Landscapes Loveland Pass Quick Stop: Clouds build over Loveland Pass, Colorado, on a July afternoon. © Paul R Russo 2012 The Rio Grande looks serene at the entrance to Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park. © Paul R Russo 2013 Cables of the Nordkettebahn lead up to clouds shrouding the Hafelekarspitze peak outside of Innsbruck, Austria. © Paul R Russo 2023 A rich sky above broken, layered clouds leaves seeming ripples of light below. © Paul R Russo 2016 Low angle light from the sunrise causes streaks in the haze around Mount Hood, Oregon. © Paul R Russo 2019 Thin cloud layers and the fading afternoon light across the desert silhouette Saguaro cacti in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. © Paul R Russo 2023 A drive to Denver to meet my brother yielded this Utah diptych, with painting-like far field areas and cloud formations. © Paul R Russo 2012 The surface of this waterway reflects the brilliant azure sky and puffy clouds, in contrast to the golden hues of the terrain. © Paul R Russo 2016 The afternoon shadows highlight the rugged features of the formations that frame the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater. © Paul R Russo 2007 The A13 highway and stunning Europabrücke bridge wind through mountain passes south of Innsbruck, Austria, towards Italy. © Paul R Russo 2023 Retro-reflective paint on Marine Drive catches the waning sunset light going towards a snow covered Mount Hood near Portland, Oregon. © Paul R Russo 2019 An aircraft passes above the rising sun. © Paul R Russo 2016 A structure of Berggasthof Eckbauer tops a hill flanked by mountain features near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. © Paul R Russo 2023 Various forms and scale of rock that make up the dramatic Karwendel near Innsbruck, Austria. © Paul R Russo 2023 The iridescence gives way to great contrast in the building storm clouds in this version above the terraced plot of the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. © Paul R Russo 2014 Brilliant orange solar prominences populate the Sun’ Corona during the Total Solar Eclipse as photographed from Cleveland, Ohio, on April 8, 2024. © Paul R Russo 2024 A building storm stalks a boat outside of Darwin, Northern Territory. © Paul R Russo 2017 Hood Canal seemingly glows turquoise as it bends past Union, WA. © Paul R Russo 2017 Mountains south of Innsbruck, Austria, stand in contrast to a path winding down from Seegrube through the grasses of the Nordkette slope. © Paul R Russo 2023 Birds circle as the glow of the rising sun highlights the slopes of Mount Shasta, as seen from Amtrak’s Coast Starlight. © Paul R Russo 2013 This devious, socialite-styled scarecrow stands guard outside Proffitt’s Porch restaurant in Columbus, MS. © Paul R Russo 2010 Beams of sunlight stream through the clouds between Koko Head and Diamond Head off the shore of Oahu, Hawaii. © Paul R Russo 2023 The setting sun behind a Saguaro cactus causes a silhouette of the cactus figure and highlights the needles against the shadow backdrop from another ridge in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. © Paul R Russo 2023 Storm Swell Near Wichita Falls: A rain storm builds along the highway towards Wichita Falls, TX. © Paul R Russo 2014 The A13 highway and stunning Europabrücke bridge wind through mountain passes south of Innsbruck, Austria, towards Italy. © Paul R Russo 2023 Clouds highlight structure at Berggasthof Eckbauer at a hill crest near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. © Paul R Russo 2023 Storm clouds building above the terraced plot of the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens contribute to the iridescence of the sky. © Paul R Russo 2014 Hikers on a trail along the Nordkette outside of Innsbruck, Austria, give a sense of the size of the steep ridge. © Paul R Russo 2023 An exit sign for Chinook Landing and a snow covered Mount Hood stand out during sunset outside Portland, Oregon. © Paul R Russo 2019 Makapu’u Point Lookout: A Mountain valley break provides a frame as parachutists dot the sky and the setting sun illuminates layered clouds and distant hills beyond the Pukakukui Channel on Oahu, Hawaii. © Paul R Russo 2022 Arches, Mission San Xavier del Bac: This take on Ansel Adams’ classic composition reveals changes to the flora in the frame. © Paul R Russo 2014 Water glistens in an alley in Pompeii as a storm builds. © Paul R Russo 2014 The John A. Burns Freeway (H3) winds through the forest valley along the Halawa Stream as clouds cap the Ko’olau Ridge. © Paul R Russo 2023 (Smooth Sailing) Sailboat splits East and West: A sailboat floats between two lighthouses as its reflection drifts towards the viewer along the North Coast in Cleveland, Ohio. © Paul R Russo 2022 The low sun angle accentuates the detail of a juvenile cactus in Saguaro National Park. © Paul R Russo 2023 Two gentlemen tend to their field wielding scythes to manicure the grasses near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. © Paul R Russo 2023 Parting Glimpses: A ridge provides a tunnel view of the Alps outside of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. © Paul R Russo 2023 A drive to Denver to meet my brother yielded this Utah diptych, with painting-like far field areas and cloud formations. © Paul R Russo 2012 Moonrise Above a Mount Charleston Residence: The moon rises in the afternoon sky above elegant retreats at Mount Charleston, NV. © Paul R Russo 2012 A drive to Denver to meet my brother yielded this Utah diptych, with painting-like far field areas and cloud formations. © Paul R Russo 2012 Thin fingers of clouds crown Santa Elena Canyon along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. 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