Peter West Carey

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I do all kinds of photo and video creation. I teach photography locally and on international photo tours. I fly drones, I drive cars with cameras stuck to them.
Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams

Timing is everything with photography. And that timing often relates to light.

In this case, I have flown and photographed this scene probably a hundred times over the last decade, but I never saw the Toutle River lit up like a silver path to St. Helens.

#mountains #Washington #AerialPhotography #photo #BlackAndWhite #aerial #flying #volcano #geology #PNW #MountAdams #MountSaintHelens #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Nature #river #valley ##naturePhotography
Autumn in Yosemite Valley

There is so much to visit in Yosemite and yes, one day, I'll go backcountry camping as I used to in Washington. But until then, I am more than delighted that the valley provides a glorious show each season.

#NaturePhotography #Nature #Yosemite #travel #TravelPhotography #Fall #Autumn #colors #leafs #river #cliffs #YosemiteNationalPark #NationalPark #NPS #california #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #WestCoast #parks #colorful
Who doesn’t love sea turtles?
Evil people, that’s who.

#naturephotography #underwater #underwaterphotography #turtle #ninjaturtles
An early morning in Los Angeles

LA is an adopted city for me and I've been finding a great way to explore is early morning when the sun is coming up and before the streets are crowded.

#LA #LosAngeles #Drone #aerial-photography #aerial #morning #sunrise #wintersunrise #downtown #downtownlosangeles #DTLA #djimavic2pro #DJI
The Machermo Range reflected in Gopkyo Lake

High up (15,000'/4500m) in the Himalayas there is a string of five sacred lakes. The village of Gokyo sits along the shore of the third one and is often simply referred to as Gokyo Lake.

Across its shores stand a range of peaks soaring to over 20,000'/6,100m and before the wind picks up, the reflections are addicting.

#mountains #travel #asia #Nepal #trek #trekking #photography #naturephotography #himalayas #HighAltitude #peaks #lakes #reflections
Downtown Los Angeles on a sunny morning.

I love the perspective drones can add to ‘traditional’ ground-based photography. This angle from the East would be hard to realize otherwise.
Mount Everest/Sagarmatha In Black & White

If you ever make your way to Nepal and want the best view, weather-willing, of the tallest mountain on Earth, take a flight from Nepal to Bhutan. The flight parallels the Himalayas for most of its extent before ducking into the peaks for a landing in Bhutan (or the reverse).