title: Brilliant Waters: Portraits of Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and the High Sierra
author: Elizabeth Carmel
description: Elizabeth Carmel is a Sierra-based photographer specializing in unique, expressive landscapes and "waterscapes." Her prints combine dramatic photography, vivid colors, and artistic touches to create new, captivating visions of the natural world. Using ultrahigh-resolution 22-megapixel digital photography, she is able to capture the subtle details of the natural world and transfer them to large prints with stunning clarity and color. Carmel has spent years exploring and photographing the diverse landscapes of the world. Her award-winning images are in numerous galleries and private collections throughout the United States and were recently selected for display at the Nevada Museum of Art. Elizabeth is one of twelve photographers worldwide honored with the Hasselblad Master Photographer award for 2006.
zlib_text: Lake Pehoe in Torres del Paine 
  National Park, Patagonia, Chile
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  Stunning landscapes
  Breathtaking vistas
  Awe-inspiring getaways
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  WASHINGTON, D.C.
  100 unforgettable destinations
  The
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  Page 1: The setting sun lights the walls at Toroweap 
  Point on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Pages 2–3: 
  The Shwesandaw Pagoda temple at sunrise in 
  Bagan. This page: A beachcomber strolls across  
  the sands at Frégate Island in the Seychelles.
    
  
  contents
  World Map  6
  peaks & valleys   8
  1–25 Verdant hills, jagged peaks, mist-shrouded jungles, rippling grasslands, rocky 
  moors, and undulating landscapes majestic enough to steal your breath away
  rivers & shores   38
  26–50 Magniﬁcent landmarks and worlds shaped by water, from bright coral reefs and 
  white-sand shorelines to twisting rivers and glistening fjords
  cities & beyond   68
  51–75 Structures and foundations so bea