fss photography
the fine art imagery of frank stopa
land sea & sky
boulder
an igneous boulder from a volcanic eruption sits in place as the sedimentary layers in which it was embedded erode away at the Cabrillo National Monument.
horizon line
a small mountain ridge creates a horizon line behind which drops the evening sun along the Pacific Coast.
descent into earth
a diver prepares to descend through a maze of twisted trees and branches into the Orange Grove Sink near Luraville, Florida.
pebbles
early morning light and the sandy residue of tidal waves accentuates the natural arrangement of pebbles and stones near Piney Point, Maryland.
surrounded by the sea
a couple, seemingly 'surrounded the sea', walk the beach at Olympic National Park in Washington State.
ascent from bedfordshire
divers cling to the ascent line during a decompression stop after visiting the wreck of the HMS Bedfordshire, a WWII grave site off the North Carolina coast.
the waterman
a fisherman heads into morning river fog in pursuit of his catch.
at sea
a lone sailboat plies the waters off the coast of Redondo Beach, California.
alone under the sun
a solitary blue gill patrols a rocky wall under piercing sunlight at a former gravel and stone quarry in Central Virginia.
above the surf
a cormorant rests calmly above the California surf.
wind meets earth
a gnarled coast live oak links the valley floor with the wind near Santa Ynez, California.
river crag
a cliff creates a boundary between the waters of the Potomac River and the State of Maryland at the Great Falls of the Potomac.
pier and moon
the fishing pier points toward a sickle-shaped moon in the moments before sunrise along the Virginia shore of the Potomac River.
angel's gate
the Angel's Gate Lighthouse enveloped in afternoon mist protects the entrance to the port of Los Angeles.
merritt's mill pond
ageless bald cypress trees stand the tests of time in the Florida Panhandle lake.
explorer ii
a diver silhouetted against the entrance to an underground cave in Florida's Cave Country.