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These are 20 of my personal favorites at this time, and in no particular order. They could, and probably will change at any given day. Behind each image is a story. Some are quite different from one another, and require a different mindset and approach. The portrait of my wife Ardys, my daughter Shannon and the Orchids were planned. Some were pure luck, (Field of Dreams) (Early Morning Bite) (November Sunrise.) Others were just being prepared at the right place and the right time. ~Randy~

The Power Of Imagination Makes Us Infinite.

_John Muir
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Randy Hutchison > Field Of Dreams.   Taken After A Terrific Rain Storm In Idaho.

 My wife and I were vacationing in Idaho a couple of years ago.  It was raining so hard I could barely see the road.  As the rain started to subside, we came upon a small town with a cemetery near the edge of it.  My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to pull over and grab my camera.  We sprinted across the cemetery to the edge of this field.  I think I shot  three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared.  It's a day I will always remember.
Randy Hutchison > Once abundant over much of North America, the gray wolf inhabits a very small portion of its former range because of widespread destruction of its habitat

This was taken at Northwest Trek in Washington state.  The day was very unforgiving with harsh uneven light.  I visited the Wolves earlier in the day and shot quite a few frames. I wasn't very happy with them.  Just before I left I decided to go back one more time.  I saw him move into the shade behind this log for a moment. I fired several shots.  I liked this one the best and it's a little different than the other ones I shot earlier in the day.
Randy Hutchison > We've named this Eagle " Clyde the Glide."  I approached Clyde slowly on the Port Orchard waterfront where I live.  He would get nervous and fly away.  I had my camera ready a fired a burst until he was too far away to shoot.  When I retreated he flew back to his original spot.  Once again I approached him and fired another series of shots as he flew away.  I had quite a few keepers that day, however I like this one the best, and had a lot of fun that day.
Randy Hutchison > This crescent moon image was taken as I was waiting for the light to change as the sun went down at Horseshoe lake. I had intended to take a sunset shot of the lake with Mount Adams as a backdrop. I looked up and noticed the clouds gathering around the moon and changing to a dusty Pink color.  I shot three different compositions, and decided I liked this one the best.  I guess I need to look up more often.
Randy Hutchison > Oneonta Gorge Entrance  is a deep, narrow cleft in the basalt bluff through which flows a foaming creek. Fossilized trees caught by a lava flow, are entombed in its perpendicular walls.

This image required some wading in cold water and climbing over a few logs.  The morning light was perfect.
Randy Hutchison > (End Of The Day)


Mount Hood (called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe), is a stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest. It is 11,249 feet high.

Lost Lake With Mount Hood As a Backdrop 

(Mount Hood Is The Most Photographed Mountain In The World)

This required some patience from me.  The fisherman was quite a ways down the lake.  I waited, which seemed like forever.  Finally he rowed into the correct position and I shot one frame.
Randy Hutchison > Cape Disappointment Lighthouse was constructed in 1856 to warn seamen of the treacherous river bar known by then as "the graveyard of the Pacific." This is the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast

I wanted to take this particular photo for quite a few years.  I had taken it with film many years ago but wanted it on digital.  This is a 30 second exposure.  I manually focused the lens as it was too dark for the camera to focus automatically.
Randy Hutchison > An Ice Rose Taken In November

My wife noticed this lone rose in our front yard on a cold November morning.  I shot several compositions and decided I liked this one the best.
Randy Hutchison > A Silver Cross Fox...They are a red fox, but once in a great while there will be one in a Red Fox litter (Mount Rainier National Park)

  After camping for two days my wife and I had packed up everything to head for home.  We stopped to use the restroom and noticed this little fox.  I retrieved my camera from the van, expecting the Fox to vanish before I returned.  He was still playing around some foliage and very inquisitive.  I shot quite a few frames before he became bored and left.  A really nice way to end a camping trip.
Randy Hutchison > Early Morning Bite At Ollalie Lake

We were camping a Ollalie lake near Mt. Adams and had taken our usual morning walk after breakfast down to the lake.  We noticed the mist rising above the lake with the fisherman in his boat.  I ran back to camp to retrieve my camera.  He was quite a ways away so I used my long zoom and shot quite a few.  I got lucky with this particular shot as he was about to cast his line.
Randy Hutchison > November Sunrise, Mount Adams (My Wife's Favorite Image)

This was one of those lucky moments in photography.  We were camping at Takalak Lake near mount Adams in November.  My wife excitedly woke me up very early saying she walked down to the lake and had never seen such beautiful colors.  I hurriedly put on my pants and jogged & hopped down to the lake as I was still half asleep.  I shot a few frames before the clouds turned to dusky-gray in a matter of seconds.
Randy Hutchison > A Waterfall On The Lewis River.

This is a portion of a waterfall on the Lewis River.  I liked this composition as it shows just a section of the falls.  Sometimes this is more  visually interesting than the entire photo.
Randy Hutchison > Orchid

My daughter Shannon gave this Orchid to her Mom on Mother's day.  I set up a black background on the deck and played around with it until I was satisfied with the composition.
Randy Hutchison > Big Spring Creek (Gifford National Forest)

This is a portion of Big Spring Creek.  The original turned out pretty good, however after looking at it, I decided to save this portion as I thought it was visually more interesting than the original.
Randy Hutchison > This is a portrait of my daughter Shannon.  It was taken a couple of weeks after her 28th birthday.  I've been wanting to take a portrait of her for years.  However being busy and young we couldn't get together.  Finally we did.
Field Of Dreams. Taken After A Terrific Rain Storm In Idaho.

My wife and I were vacationing in Idaho a couple of years ago. It was raining so hard I could barely see the road. As the rain started to subside, we came upon a small town with a cemetery near the edge of it. My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to pull over and grab my camera. We sprinted across the cemetery to the edge of this field. I think I shot three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared. It's a day I will always remember.
Randy Hutchison > Field Of Dreams.   Taken After A Terrific Rain Storm In Idaho.

 My wife and I were vacationing in Idaho a couple of years ago.  It was raining so hard I could barely see the road.  As the rain started to subside, we came upon a small town with a cemetery near the edge of it.  My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to pull over and grab my camera.  We sprinted across the cemetery to the edge of this field.  I think I shot  three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared.  It's a day I will always remember.
Field Of Dreams. Taken After A Terrific Rain Storm In Idaho.

My wife and I were vacationing in Idaho a couple of years ago. It was raining so hard I could barely see the road. As the rain started to subside, we came upon a small town with a cemetery near the edge of it. My wife noticed the rainbow and excitedly told me to pull over and grab my camera. We sprinted across the cemetery to the edge of this field. I think I shot three or four frames before the rainbow slowly disappeared. It's a day I will always remember.
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