Best of...Rolf's Favs
A selection of my personal fav's from around the world.
Northern Lights, Aurora borealis) dancing above an handmade Igloo made out of cut iceblocks in the scenic Brooks Range in northern Alaska, USA
Orca whale (Orcinus orca) underwater surfacing and just beginning to exhale, Blackfish Sound, Broughton Archipelago, Great Bear Rainforest off northeastern Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Aerial view of small rocky Islands with a clear view through the water to the rocks below in Lake Superior during a flight from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Mount McKinley (Denali) with red fall colors on a clear blue sky day with Wonder Lake in front of the mountain, autumn, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
Sossusvlei sand dunes in Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia, Africa
Polar bear walking over the rocky shoreline along the Hudson Bay near Churchill in Manitoba with blue ocean and sky in the background. Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, near Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
The Alhambra (La Alhambra) a moorish citadel and palace designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, backdropped by the snowcapped Sierra Nevada mountain range seen from Mirador de San Nicolas in the Albayzin district at dusk, City of Granada, Province of Granada, Andalusia (Andalucia), Spain, Europe.
Large format capture of a bridge near Hyder/Steward (Alaska/British Columbia) on a drizzly day, ending in the fog.
Sunset along Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA.
Cougar sitting on Gilford Island in the Broughton Archipelago Provincial Marine Park off Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Northern Lights, Aurora borealis, above an inukshuk near the town of Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.
Humpback whale breaching in front of the beautiful scenery of the British Columbia Coastal Mountains near the Broughton Archipelago,
Canoe at sunset at Tuckamore Lake, Great Northern Peninsula, Viking Trail, Newfoundland, Canada
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) eating a orange starfish off the northwestern Vancouver Island shore, Cape Scott, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Waterfall flowing through a rain forest within the Great Bear Rainforest, First Nations Territory, British Columbia Coast, Canada
Resting family group of resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) during sunset in Johnstone Strait off Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Goblin Valley State Park, sandstone formation during night, lit up with flash, long exposure, star trail, hoodoos or so called goblins, Utah, USA.
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) mom with baby a off the northwestern Vancouver Island shore, Cape Scott, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Gigapano, original 1.5GB, Panorama, Skyline of the City of Toronto at Dusk, Ontario, Canada.
Bald eagle landing on a rock which is only exposed at low tide, with mussel beds in the back ground, Knight Inlet, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
XL, almost 180 degree panorama of Cormorant Island, Hanson Island and West Cracroft island in the foreground, full moon over Johnstone Strait and the Broughton Archipelago in the background, all the way to the Coastal Mountains, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Granit boulder beside a lonely tree in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.
Adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with spread wings and a freshly caught seagull in its talons on seaweed during low tide in the Broughton Archipelago, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Panorama photo of the natural amphitheater with hoodoos and rock formations covered with snow in Bryce Canyon National Park in winter, Colorado Plateau, Paunsaugunt Plateau, Utah, USA
x5_mf_733, Brown bears fishing (Ursus arctos), Katmai National Park, Alaska
Iconic Balance Rock formation after a heavy winter thunderstorm, Arches National Park, Utah, USA
Female grizzly bear having a bath along the shoreline at low tide in Knight Inlet, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Colorado Plateau, located at northern border of Arizona within southern Utah, USA
Humpback whale breaching in front of the beautiful scenery of the British Columbia Coastal Mountains near the Broughton Archipelago, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, turning in flight. Canada/Alaska
A yellow canoe resting along the wild Kluane Lake shoreline with snowcapped mountains in the background during a colorful sunset, Klaune National Park, Yukon Territories, Canada.
Baby harp seal with mother, also known as saddleback seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, photographed in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the ice floes of Quebec, Canada.
Sunset at Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada.
Pacific white sided dolphin jumping close to shore in Thompson Sound, Great Bear Rainforest, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada.
Huge iceberg flaoting during a colorful sunset in the Gulf of St Lawrence between Labrador and Newfoundland
Northern resident orca (fish eating killer whale), A86 Cutter, porpoising side by side with pacific white-sided dolphins in Queen Charlotte Strait, off Malcolm Island, Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, USA
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, early morning sunrise with scenic silhouette of iconic rock formations, Arizona, USA
Thunderstorm above the southern Alberta prairies, Alberta, Canada.
