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.
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.
Frost, fog and blue skies on the Colorado Front Range
A gorgeous – but very cold – morning on the plains yesterday. The thermometer on my truck said 14 degrees and it certainly felt like it. Nevertheless, it was beautiful. At points the fog was so thick that you couldn’t see more than 10 yards but in others, where it opened up, you really got a cool view. Here, the frost coated the grasses and trees while fog, looking almost like smoke, hung near the horizon. Above, those unbelievably blue skies we love in the Centennial State.
Snow and fog on the Colorado plains
You have seen pictures from me of this spot many times before. No matter the season, it virtually always looks cool and this morning was no different. A light snowfall overnight coated the landscape in white and fog settled in with sunrise. With virtually no color to work with, I went with a black and white conversion and that seemed to work well on what a cold and somewhat dreary scene.
Foggy forest in black and white
When I ventured out before sunrise this past Saturday I knew it was going to be a tough morning, photography-wise. The fog was crazy thick and temps were in the low 40s with drizzle falling.
As I arrived at this spot, hoping for moose, I almost decided to forego the hike given the conditions. I am glad I didn’t. While I didn’t see any of the critters I was hoping for, the scene over the lake was pretty darned amazing.
With the fog, the colors were very muted and in some ways, distracting, so I opted for a black and white conversion for this image and have decided I like it quite a bit.
Forest remnants in the fog
A rather eerie morning last week in Arapaho National Forest.
After a day of rain, fog settled in the next morning, limiting visibility and making things seem extraordinarily quiet. As I ventured out, the fog was pretty but the landscape, well, it wasn’t what I normally see in the Colorado high country.
The devastation of the East Troublesome Fire was very visible on this hillside. Pine trees that were 40 to 50 feet tall last year were burned bare by the blaze, more had been blown down than were left standing. Hints of rebirth were there though as the purple / pink of fireweed is seen on spots on the forest floor.
Lake-side trees in the fog
Absolutely ridiculously thick fog yesterday morning as I ventured out on my morning photo walk. At times visibility was less than 100 feet and while the sun was rising, the fog rendered everything nearly colorless. It definitely made for some moody scenes and a conversion of this image to black and white creates a cool, mystical scene. I loved the silhouetted trees and fishing platform.
A foggy, frozen, frosty road
The weather in the Denver area over the holiday weekend was a bit touch and go. Friday in particular was a challenge when it comes to photography.
A persistent fog that at times was ridiculously thick made it tough to get quality captures. It did however make for some cool scenes.
Frost had coated all the trees overnight and lingering snow from the snowstorm three days prior left everything quite white. Throw in fog creating a seemingly endless road in the distance and this, to me, is a pretty cool capture – figuratively and literally. 😉
A foggy but very pretty start to my morning walk today
A bit chilly with temps below freezing so I was anxious for that sun to come up! While I waited, I took in a pretty scene at a local pond in Adams County, Colorado.