Colorado, Ablaze in Color
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Pre-dawn light graces the Maroon Bells
This is a 30-second exposure using a 10-stop neutral density filter on a 35 mm Nikkor f/2.0 lens.
and aspens, in their fullly-lit, fall glory!
false color infrared
Winter chases fall: Maroon Bells
Taken a day apart from the preceding shot, we see how snow can change the visual dynamic in this composition.
near the Maroon Bells
"The Crystal Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado. Although called a mill, it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station, which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor. The compressed air was then used to power other machinery or tools. Today it stands as a Colorado icon. While it is often reputed to be the most photographed site in the state, this is logistically impossible, as compared to easily accessible and heavily visited Maroon Lake, near Aspen." from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Mill Actually - we had to rent an ATV to get there, through rain and snow! So much fun!
Crystal Mill as snow arrives in the midst of fall color
Zoom in and see the snow falling!
Fall color and lingering clouds
McClure Pass
Aspen tree wearing glasses_take two
landscapes are not usually presented with a severely-limited depth of field, so here you go, at f1.8.
Mt. Sopris pastoral scene, as winter comes, chasing fall
four-shot panoramic capture.
Wouldn't you like this to be your driveway?
Mt. Sopris in the background