Green Ignana sunning on a lakeside tree stump Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/large-green-iguana/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Large-Green-Iguana.jpg Large Green Iguana A large Green Iguana poses for a portrait. Over the course of a week it grew very comfortable with me and my camera Deerfield Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/longs-peak-at-dawn/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Longs-Peak-at-Dawn.jpg Longs Peak East Face, The Diamond Longs Peak East Face, called "the Diamond," at dawn Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/hanging-lake/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Hanging-Lake.jpg Hanging Lake Hanging Lake is a beautiful high plateau lake in Glenwood Canyon, CO. Glenwood Canyon, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/atlantic-lobster/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Atlantic-Lobster.jpg Atlantic Lobster A large Atlantic Lobster tucked into a crevice in the coral reef Black Condo Reef, Boynton Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/myakka-river-spoonbills/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Myakka-River-Spoonbills.jpg Myakka River Spoonbills Spoonbills preening on the banks of the Myakka River Myakka River, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/siesta-key-sunset/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Siesta-Key-Sunset.jpg Siesta Key Sunset The setting sun paints the sky and water a brilliant red SIesta Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/emerald-lake/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Emerald-Lake.jpg Emerald Lake  Frost in the trees in this early Fall scene from Emerald Lake Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/abf-23/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/ABF----23.jpg ABF-23  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/dark-side-of-the-moon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Dark-Side-of-the-Moon.jpg Dark Side of the Moon  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/close-formation/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Close-Formation.jpg Close Formation Flying  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/panda-balloon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Panda-Balloon.jpg Giant Panda Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/abf-9/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/ABF----9.jpg ABF-9 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/starburst-balloon/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Starburst-Balloon.jpg Starburst Balloon  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/abf-33/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/ABF----33.jpg ABF-33  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/burner-test/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Burner-Test.jpg 2012 ABF-C1024  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Burner Test https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/dawn-patrol/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Dawn-Patrol.jpg Dawn Patrol  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/multi-color/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Multi-Color.jpg Multi Color  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/2012-mass-ascension/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/2012-Mass-Ascension.jpg 2012-Mass-Ascension  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/abf-71/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/ABF----71.jpg ABF-71  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/2012-mass-ascension-image-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/2012-Mass-Ascension-Image-2.jpg 2012 Mass Ascension 2  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/three-of-my-favorites/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Three-of-my-Favorites.jpg Three of My Favorites  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/abf-97/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/ABF----97.jpg ABF-97  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/lion-king/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Lion-King.jpg Lion King Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/abf-94/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/ABF----94.jpg ABF-94  Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, October 2012 Albuquerque, New Mexico https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/reef-divers-dive-boats/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Reef-Divers-Dive-Boats.jpg Three of the Reef Divers Dive Boats Three of the Reef Divers Dive Boats, 46' Newtons, the finest day trip dive boats available. These boats handled the 8 to 10 foot waves created by Tropical Storm Issac with grace and ease Little Cayman, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/green-moray-eel/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Green-Moray-Eel.jpg Green Moray Eel A Green Moray Eel rests beneath some vegetation Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, August 2012 https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/juvenile-spotted-drum/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Juvenile-Spotted-Drum.jpg Juvenile Spotted Drum A juvenile Spotted Drum swims constantly around the same small area Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/photo-20/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/Saddled-Blenny-2.jpg https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/decorator-crab/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/Decorator-Crab.jpg Decorator Crab This "Decorator Crab" has mastered the art of disguise by attaching anemone and coral pieces to its exoskeleton. