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Doug Meek  > To the Glory of God > Images with Scripture
I've been very blessed to have been able to visit and photograph some of the most beautiful places on earth. Everywhere I go I'm constantly reminded of God's awesome creative power. It's simply amazing to realize that the sun will rise and set exactly on time everyday without exception. It is with equal certainty that we know where to locate stars and constellations in the night sky. God has set all things in order with astounding precision and unfathomable knowledge and power. I have created this gallery in a feeble attempt to bring glory to the Creator of the universe. It's the least that I can do as a way of thanking the Lord for all that He has done for me. The more I read His word, the bible, the more I learn about my God. In fact I have hopelessly fallen in love with Him, and I now know Him as both God and Daddy.

Do you see an image that you like but you would rather have your own favorite Scripture or saying instead? Please contact me and let me know what it is! If it can be done, I'll do it for you at no additional charge. Thanks so much for visiting my website and have a blessed day!

Doug Meek
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Doug Meek > "Wings of Glory" July 2012, Stevenson Ranch, CA The flowers in this image are Wild Heliotrope, and from left to right the entire set measures only about 1" wide. I found them growing wild in the hills near my home.
Doug Meek > "Windmill at Sunset" September 2012, Somewhere in Southwestern Colorado
Doug Meek > "A Break in the Clouds" February 2011, Piedras Blancas, California
Doug Meek > "Dreams of Big Sur" February 2011, Big Sur, California I have had a love affair with Big Sur from the moment that I first gazed upon this wild and stunningly beautiful area. It is a place like no other, and is yet another reminder of why I live in California. Where else can you see migrating whales, California Condors, sea otters, giant elephant seals, and some of the most amazing scenery on earth - and all in the same day! This is looking north towards the tiny coastal village of Lucia. Lopez Point can be seen in the distance. I shot this image just after sunset. I added a polarizing filter in order to increase my exposure time to 10 seconds. This created the surreal fog-like effect on the ocean as the waves repeatedly crashed against the boulders at high tide.
Doug Meek > "Old Car, Stormy Sky" July 2009, Bodie Ghost Town, California A late afternoon thunderstorm provided the beautiful backdrop to this image. Although I didn't receive any rain in Bodie, I could hear the thunder in the distance off to the west.
Doug Meek > "Mono Lake and Paoha Island at Dawn" July 2009, Mono Lake, California The dawn colors in this image are typical of this most photogenic of lakes. There is a reason why photographers from around the world are drawn to Mono Lake. You just have to be willing to get up early, especially in the summer months. I shot this at 5:32 am, about 20 minutes before sunrise. In the middle of the image Paoha Island can be seen coming in from the left.
Doug Meek > "Dead Horse Point Sunrise" March 2012, Dead Horse Point, Utah Dead Horse Point is located about 25 miles from Moab near the entrance to Utah's breathtaking Canyonlands National Park. This is where the famous scene from Thelma and Louise was filmed when the car is driven over the cliff at the end of the movie. The river is the Colorado, and it snakes its way to the Grand Canyon about 150 miles to the south. I've been to the much more famous Grand Canyon several times. Other than throngs of tourists, it has nothing on this place. Nothing.
Doug Meek > "Yosemite Valley Panorama" February 2010, Yosemite National Park, California Looking east over Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View is something that everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime. From this vantage point the astonished visitor is treated to views of some of the most famous landmarks in the world. El Capitan, Cloud's Rest, Half Dome and Bridalveil Falls can each be seen from this single location. I was at Tunnel View for about 4 hours this particular morning, waiting for the clouds and fog to add just the right amount of drama to an already incredible scene. Even if I had not gotten this image, just being at Yosemite is reward enough.
Doug Meek > "Fire in the Sierras" July 2002, Near Big Pine, California I was returning to Southern California on my way home from a photography trip to the Eastern Sierra. As I headed south on Highway 395 from Bishop, I could see a cloud of smoke looming many miles in front of me. As I continued south, the cloud grew larger and larger. By the time I had reached Big Pine, it looked to me as though all of the Eastern Sierra was on fire. It was mid-afternoon, and yet darkness prevailed over the countryside. Living in Southern California for most of my life, I have seen many big fires, but never anything on this scale. I turned off on a road just south of Big Pine, set up my 4x5 camera, and shot this unfiltered image. I later found out that this fire was called the McNally Fire, and it consumed over 150,000 acres. It burned for over a month from July 21 to August 29, 2002. The fire was started by someone being careless with a campfire. That carelessness cost California taxpayers 45 million dollars to put out.
Doug Meek > "Dawn High Above Mono Lake" October 2010, Mono Lake, California I couldn't help but be amused by the ritual of early morning madness which was repeated on a daily basis at Mono Lake. Like clockwork, about 10 to 20 cars loaded with workshop photographers would converge on the tiny south tufa area about 45 minutes before sunrise. Each photographer would then hurry down the trail towards the tufa, hoping to stake out a better vantage point than the next guy. The south tufa area is quite small when compared with the massive dimensions of Mono Lake as a whole. It must have been virtually impossible for the workshop participants to get a decent shot without another photographer appearing in the image. I loathe workshops. I understand that they provide a service for their clients, but so does my dentist and I still don't like going to him. Sadly, I have learned over the years that my greatest enemy as a landscape photographer is not the wind, rain or freezing temperatures. Instead it is inconsiderate fellow photographers. Fortunately, there is an easy remedy for this problem. I simply go where they don't, or when they don't. This particular shot of Mono Lake was taken from a vantage point high in the mountains accessible only by a nasty 4WD road. I was on an exposed cliff subject to bitterly cold and capricious winds, but I had this magnificent vista all to myself. I was still amazed though when I would see an occasional flash go off thousands of feet below me from those poor souls scouring the south tufa.
Doug Meek > "Pastel Sunrise, Mono Lake" October 2010, Mono Lake, California The delicate pastel colors in the dawn sky over Mono Lake appeared to me as though they had been painted by the hand of God Himself. The morning was unseasonably warm and utterly calm. No matter how much I may hate getting out of bed at 4:00am, I never regret it once I'm on location witnessing the first splashes of color in the eastern sky.
Doug Meek > "Mono Lake Sunrise" October 2004, Mono Lake, California Mono Lake is well known for its spectacular sunrises and tufa formations. This serene October morning did not disappoint, providing exquisite colors both in the sky and on the surface of the lake.
Doug Meek > "Sunset at Piedras Blancas Light Station" February 2011, Piedras Blancas, California This was to be my last clear sunset for a while. I was staying in San Simeon for a week, but the next 5 afternoons brought a mixture of heavy fog, overcast grey skies, rain and high winds. You do the best you can to follow the weather forecasts and shoot for the storms, but until you are actually on scene you just don't know what you are going to get. The weathermen had promised me off and on storms for the week, and sure enough I got them. They were just the wrong kind from a photographer's standpoint.
Doug Meek > "The Finger of God" February 2010, Yosemite National Park, California I was at Yosemite's incomparable Tunnel View for about 4 hours this day. I shot several images during that time, each vastly different than the previous due to the movement of the breaking storm clouds. I stood in amazement as an enormous dark cloud slowly entered the valley from my left. It looked to me as though a giant finger from heaven was invading the valley, trying to wrap itself around mighty El Capitan.
Doug Meek > "Monument Valley at Dawn" March 2012, Monument Valley, Utah & Arizona
"A Break in the Clouds"

February 2011, Piedras Blancas, California
Doug Meek > "A Break in the Clouds" February 2011, Piedras Blancas, California
"A Break in the Clouds"

February 2011, Piedras Blancas, California
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