I am posting 4 images I took, not for their quality, but for awareness of UHH users. These are from our first visit to Mt. St. Helens and were taken from the NW road leading to the volcano. On the way traveling there, the trees were beautiful. Suddenly, as my wife and I went around the side of a mountain, the devastation of tree damage was shocking. The closer we got to the volcano, the worse the damage until we only saw stumps and blown over root balls. South of the volcano was a lake. From a distance I didn't know what I was looking at. Then I realized that the lake was full of floating logs - thousands and thousands. And it was so many years ago. If you have never visited there, it would be a significantly important trip to take. It also makes me think of the potential damage facing Hawaii if that volcano blows. BTW, at the visitor's center to the west of the mountain, about 30 miles away, look at the Big Leaf Maple leaves on the trees. Some of the maple leaves are more than 12 inches wide. My wife brought one back to her Florida elementary classroom. Her students were amazed.

One thing leads to another, and these are an example of my efforts to find new ways to get shots of flowers. Once again, I organized the subjects on a glass table so I could create some reflections. I also wondered what would happen if I used some plastic wrap as a prop just to add interest. Light came from a flashlight in addition to the natural light from a couple of windows. A piece of black velvet helped keep the background dark.

Other equipment: Canon 7D, Tamron 16-300 lens, a remote shutter release and a tripod.