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, August 2012 https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/lionfish-1/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/Lionfish-1.jpg Lionfish (1) The lionfish, an invasive species, is not as common at Little Cayman as other Caribbean locations, partly because the Groupers there have been trained to eat them Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, August 2012 https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/belize-filefish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Belize-Filefish.jpg Pygmy Filefish A Pygmy Filefish in Gorgonian Sea Fan Coral Lighthouse Reef, Belize https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/saddled-blenny/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Saddled-Blenny.jpg Saddled Blenny A Saddled Blenny poses on a Yellow Encrusting Tunicate Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/saddled-blenny-on-a-yellow-tunicate/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Saddled-Blenny-on-a-Yellow-Tunicate.jpg Saddled Blenny (1) A Saddled Blenny poses on a Yellow Tunicate Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/yellowhead-jawfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Yellowhead-Jawfish.jpg Yellowhead Jawfish A Yellowhead Jawfish hovers above its burrow in the sea floor Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/caribbean-reef-squid/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Caribbean-Reef-Squid.jpg Caribbean Reef Squid Caribbean Reef Squid, my favorite reef creatures, are elusive and very difficult to photograph Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/reef-squid/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Reef-Squid.jpg Caribbean Reef Squid in Branch Coral Caribbean Reef Squid are elusive and very difficult to photograph Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/bull-elk-and-wildflowers/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Bull-Elk-and-Wildflowers.jpg Bull Elk and Wildflowers A Bull Elk with velvet antlers rests in a meadow of wildflowers at the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/spouting-rock/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Spouting-Rock.jpg Spouting Rock Spouting Rock lies above and feeds Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado Glenwood Canyon, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-32/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-32.jpg Fireworks Display - 32 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-31/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-31.jpg Fireworks Display - 31 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-28/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-28.jpg Fireworks Display - 28 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-25/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-25.jpg Fireworks Display - 25 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-24/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-24.jpg Fireworks Display - 24 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-23/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-23.jpg Fireworks Display - 23 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-22/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-22.jpg Fireworks Display - 22 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-21/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-21.jpg Fireworks Display - 21 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-20/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-20.jpg Fireworks Display - 20 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-19/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-19.jpg Fireworks Display - 19 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-18/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-18.jpg Fireworks Display - 18 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-17/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-17.jpg Fireworks Display - 17 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-16/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-16.jpg Fireworks Display - 16 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-13/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-13.jpg Fireworks Display - 13 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-10/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-10.jpg Fireworks Display - 10 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-7/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-7.jpg Fireworks Display - 7 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-4/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-4.jpg Fireworks Display - 4 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-2.jpg Fireworks Display - 2 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-1/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-1.jpg Fireworks Display - 1 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-53/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-53.jpg Fireworks Display - 53 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-52/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-52.jpg Fireworks Display - 52 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-49/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-49.jpg Fireworks Display - 49 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-48/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-48.jpg Fireworks Display - 48 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-46/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-46.jpg Fireworks Display -46 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-45/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-45.jpg Fireworks Display - 45 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-44/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-44.jpg Fireworks Display - 44 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-39/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-39.jpg Fireworks Display - 39 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-38/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-38.jpg Fireworks Display - 38 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-37/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-37.jpg Fireworks Display - 37 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-35/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-35.jpg Fireworks Display - 35 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/july-4th-2012-34/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/large/July-4th-2012-34.jpg Fireworks Display - 34 Fireworks light the night sky over LoDo Denver on Independence Day 2012 Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/solitary-footprints/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Solitary-Footprints.jpg Solitary Footprints in the Sand Solitary footprints on the red sand of Bikirose Beach Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/foureye-butterflyfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Foureye-Butterflyfish.jpg Foureye Butterflyfish A Foureye Butterflyfish poses between soft corals Lighthouse Reef, Belize https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/peacock-flounder-belize/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Peacock-Flounder-Belize.jpg Peacock Flounder A Peacock Flounder keeps an eye on me as I take its portrait Lighthouse Reef, Belize https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/channel-clinging-crab/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Channel-Clinging-Crab.jpg Channel Clinging Crab A Channel Clinging Crab rests before resuming