Landscape Potpourri

23Aug18

These days I’m lucky to have the time to keep up with processing and posting my images. All caught up I decided to backtrack through my shoots from the last three months. Lo and behold, I found a few I hadn’t posted before. Sometimes images slip through the cracks or don’t fit into a particular […]

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Tags: aspens, Colorado, landscape, mountains, Ouray County, photography, prints, San Juan Mountains, San Miguel County, trees

Disappearing Act

16Aug18

It’s happening all across America … cabins, shacks, barns and evidence of our heritage are disappearing! Made from natural materials they are returning to their beginnings, to end their stories in this world. I’ve learned to capture their existence when I see them. They may be gone before I’m there again. When I look around […]

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Tags: abandoned, barn, cabin, log cabin, photography, ranch, shack, weathered

Falling Waters

12Aug18

This post highlights two recent waterfall shoots. The first in an alpine basin, ‘Yankee Boy’ and the second at ‘Rifle Falls State Park’. A trip intended for wildflowers ended up being more of a waterfall shoot, high up in the basin. I wasn’t finding the patches of wildflowers in the right places that I was […]

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Tags: Colorado, landscape, nature, photography, prints, silky water, slow shutter, waterfalls

Country Findings

15Jul18

Well … I’ve been at it again … roaming the countryside looking for something, anything, that speaks to me! This set combines some country charm with historic remains. Some of these images were shot on a fun group outing with two photo friends, and others on enjoyable solo adventures, wandering back roads. I thoroughly enjoy […]

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Tags: abandoned, barn, cabin, country, log cabin, outhouse, photography, prints, weathered

Mesa Meanderings

09Jul18

A few of my favorite photo spots are on top of mesas, including the one I live on … but this post is about other nearby places. Mesas are flat top mountains … often with great land for living, ranching, sight-seeing or photography! The mesa roads are slow and quiet and except for a passerby […]

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Tags: clouds, Colorado, landscape, lightning, mesa, photography, San Juan Mountains, southwest, storm

Ghost Town Portals

26Jun18

A recent visit to an old mining ghost town gave me the opportunity to add to my Windows & Doors Gallery! I’ve written about the symbolic meaning of windows and doors before. Windows and doors belonging to old, weathered buildings act as portals to the past. For me, they offer a lot for the imagination […]

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Tags: abandoned, Colorado, doors, ghost town, metal prints, photography, prints, weathered, windows

Crystal Mill … Check!

20Jun18

Crystal Mill has been on my bucket list since moving to Colorado. Apparently it has been on many other photographer’s lists as well. It is one of the most photographed subjects on the Western Slopes. Yes … it has been done but that didn’t discourage me … I wanted to shoot it for myself!  Only […]

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Tags: abandoned, bucket list, Colorado, Crystal Mill, mill, old, photography, silver mining, weathered