Recycled Renditions

25Apr16

A recent field trip to the local scrapyard was more fun than it may sound! About 14 members of our camera club met at the gate, then quickly dispersed among the piles of reclaimed metals, all neatly organized by subject. We had about an hour and a half after closing to enjoy the last light […]

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Tags: junk, metal, photography, reclaimed, recycling, scrap yard, trash, triptych

One Truck, Three Compositions

21Apr16

Let’s set something straight… when I said goodbye to winter a couple of posts ago, I didn’t promise I wouldn’t show anymore snow pictures! I figured there would probably be more snow and here it is. This snow is different however… it’s spring snow… wet and fast melting! I spotted this multi-colored truck a month […]

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Tags: abandoned, old, old-fashion, photography, rusty, snow, truck, winter

Why It’s Called The Black Canyon

11Apr16

No explanation necessary… the picture tells the story of how the canyon got its name! On this evening a nice cloud pattern was forming so I decided to go down to the Sunset Point pull-off and try my luck. I do think canyons can be very tricky to photograph. The lighting often has a high […]

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Tags: Black Canyon, Colorado, Gunnison, landscape, Montrose, National Park, photography, sunset

Abandoned Abodes

07Apr16

Here is a small assortment of abandoned houses and shacks I have discovered in recent months. This subject matter is quite different here in Western Colorado compared to some of the larger abandoned structures I was used to Back East. People who lived here one hundred years or so ago were for the most part […]

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Tags: abandoned, Colorado, deteriorated, house, landscape, photography, shack