Posts Tagged ‘San Juan Mountains’
The Importance Of Clouds
Clouds have the potential to add what’s missing from a scene. And, sometimes it’s the clouds that play a leading role in landscape imagery. If not a leading role, they are very often a strong supporting one. For me, clouds can make or break an image. I look for cloud balance when framing. Clouds that […]
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Tags: clouds, Colorado, Colorado Art, landscape, mountains, photography, San Juan Mountains
Winter In B&W
In the winter I like to challenge myself to produce a few black & white images. Often times the scenes seem monochromatic right from the start. Snow lends some white often contrasting elegantly with other elements in a scene. It helps define the contours of the mountains. Trees also look beautiful in winter, and in […]
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Tags: B&W, monochrome, mountains, San Juan Mountains, snow, winter
Beginnings & Endings
Here’s a selection of recent captures I’ve been collecting for this post. It is said that sunrise and sunset imagery is cliché. I ask you … how can anything as beautiful as sunrise and sunset be considered so? If they are cliché they remain enjoyable by many nevertheless. Each day is unique, offering a chance […]
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Tags: landscape, mountains, photography, San Juan Mountains, sunrise, sunset
Peak Winter Peaks
Our winter weather started in November and we still have a couple of months to go. And, according to the weather guy, March is usually our snowiest month. Here are some landscape images from the first half of winter that feature the beautiful snow covered peaks. It’s a continuous cycle. It snows, some of it […]
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Tags: mountains, peaks, photography, San Juan Mountains, snow, winter
2022 Favorites
As many of my friends and followers know, I like to close out the year by collecting all my favorite photos in a year-end gallery. It’s a 20 year tradition! Now that it is complete I’m ready to move on with renewed energy, goals and 2023! I collected over 100 images and then edited the […]
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Tags: aspen, autumn, landscape, prints, San Juan Mountains, spring, sunset, winter
Autumn Recap – Part One
I’ve been busy reviewing and processing more fall images that interest me. As I’ve mentioned before, my blog acts as an archive of my work. Just some of what I post here will end up in my yearly favorites gallery and this is a record of those that do and those that don’t. It was […]
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Tags: aspens, fall, landscape photography, prints, San Juan Mountains, scenery
Autumn In The Mountains
I haven’t posted many autumn landscapes featuring mountains yet, but that isn’t because I didn’t shoot them! I’m actually a bit overwhelmed (and pleased) by how much I have to go through! As usual the mountain peaks started out bare, and during the first part of October received some snow … a little dusting at […]
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Tags: aspens, autumn, Colorado, fall, landscape, photography, prints, San Juan Mountains
Finding Fall
My camera and I have been working the autumn colors every chance we get. This year the change began a little late and so far, seems to be progressing somewhat slower than usual. Since I can’t be everywhere at once, I appreciate the staggered display. The area from and including Ouray and Silverton, along the […]
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Tags: aspen, autumn, Colorado, fall, foliage, landscape photography, San Juan Mountains
Cimarron Magic
Colorado’s San Juan Mountains are a part of the Rocky Mountains, located in the southwestern portion of the state. Within the San Juan’s there are ranges with their own names such as; the Sneffels Range, the Needle Mountains, the La Garita Mountains, the San Miguel Mountains, and the La Platas, to name a few. The […]
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Tags: Chimney Rock, Cimarron Range, Colorado, prints, San Juan Mountains, sunset