Idaho’s unique landscape is a vast assortment of raging rivers, sweeping valleys, rocky terrain, lush forests, and arid deserts. Every habitat imaginable can be found here, which provides a wealth of opportunities for talented Idaho photographers with a bit of creative vision when it comes to capturing our lovely state. Typically on our Idaho Only page we feature the natural and manmade beauty of our state; today, however, we’re going to show you a completely different side of Idaho. With the right lighting, a few well-timed shadows, and the occasional touch of HDR magic, Idaho’s stunning landscape is transformed into an otherworldly expanse that rivals that of movies.
- The City of Rocks looks like a gateway to another world in this photo.
John Drew
- As the water reflects the landscape of the Birds of Prey conservation area, the double image feels lightyears away from earth.
Bureau of Land Management/Flickr
- The vast, rocky terrain in Almo gets an extra dose of eerie in black and white.
Troy Smith/Flickr
The Wilson Creek Trail is a familiar sight in the daytime, but a little HDR makes you question where this ominous-looking trail leads.
This incredible photo of desert rock formations casts the landscape into shadow.
Henry’s Fork before a storm is reminiscent of an alien landscape.
Bureau of Land Management/Flickr
- The eerie glow of this sunset in Southern Idaho casts its rocky formations into sickly shadow
John Drew
- As the mist rises from the waters of Saddleback Lake, Idaho’s goergeous back country scenery takes on a haunted feeling
silent7seven/Flickr
- Somewhere in Idaho, this extraterrestrial-esque landscape is awaiting discovery.
Hispanic causinpanic/Flickr
The rich hues of the formations in the City of Rocks could very well be Mars, rather than Idaho.
A vortex at Bruneau’s sand dunes is captured in all of its dangerous beauty.
John Drew
- An unearthly sunset is captured here in the desert of Southern Idaho.
Charles Knowles/Flickr
The dunes in St. Maries go on for days in this foreboding capture.
Stark and unearthly desolation is emphasized in this photo.
Barbara Ann Spengler/Flickr
- Craters of the Moon gets an eerie makeover when rendered in black and white.
David Wilson/Flickr
A very special thank you to the wonderful photographers who have shared their work with us! What an awesome opportunity to see Idaho from such a unique perspective, and I hope you’re as impressed with our local talent as I am! If you have any photos you would like to share (otherworldly or otherwise), be sure to post them directly to our Idaho Only Facebook page as well — we’d love to see them.
John Drew
Bureau of Land Management/Flickr
Troy Smith/Flickr
silent7seven/Flickr
Hispanic causinpanic/Flickr
Charles Knowles/Flickr
Barbara Ann Spengler/Flickr
David Wilson/Flickr
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