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Heavenly Light. Machupuchare Base Camp, Nepal. The last rays of sunlight strike the summit of Machupuchare following a monsoon storm that brought 3 days of relentless heavy rain and snow. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FAVORITES

Banner Sunrise. Thousand Island Lake, CA. Banner Peak catches the first light of day over the pristine Thousand Island Lake in the high Sierra. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NEW ADDITIONS

Soaring through Snow. Haines, Alaska. A bald eagle sails through a snowstorm as winter approaches in Alaska. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MOST VIEWED

Alaskan Food Chain. Mikfik Creek, Alaska. A grizzly bear approaches a bald eagle gripping in its talons a salmon, one of the grizzly's favorite dishes. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MOST PURCHASED

SUBJECT FOLDERS

Lion Cubs. Serengeti, Tanzania. Three lion cubs pose in the grass on the Sergeneti before dawn. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ANIMALS

Turret Arch through North Window. Arches National Park, Utah. Morning's first light strikes Turret Arch as seen through the North Window. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ARCHES

Dippin' into Green. Fairbanks, Alaska. The Big Dipper lies between a band of clouds and auroral band over Fairbanks. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

AURORA

Eagle Stare. Haines, Alaska. The penetrating stare of the bald eagle is both gripping and intimidating. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BALD EAGLES

Crashing Waves. Punalu'u Beach, Hawaii. Waves crash into a rock on the Big Island. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BEACH

The Three Bears. Mikfik Creek, Alaska. Three young grizzly bears cluster together for protection while mom catches fish nearby. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BEARS

Girls Night Out. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. Troop of flamingos cluster together. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BIRDS

Top of the Needle. Seattle, Washington. Close up view of the rotating restaurant on top of Seattle's Space Needle. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BUILDINGS

Buckskin Gulch. Paria Canyon, Arizona. Buckskin lies at the beginning of one of the longest and spectacular slot canyons in the world, Paria Canyon. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

CANYON

Cave Silhouette. Caves Branch, Belize. The silhouette of large stalactites hanging from the opening of a cave in central Belize. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

CAVES

Striated Sunset. Death Valley, California. A beautifully wind sculpted striated cloud is illuminated by sunrise over Death Valley. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

CLOUDS

Colorsplash. Seattle, Washington. A splash of fall color at the UW Arboretum Japanese Garden. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FALL

Above the Palouse. The Palouse, Washington. Aerial view of the convulted farmlands of the Palouse in southeastern Washington. (Thanks to pilot Drew Coyle for aerial support.) © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FARMLAND

Heavenly Light. Machupuchare Base Camp, Nepal. The last rays of sunlight strike the summit of Machupuchare following a monsoon storm that brought 3 days of relentless heavy rain and snow. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FAVORITES

Spotted Trunkfish. Paradise Reef, Grand Cayman. A spotted trunkfish cruises through the warm clear waters off the coast of the Grand Cayman. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FISH

Layers of Color. Skagit Valley, Washington. Layers of multicolored tulips at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FLOWERS

Crepuscular Rays. Issaquah, Washington. Rays of light shine through the forest fog on Tiger Mountain. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FOG

Forest Sunrise. Yosemite, California. The rising sun cuts through ground fog on the floor of Yosemite valley. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FOREST

Rainier Dawn. Mt. Rainier, Washington.
The yellow glow of predawn light hit Mt. Rainier (14,410 ft). The Emmons glacier climbing route can be seen winding up the peak. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

GLACIER

Alaskan Food Chain. Mikfik Creek, Alaska. A grizzly bear approaches a bald eagle gripping in its talons a salmon, one of the grizzly's favorite dishes. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

GRIZZLY BEARS

Prayers at Everest. Mt. Everest, Nepal. A bird perches atop a tent support decorated with prayer flags at the Everest basecamp. In the background lies Nuptse. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

HIMALAYA

Ice Stalactites. Haines, Alaska. Towering ice formations along the Chilkat River. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ICE

Love is in the...Water. Paria Canyon, Utah. Reflection of two waterbugs on the red sandstone floor of the Paria Canyon. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

INSECTS

Lone Island. New Plymouth, New Zealand. A lone conical island rises from the sea off of New Plymouth on the North Island of New Zealand. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ISLANDS

