Any Excuse to Visit Waterton Lakes National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While in Waterton, Alberta, with a view looking to the north-northeast across the waters of Upper Waterton Lake with a backdrop of the Prince of Wales Hotel. This is in Waterton Lakes National Park. The blue skies and clouds would be that color contrast to complement the earth-tones in the lower portion of the image as well as highlight the lodge/hotel.

Forest and Peaks of Coconino National Forest by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the north-northeast while taking in views across a nearby forest and peaks present along the Fay Canyon Trail in Coconino National Forest.

A Flowering Dogwood at the Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook (Blue Ridge Parkway) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While along the Blue Ridge Parkway and roadside pullout with a view looking to the northeast. This is at the Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook with a view to a nearby Flowering Dogwood and then a more distant view of ridges and peaks.

Common Mergansers on the Brooks River (Katmai National Park & Preserve) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: I took this image at the Falls Platform with a view looking to the northeast with the Brooks River while observing brown bears in Katmai National Park. I captured this with my Nikon D800E SLR camera using a Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 lens.

Inspiration From What Is Grand (Grand Canyon National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: Somewhere in between Yavapai Point and Mather Point while walking along the Rim Trail in Grand Canyon National Park with a view looking to north across the eroded formations, temples, canyons and buttes with the Kaibab Plateau and North Rim off in the distance. In composing this image, I felt I would better capture that wide angled expanse present from this overlook by angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 4 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.