the hunt for food Lighthouse Reef, Belize https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/banded-coral-shrimp/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Banded-Coral-Shrimp.jpg Banded Coral Shrimp A Banded Coral Shrimp peeks out from between two sponges Lighthouse Reef Belize https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/diver-and-the-battleship-nagato/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Diver-and-the-Battleship-Nagato.jpg Diver and the Battleship Nagato A diver poses by one of the four massive screws on the Japanese battleship Nagato. The attack on Pearl Harbour was planned and coordinated from the Nagato Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/bikini-atoll-welcome-sign/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Bikini-Atoll-Welcome-Sign.jpg Welcome Sign at Enyu Airstrip Welcome sign at the Enyu airstrip on Bikini Atoll, site of post-WWII nuclear bomb testing Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/strobe-test/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Strobe-Test.jpg Strobe Test 180 Feet Down A self-portrait taken while checking the alignment of my underwater strobes during a visit to a Bikini Atoll wreck site Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/grumman-f6f-hellcat/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Grumman-F6F-Hellcat.jpg Grumman F6F Hellcat A Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter plane rests in the sand beside the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/divers-and-hellcat/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Divers-and-Hellcat.jpg Divers Examine a Grumman F6F Hellcat Divers examine a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter plan that fell from the deck of the aircraft carrier Saratoga during nuclear bomb tests at Bikini Atoll Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/orange-finned-anemonefish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Orange-Finned-Anemonefish.jpg Orange-Finned Anemonefish A pair of Orange-Finned Anemonefish seek protection within the tentacles of a Giant Anemone Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/pacific-giant-clam/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Pacific-Giant-Clam.jpg Pacific Giant Clam A Pacific Giant Calm filters water for nutrients Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/bainbridge-island-marina-seattle/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Bainbridge-Island-Marina-Seattle.jpg Bainbridge Island Marina (1) A forest of sailboat masts reaches skyward over Bainbridge Island marina Seattle, Washington https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/bainbridge-island-marina/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Bainbridge-Island-Marina.jpg Bainbridge Island Marina (2) Tall masts abound at Bainbridge Island Marina Seattle, Washington https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/sea-oats/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Sea-Oats.jpg Sea Oats Sea Oats and the famous white powder sands of Crescent Beach at Siesta Key SIesta Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/giant-sea-anemone/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Giant-Sea-Anemone.jpg Anemone at Black Hole A Giant Anemone at Black Hole Wall Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/moon-jellyfish/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Moon-Jellyfish.jpg Moon Jellyfish (2) A large moon jellyfish with fine tentacles drifts in the current near the ocean surface Boynton Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/hawksbill-turtle/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Hawksbill-Turtle.jpg Hawksbill Turtle A Hawks Bill turtle browses on vegetation growing on the sea floor Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/harlequin-shrimp/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Harlequin-Shrimp.jpg Harlequin Shrimp on Tongue Coral A Harlequin Shrimp on soft Tongue Coral Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/green-moray-eel-2/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Green-Moray-Eel-2.jpg Green Moray Eel A large Green Moray Eel looks out from under the reef ledge Black Condo Reef, Boynton Beach, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/seattle-from-bainbridge-island-harbor/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Seattle-from-Bainbridge-Island-Harbor.jpg Seattle from Bainbridge Island Harbor The beautiful Seattle skyline swings into view as the Bainbridge Island ferry leaves the harbor https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/master-of-the-herd/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Master-of-the-Herd.jpg Master of the Herd This Bull Elk is master of the herd. While the other elk grazed, or played, he was attentive, standing guard West Horseshoe Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/yellowline-arrow-crab/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Yellowline-Arrow-Crab.jpg Yellowline Arrow Crab A Yellowline Arrow Crab perches over two Rough File Clams Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/spotted-moray-eel/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Spotted-Moray-Eel.jpg Spotted Moray Eel A Spotted Moray Eel looks out from its resting place on the Boynton Beach Ledge, Florida Boynton Beach Ledge, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/social-feather-duster-worms/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Social-Feather-Duster-Worms.jpg Social Feather Duster Worms Social Feather Duster Worms filter nutrients carried by the sea currents Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas 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home on the Boynton Beach Ledge, Florida Boynton Beach Ledge, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/coral-mount/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Coral-Mount.jpg Coral Mount Pinnacle A coral tree marks the pinnacle of a large coral mount rarely visited by divers Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/blacktip-reef-shark/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Blacktip-Reef-Shark.jpg Blacktip Reef Shark Wide angle photograph of a large Caribbean Blacktip Reef shark Cay Sal Banks, Bahamas https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/bivalve/ https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/images/xl/Bivalve.jpg Bivalve on Captain Tony Bridge Railing A bivave attached to the bridge railing of the Captain Tony wreck filters nutrients carried by the ocean currents Boynton Beach Ledge, Florida https://www.charleswhitingphotography.com/photo/little-cayman-trumpetfish/ 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