Sleeping Giant. Mt. Rainier, Washington. Ranked as the #1 most dangerous volcano in the U.S. because of its eruption potential and proximity to large population centers, Mt. Rainier is indeed a sleeping giant. One day, perhaps not long from now, Rainier will erupt as it has many times in the past and dramatically alter the pristine landscape visible here. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

LAKES

Aspens and Mt. Sneffles. Ridgeway, Colorado. Southwestern Colorado has about as much character as you can squeeze into a place: from a rich gold mining history to a plethora of majestic 14-ers's to one of the most spectacular autumn vistas in the west. This image of Mt. Sneffles graced by colorful aspens was caught one beautiful autum morning off the highway near Ridgeway. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

LANDSCAPE

Lava Flow. Volcano National Park, Hawaii. Flowing lava from the mouth of Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

LAVA

Frost Leaf. Seattle, Washington. Frost encrusting leaf at the U. of Washington Arboretum. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

LEAVES

Thin Beam. Antelope Canyon, Arizona. A thin beam of light penetrates through the darkness of this deep slot canyon in the southwest. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

LIGHTBEAMS

Lightning Arch. Salt Lake City, Utah. A rare ground to ground lightning strike arches far into the sky over Salt Lake City during a powerful summer thunderstorm. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

LIGHTNING

Proud Lioness. Serengeti, Tanzania. Lioness stands proudly in the grasses of the Serengeti. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MAMMALS

Yellow Butterflies. Molokini Island, Hawaii. A school of yellow butterfly fish gather off the coast of Maui. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MARINE LIFE

Half Moon. Ketchum, Idaho. Sunlight maximally highlights the rims of impact craters on the moon during this lunar phase © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MOON

Everest. Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. Mt. Everest rises 29,035 feet above sea level, the highest on earth. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MOUNTAINS

Mud Curves. Grand Canyon, Arizona. Rapid warming of clay-like mud at the bottom of a Grand Canyon tributary after a thunderstorm caused an array of beautiful patterns, such as this one, to emerge. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MUD

Sandstone Detail. North Coyote Buttes, Arizona. Close up of sandstone formation reveals perfectly geometric patterns. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NATURAL FORMS

Under the Milky Way. Convict Lake, California. A lantern illuminated tent lies beneath the Milky Way on this crystal clear summer night in the Owen's Valley. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NIGHT

San Juan Sunset. San Juan Island, Washington. The sunset sets on a beautiful summer evening on San Juan Island. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

OCEAN

Five Ladies and a Man. Kathmandu, Nepal. Temple goers overlook Kathmandu from Swayambunath Stupa. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

PEOPLE

Rainbow Palm. Hana Highway, Mauai. Bark detail of the colorful rainbow palm. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

PLANTS

Polar Trio. Churchill, Manitoba. A polar bear and two cubs pose in the snow after nursing. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

POLAR BEARS

Double Bow. Issaquah, Washington. A dramatic double rainbow forms over Tiger Mountain in Issaquah, just east of Seattle, during stormy weather. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

RAINBOWS

Sand Snake. North Coyote Buttes, Arizona. Small garter snake winds its way through the sand. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

REPTILES

Golden Flow. Grand Canyon, Arizona. Water flows with a golden aura down the Grand Canyon at sunset. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

RIVERS

$Cracking Up. Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona. Geometric patterns in fractured rock. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.$

ROCK

Lounging Leopard. Serengeti, Tanzania. A leopard lounges in the shade up in a tree. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SAFARI

Sand Ripples. Death Valley, California. Wind flowing over sand creates ripples not unlike those formed by water flowing over sand on the bottom of the creek or 4x4 tires gliding over a soft dirt road creating a washboard. This particularly beautifully rippled dune was discovered at sunrise after a windy night in Death Valley. I © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SAND

Orange Wave. North Coyote Buttes, Arizona. Waves of sandstone layers twist through this surreal landscape. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SANDSTONE

White Out. Salt Lake City, Utah. Three trees blanketed with snow in Salt Lake City after a snowstorm. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SNOW

Stars Over Lookout. Evergreen Mountain, Washington. Stars fill the sky over Evergreen Mountain Lookout in the Cascades. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

STARS

Autumn Glory. Central Vermont. Autumn foliage surrounds stream in central vermont at the peak of color. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

STREAMS

Sunset on Puget Sound. Seattle, Washington. Sailors enjoy the setting summer sun in Seattle. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SUN

Sun Smile. Evergreen Mountain, Washington. The sun rises in the central Cascades. Interestingly, the partially risen sun reflects off of elements in the lens creating a lens flare which looks eerily like smiling lips. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SUNRISE