Bald eagle during snow storm, Alaska, winter
Mist Lake, Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) breaching in front of the British Columbia Coastal Mountains in Queen Charlotte Strait off Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Grizzly bear foraging at low tide along the tideline in Knight Inlet, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Grizzly bear walking on a small island in beautiful Knight Inlet, First Nations Territory, Great Bear Rainforest, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Untouched wilderness and snow capped mountains with glaciers flowing from Mount Logan in the Saint Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon Territory, Canada. Photographed on Fuji Velvia and Fuji G617 Pro, scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X5.
Three Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) jumping and socializing in Johnstone Strait, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Antelope Canyon, Navajo Nation sandstone slot canyon, Arizona
Waves splashing aginst the coast, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Triple Orca Spyhop within the Broughton Archipelago off northern Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Trout River Pond in Gros Morne National Park after a heavy thunderstorm, Newfoundland, Canada.
3 Orcas (Killer whales - Orcinus orca) spyhopping with 3 more whales resting beside them.
Diving Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, shows its fluke during a golden sunset above the Strait of Belle, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.
Moonrise with dancing northern lights (Aurora borealis) above mountains at Atigun Pass in the Alaskan Arctic
Killer whale family (Orcinus orca) in a resting line close to shore, off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Panoramic photo of Peggys Cove Lighthouse and rock formations during sunset in Nova Scotia, Canada
Famous Niagara Falls (Horseshoe Waterfall) in spring at sunset, Ontario, Canada.
Three humpback whales, Megaptera Novaeangliae, during a golden sunset off the Newfoundland Labrador coastline, Canada.
Northern resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) family traveling through the fog off northern Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Two male northern resident fish eating orca whales (killer whales, Orcinus orca) traveling in front of the whale watching boat from Telegraph Cove, "the Gikumi", Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Aurora Borealis, near Tombstone Mountain Lookout, Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada, Spring, northern lights
Sunset on the Kaikoura Peninsula near the Seal Colony looking towards the Kaikoura Mountain Range, Kaikoura, East Coast, South I
Wild West Coast on Cape Scott on Northern Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Fishing boat with northern resdient killer whales at sunset along the Broughton Archipleago, Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Orca Whale male in Weynton Pass during sunset, Killer Whales off Northern Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins, Humpback whale in Johnstone Strait off Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Sunset over the seascape along the Kaikoura Peninsula, Kaikoura, East Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
Four bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) resting on a log
Steps leading down towards a shed at a picnic reserve during sunset in the town of Fleur de Lys, Dorset Trail, Highway 410, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.
Boat hauled out on the banks at sunset in the town of Fleur de Lys, Dorset Trail, Highway 410, Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.
Sunset over the St Mary's River seen from the St Mary's Riverside Campground in the town of Sherbrooke along the Marine Drive, Highway 7, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Sunset over the rocky coastline of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Alaska, Homer, USA
City of Frankfurt and the Main River at dusk, Hessen, Germany, Europe.
Trees in Sinclair Cove shrouded by fog, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
Takakkaw Falls waterfall along the Yoho River in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Panoramic view across the marina towards Telegraph Cove Resort in the historic boardwalk community of Telegraph Cove during sunset, Northern Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada. 3 level, hdr panoramic, supher high resolution, extra large file, ca. 170 MB. Oroginal 1.5 GB
Northern Lights and moonrise at Atigun Pass in the Brooks Range, Alaska. Fuji G617
Virgin Falls plunging 53 metres/174 feet in a fan formation down a rock escarpment along the Tofino Creek with rays of sunlight
Virgin Falls viewed from the forest with rays of sunlight streaming through the trees and driftwood strewn on the forest floor, a transition area of the Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Denali National Park road leading towards the snow capped Mount McKinley
Surfing male northern resident fish eating Orca whale, Killer whale, off Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Early morning at a icy cold winter day overlooking a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, USA.
Giant Sequoia Trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) at Sequoia National Park in winter, California, USA.
Salmon Glacier fringed by fireweed near the town of Stewart, British Columbia, Canada, North America.
Yellow canoe on the shore of Kluane Lake in Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada.
Mount McKinley, Denali Mountain in Denali National Park and Mirror Lake in the foreground.
Northern lights, Aurora borealis, and moonrise over the Brooks Range as seen from the Chandalar shelf along the James Dalton Highway during winter, Alaska, USA.
