And indeed, the haunting landscapes are not entirely the work of nature, as they have been tweaked and overlaid to emphasise the stark vastness of the almost-uninhabited landscape.
These images of the Palouse Grasslands, in rural Washington state, were painstakingly harvested over a period of days, then overlaid on one another to give the sharpest and most stunning quality to the whole area of the image.
Lisa Wood, a photographer from neighbouring Idaho, took the snaps during extended visits driving around the Palouse region's dirt roads. Each picture is made of of 30 different images, which focus on a particular aspect, such as the crest of a hill, a portion of the sky, or an individual plant. These can then be stitched together to make large images which capture each aspect personally.
The moody quality of the sprawling Steptoe Butte national park was then enhanced by Ms Wood, who used Photoshop to tweak the colours and infuse the scenes with her own imagination.
All of the pictures shown in her 'Art of Farmland' series were taken within a 100-mile radius within the Palouse area - known for its fertile soil.
Ms Wood, in her 40s, would drive for up to 12 hours to find the perfect vantage point for her images.
She said: 'I begin with very good raw material and transform it into something from my imagination. My artistic style is Abstract Realism, bridging the gap between completely abstract and realist styles.
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