Lenticular Over Rainier. Issaquah, Washington. A towering red lenticular cloud over Mt. Rainier at sunset. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SUNSET

Red Maple. Adirondacks, New York. A fiery red maple at the peak of fall color in the Adirondacks. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

TREES

Southern Stingray. Stingray Alley, Grand Cayman. A southern stingray glides effortlessly over the seabed, sucking up food along the way. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

UNDERWATER

Taranaki Sunset. Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand. This beautiful volcano, bearing resemblance to Mt. Fuji in Japan, rises from the southeastern North Island of New Zealand. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

VOLCANO

Falling Water. Yosemite, California. Water detail in Yosemite Falls. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

WATER

Snoqualmie Falls. Snoqualmie, Washington. The Snoqualmie River plummets 268 feet making for one of the most popular tourist attractions in Washington. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

WATERFALLS

Sunset Wave. Maui, Hawaii. Offshore breeze blows spray from a breaking wave as it lights up from the setting sun. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

WAVES

Ice Tree. Seattle, Washington. Frozen tree after an ice storm on the shores of Lake Washington. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

WINTER

LOCATION FOLDERS

Mother and Child. Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Mother baboon cradles her infant. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

AFRICA

Alaskan Food Chain. Mikfik Creek, Alaska. A grizzly bear approaches a bald eagle gripping in its talons a salmon, one of the grizzly's favorite dishes. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ALASKA

West Mitten. Monument Valley, Arizona. The West Mitten rises above Monument Valley. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ARIZONA

Rainbow of Prayers. Kumbu Valley, Nepal. Colorful prayer flags draped on a mountain top along the trail to Mt. Everest. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ASIA

Bad Boy of the Jungle. Caves Branch, Belize. Howler monkey casually displays its middle finger while lounging in a tree. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BELIZE

Thar She Blows!. Johnstone Strait, British Columbia. Gray whales exhale before diving in the Johnstone Strait. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Half Dome Sunset. Yosemite, California. Half Dome lights up in a brillant yellow glow during sunset in Yosemite. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

CALIFORNIA

Polar Bear and Cub. Churchill, Manitoba. A polar bear and cub pose in the Canadian north. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

CANADA

After the Harvest. Near Anshun, China. Rice fields after the fall harvest. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

CHINA

Aspens and Mt. Sneffles. Ridgeway, Colorado. Southwestern Colorado has about as much character as you can squeeze into a place: from a rich gold mining history to a plethora of majestic 14-ers's to one of the most spectacular autumn vistas in the west. This image of Mt. Sneffles graced by colorful aspens was caught one beautiful autum morning off the highway near Ridgeway. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

COLORADO

Flowers within Flowers. Sueno Azul, Costa Rica. While hunting for monkeys in the canopy, these intensely colored flowers were spotted in the jungles of Costa Rica. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

COSTA RICA

Sand Curves. Death Valley, California. Sunrise highlights the wind blown sand of the Death Valley dunes. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

DEATH VALLEY

Denali from Above. Denali National Park, Alaska. A rare clear day over North America's highest peak at 20320 feet. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

DENALI

Sea Fern. Turtle Island, Fiji. Colorful sea fern beneath the waves off the coast of Turtle Island. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FIJI

Sunset on the Keys. Marathon Key, Florida. The sun sets behind the Florida keys. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

FLORIDA

Golden Flow. Grand Canyon, Arizona. Water flows with a golden aura down the Grand Canyon at sunset. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

GRAND CANYON

Razorbacks. Na Pali Coast, Kauai. The dramatic cliffs of the Na Pali coastline on northern Kaua'i are composed of hard volcanic rock which resists erosion and allows the formation of steep razorthin walls of rock known as the Razorbacks. This view was taken by helicopter, the best and very often the only way to see some of this amazing landscape. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

HAWAII

Daisies. Ketchum, Idaho. A daisy patch blooms with color. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

IDAHO

Girls of Nepal. Swayambhunath Temple, Nepal. Three Nepalese girls at a Buddist template near Kathmandu. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

INTERNATIONAL

Beneath the Surface. Mayan Riviera, Mexico. Lightbeams penetrate deeply through the crystal clear water of this cenote in Mexico. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MEXICO

Red Rainier. Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington. A red glow illuminates the glaciers of Mt. Rainier just before sunrise.

© Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

MT. RAINIER

Himalaya Morning. Kumbu Valley, Nepal. Sunrise strikes peaks during a brilliant morning in the Himalaya. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NEPAL

Taranaki and Farmhouse. North Island, New Zealand. Mt. Taranaki rises over farmland in the southwestern North Island at sunset. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NEW ZEALAND

Moonset on Whitney. Mt. Whitney, California. The moon sets behind Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 49 states at 14,495 feet. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NORTH AMERICA

Tree Rainbow. Central Vermont. A rainbow of colors erupts from the forests of central Vermont during the height of fall color. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NORTHEAST

Paradise. Mt. Rainier, Washington. Mt. Rainier's Paradise explodes into view rounding a bend in this spectacular national park. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

NORTHWEST

View of the Hood. Mt. Hood, Oregon. Aerial view of snowcapped Mt. Hood. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

OREGON

Top of the Needle. Seattle, Washington. Close up view of the rotating restaurant on top of Seattle's Space Needle. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SEATTLE

Fijian Habiscus. Turtle Island, Fiji. Colorful Habiscus flourishes on Turtle Island in Fiji. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SOUTH PACIFIC

Red Reflections. North Coyete Buttes, Arizona. Dramatic red and yellow sandstone formations reflect in a puddle. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

SOUTHWEST

The Bees Knees. Bora Bora, Taihiti. A tropical waterlily gets the attention of a honeybee. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

TAIHITI

Peek-a-Baboon. Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Infant baboon peaks out from behind mother's arms. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

TANZANIA

Blown Away. Yosemite, California. Yosemite Falls is blown off course by high winds. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

UNITED STATES

The Patriarch. Zion Park, Utah. The Patriarch rises above the floor of Zion Canyon during the fall. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

UTAH

Two Birches. Central Vermont. Two white birch trunks contrast with the colorful leaves in the background forest. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

VERMONT

Christine Falls. Mt. Rainier, Washington. A smooth curtain of water flows over Christine Falls under the road to Paradise in Mt. Rainier National Park. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

WASHINGTON

Devils Tower. Devils Tower, Wyoming. This beautiful tower in northwestern Wyoming is an igneous intrusion which was left standing after softer sedimentary rock surrounding it was eroded away. It was also the setting for the popular film

WYOMING

Half Dome Sunset. Yosemite, California. Half Dome lights up in a brillant yellow glow during sunset in Yosemite. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

YOSEMITE

COLOR FOLDERS

Lava Glow. Volcano National Park, Hawaii. A yellow glow in the night sky over Hawaii's Big Island from lava flowing from Kilauea. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BLACK

Angel Fish. Molokini Island, Hawaii. An angel fish displays its contrasty colors off the coast of Maui. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BLUE

The Three Bears. Mikfik Creek, Alaska. Three young grizzly bears cluster together for protection while mom catches fish nearby. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

BROWN

Rising Fog. Near Lukla, Nepal. Rising clouds and fog near the beginning of the monsoon season in Nepal. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

GRAY

Razorbacks. Na Pali Coast, Kauai. The dramatic cliffs of the Na Pali coastline on northern Kaua'i are composed of hard volcanic rock which resists erosion and allows the formation of steep razorthin walls of rock known as the Razorbacks. This view was taken by helicopter, the best and very often the only way to see some of this amazing landscape. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

GREEN

Orange Wave. North Coyote Buttes, Arizona. Waves of sandstone layers twist through this surreal landscape. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

ORANGE

Rainier Sunset. Mt. Rainier, Washington. Sunset's red glow illuminates Mt. Rainier. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

PINK

Lightning Arch. Salt Lake City, Utah. A rare ground to ground lightning strike arches far into the sky over Salt Lake City during a powerful summer thunderstorm. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

PURPLE

Red Lips. Skagit Valley, Washington. Field of red tulips in Skagit Valley during the annual Tulip Festival. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

RED

Southern Stingray. Stingray Alley, Grand Cayman. A southern stingray glides effortlessly over the seabed, sucking up food along the way. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

TURQUOISE

Tulip Field. Skagit Valley, Washington. Multi colored tulips in a field in northern Washington. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

VIOLET

Polar Bear and Cub. Churchill, Manitoba. A polar bear and cub pose in the Canadian north. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

WHITE

Yellow Oak. Adirondacks, New York. A brilliant oak tree at the height of fall color in the northeast. © Ben Babusis, Lightscape Gallery.

YELLOW

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