Colorado Autumn – Part IV

The second half of my Colorado autumn was just as colorful as the first half. I got out as much as I could in the mornings and evenings. Since I am still learning the lay of the land my adventures were sometimes no more than exploring and scouting. This is a beautiful but rugged place… subject to its own unique, photography challenges. Mother Nature is unpredictable here… clouds come and go and so does the weather with blue skies prevailing. At sunrise the light takes a little longer to come up over the mountains and at sunset it may disappear sooner than expected. Leaves are falling and signs of winter are here. Snow comes early to the high peaks and makes a beautiful accent to the already beautiful scenery. My next post and last in my ‘Colorado Autumn’ series will feature a few of these. Thanks very much for visiting!

'First Light on the Sneffels Range' © Denise Bush
‘First Light on the Sneffels Range’ © Denise Bush
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'A Curve In the Road' © Denise Bush
‘A Curve In the Road’ © Denise Bush
Aspen Inspiration' © Denise Bush
‘Aspen Inspiration’ © Denise Bush
'Chimney Rock Peak' © Denise Bush
‘Chimney Rock Peak’ © Denise Bush
'Before Sunset at Chimney Rock' © Denise Bush
‘Before Sunset at Chimney Rock’ © Denise Bush
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'Little Shack Among the Aspens' © Denise Bush
‘Little Shack Among the Aspens’ © Denise Bush
'From Telluride's Mountain Village to Town' © Denise Bush
‘From Mountain Village to Town’ © Denise Bush
'Shack with Relics' © Denise Bush
‘Shack with Relics’ © Denise Bush
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'Old Shack & Equipment' © Denise Bush
‘Old Shack & Equipment’ © Denise Bush
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‘Cottonwood On the San Miguel’ © Denise Bush
'Darkness Fell' © Denise Bush
‘Darkness Fell’ © Denise Bush
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My passion for photography has rewarded me with the opportunity to examine the world carefully. My approach is intuitive and I choose to impose no constraints – leaving myself open only to possibilities. As a professional designer I am drawn to images that offer a strong composition, pattern and rhythm. Creating images with a unique perspective while sometimes pushing the limits of traditional composition 'rules' excites me. Landscapes, nature subjects and things from the past are common themes in my work.

38 thoughts on “Colorado Autumn – Part IV”

  7. Stunning set of images. They just keep getting better!!! That vertical of the shack is amazing. The intensity of the Aspens up on the slope must be amazing to see in real life.

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    1. Yes Rich… I found a new shack to keep my eye on through the seasons! You and Viv would love it here… tons of jeep and hiking trails… most thanks to the miners for clearing them back in the day.

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    1. We are really appreciating being able to watch the sky from out new home. The clouds change and move really fast here… I need to start working them with an ND filter. Then there are also many times when it is clear, boring blue skies. I often go out thinking it looks like it will be good around sunrise or sunset and things change for the worse. 😦

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  13. Lovely images, Denise. You are finding exquisite places and capturing them beautifully. I think our drought has effected the color transition here this fall. I’m not seeing the vivid yellows we usually get. I think many of the aspens and cottonwoods are so dry their leaves just sort of crumble and go before the transition happens. The maple in my front yard is a brilliant red, though, and for that I’m thankful.
    I particularly like Aspen Inspiration. I’ve tried that perspective but never gotten such a great outcome.

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    1. Thank you. I almost feel like I should apologize to everyone for ‘Aspen Inspiration’… it has been done and done again. When I saw this particular, very tall group I just had to do it for myself!

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    1. Thank you! We can see Chimney Rock and the Cimarron Range from our living room. It is pretty close to us so I can get there pretty easily. It is east so when the sun sets the rocks there often light up very nicely… and sometimes pink.

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