A nice view looking west from the plains of Colorado toward the Flatirons above Boulder. Clouds obscured the mountains beyond where there has been a ton of snow but some lingering snow is seen capping the Flatirons.
Sun pops over the horizon, lighting up the clouds above
Let’s call it #SunriseSunday, eh? ? Taken yesterday morning at the start of my photo outing. The sunrise wasn’t one of those over-the-top events we get here in Colorado but it was respectable and looked pretty darned good. My apologies for being a bit incommunicado in recent days. All is good – I just had a lot going on that took priority.
Gold, blue and fog on the Colorado plains
A pretty scene from this past weekend. Light fog was hovering above the water of the pond giving everything a soft feel. The sun was just coming up over the horizon casting the landscape in shades of gold and above, well, that typical gorgeous Colorado blue sky.
Clouds and powerlines lead to the rising sun
A fine way to start my St Patrick’s Day photo drive this past Sunday. I was initially planning on hitting up a different spot to capture the show but soon realized the sun is still a bit too far south this time of year to make that location work well. So, I hurried on, moving to a backup spot, panicked that I was not going to make it in time. Thankfully, the traffic lights were on my side, and I was able to capture the beautiful scene.
I liked the quasi leading lines of the power lines and the clouds, both leading right to the spot on the horizon where the sun would pop up a few minutes later. Of course the colors were nothing short of outstanding as well. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Colorado above for 303 Day
March 3rd or 3/3 is known as 303 Day, a day in which we use the original Colorado area code to celebrate the Centennial State. I’ve shared pics of this beautiful balloon before but here is one from an angle I have not put out. Taken in November 2022, I spent a good chunk of the morning chasing it, getting pics from just about every angle – including directly below it. Certainly, my favorites are still the ones with the snow-capped mountains in the background but this is fun for something different.
Colorado Front Range sunset by drone
Taken last week during what was a pretty darned good evening show. I dragged my feet and debated whether I was going to fly to take a look and almost missed it. At the last minute I decided to go ahead and headed outside, quickly getting in the air and capturing the sunset at its best that evening. Glad I did!
Bison and tree alone on the plains with the Rocky Mountains towering behind
From two weeks ago today in the wake of a light snowfall that had fallen the night before. It was a cold and clear morning and a perfect one to spend at my favorite wildlife refuge. The big boy had yet to rise for the morning judging by the snow on his coat, instead opting to just lay under a bare tree. Off in the distance, a snow-covered mountain dominated the horizon. The sun was just starting to illuminate the landscape and all of the elements made for a pretty scene.
The moody blue road
Portrait oriented image so click for full, best view. Taken a couple weekends ago when thick fog had descended on the Colorado Front Range. At times, visibility was down to 10 yards making it pretty much impossible to get quality pics of critters. As such, I switched to landscape mode and tried to capture the moody, eerie scenes. This particular spot at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is a fun one to photograph in almost any season. The trees that line and overhang the road provide for a cool scene.
Disappearing into the fog
This past Sunday morning, we saw some crazy fog in the wake of a snowstorm. It created some cool scenes, like this capture. At its thickest, visibility was down to 20 yards or so and when you did see something, it was little more than a silhouette. The fresh snow and the fog blended together in the distance, with no discernable horizon. I took a ton of pics but this is probably my favorite.
The fog did have a downside in that decent pictures of critters were almost impossible to be had. This was very frustrating because I was seeing all sorts of cool stuff that on a normal day would have made for great pics. But, because of the fog, the pictures were rather poor. At least scenes like this helped make up for it.
Above ground level panorama of a beautiful winter sunset
Jumping back to the amazing sunset we had a couple of weeks ago and this image I didn’t share at the time. Stitching together five images gives a very wide angle view of the amazing show that night from 300 feet above ground level with my drone. The field of view stretches from Pikes Peak to the south to Longs Peak to the northwest and all that is between. That was quite the show that night! Best viewed full screen.