Snow covered Mount Rundle (2949 metres/9675 feet) and Tunnel Mountain (1692 metre/5551 feet) with reflections on a partially frozen 2nd Vermilion Lake with full moon over the snow capped Fairholme Range at dusk during winter near the town of Banff in Banff National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada. Banff National Park forms part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Two Orca whales (killer whales) traveling at high speed and breaking the water, Orcinus orca.
Nature of the Yosemite Valley in spring with Bridalveil Falls, El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite National Park, Californai, USA.
pa_x5_ 043, Waterfall, Haida Gwaii formaly Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, Canada
Orca whale waving with its tail fluke, orcinus orca.
Large male killer whale (orca, Orcinus orca) in Queen Charlotte Strait with snow capped British Columbia Coast Mountains in background, British Columbia, Canada.
Waterfall with fresh looking moss around it in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Fog in the high altitude forest with moss covered giant sequoia trees in Sequoia National Park, California, USA, North America.
Coastal Grizzly bear searching for food at low tide in Knight Inlet, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Fall colours at Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Macintosh Brook, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wild harp seal pup (saddleback seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus) on the ice of the Atlantic Ocean off the Labrador coast in Canada.
Moonrise with northern lights over Chandalar Shelf, Brooks Range, Alaska, USA
Coastal grizzly bear standing (Ursus arctos) at Glendale Cove, Knight Inlet, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Northamerica-Alaska-Brooks Range Aurora Borealis, Northern Light Brooks Range,
Northern resident killeer whale breaching in front of Swanson Island off Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
USA-Utah Bryce Canyon National Park spring, snow, sunrise
View from Vancouver Island North over Hanson Island, Stubbs Island, Malcolm Island, Donegal Head over Queen Charlotte Strait towards the British Columbia Coastal Mountains at twilight, dusk with fog banks creeping over the islands, British Columbia, Canada.
Red and yellow fall leaves beside a small fresh water stream in beautiful Bay of Fundy National Park in New Brunswick, Canada
Grizzly bear mom with her 1 year old cub standing in Knight Inlet waters, First Nations Territory, the Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People in British Columbia in western Canada
Dog sled team in the endless wilderness of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Reserve within the Brooks Range northwest of the gold rush community of Wiseman, Alaska, USA.
Mount McKinley (Denali) with a half moon at dawn and dusk, twilight, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA.
A54, A106, A118, A86,A75, northern resident killer whales, Orcinus orca, Johnstone Strait, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Fall at the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park on Cape Breton in northern Nova Scotia, Canada. Highlands National Park Berglandschaft, Wald (Laubwald), Herbst
Moraine Lake in Valley of the Ten Peaks near Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada.
Panorama photo of Lower Antelope Canyon (slot canyon) near Page, Arizona, USA.
Denali, Mount McKinley with beautiful Wonder Lake surrounded by red fall colours, Denali National Park, Alaska
Northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) A24's and A36's in a tight resting line around Donegal Head, west of Blackfish Sound off Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada.
Yellow canoe on the shore of Kluane Lake at sunset with snow capped mountains in the background, Kluane National Park and reserve, Yukon Territory Canada
A large Black bear foraging along the Knight Inlet shoreline, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Salmon Glacier And Fireweed, Boundary Range, Misty Fiords National Monument, Alaska, British Columbia, Canada
A family pod of northern resident killer whales traveling in Johnstone Strait in early evening off Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Swing bridge over Hollyford River in the rain forest of Fiordland National Park on the South island of New Zealand.
Panorama photo of Quirpon Island Lighthouse at sunset in winter, overlooking the ice floes on the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.
Biggs Orca whales, Haddington Passage, facing Hyde Creek, The Artists Point B&B in the right top corner, Vancouver Island, First Nations Territory, British Columbia, Canada.
Mount McKinley (Denali) on a clear blue sky day with fireweed in the foreground overlooking a glacier river bed in early summer in denali National Park and Reserve, Alaska, USA
Humpback whale fluke splashing, Cormorant Island, Broughton Archipelago, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
Panorama, Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Colorful moonrise over a wheatfield in the prairie of Saskatchewan, Canada
Thunderstorm and storm clouds above a desert road highway in New Mexico, USA.
Humpback whale lunge feeding on a calm fall day in the Broughton Archipelago, Great Bear Rainforest, First Nations Territory, Traditional Territories of the Kwakwaka'wakw People, British Columbia, Canada.
x5_gf_028, Lake Moraine, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada (5x7")