One Tree, Three Compositions

29Mar17

On a recent outing with a friend to what’s known as the ‘Adobes’ (short for Adobe Badlands) I spotted this tree at just the right time! The Cottonwood with its nice shape and backlit spring growth glowed from the setting sun. I quickly went to work as I knew the light was fleeting and made […]

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Tags: adobe badlands, back-light, backlit, cottonwood, landscape, print. photography, tree

A Peek At Some Peaks

25Mar17

While out shooting I often use my long lens to get in close to the local peaks. It’s fun to pick out just a section of the vast landscape for a more intimate look at these beauties. I tend to simplify scenes this way … not that I don’t like and shoot wider scenes too. […]

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Tags: Colorado, landscape, mountains, photography, prints, sunrise, sunset, telephoto

Along Country Roads

17Mar17

One of my favorite things to do is to take a drive in the country looking for interesting subjects to photograph. It’s a great cure for cabin fever and I enjoy it even more when I capture images worth processing and posting. Somedays that doesn’t happen but I often learn something about a location for […]

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Tags: abandoned, barn, country, old, rural, shack, snow, truck, wagon, winter