Wildlife, landscape and weather photography
A very pretty morning on the plains yesterday as our latest snowstorm moved out. Colors were subdued with the lingering clouds so I went to black and white for this one and am pleased with the result. This tree really stood out as the only feature on the snow-covered plains. Sometimes to stand out, you just need to stand apart.
Finally! Colorado was extraordinarily dry in the winter and has been thus far in spring too. Last night and this morning we received some much needed rain and a bit of snow. The moisture is very welcome to help with the drought but also made me happy because it made for some pretty pictures this morning.
A taste of the Arctic for us today as cold air refused to move out and left us with some pretty darned cold temperatures. The so-called “high” temperature at my house not far from here was 11 degrees. That does not make this photographer want to venture far from his truck to say the least!
This image was taken at Barr Lake State Park as light snow fell in the late morning and clung to the trees. I did walk around some, but it didn’t take long before my fingers were telling me I better get inside the warmth! 😉
Quite a day yesterday in Rocky Mountain National Park… Not long after I took this I was wanting to head back down to the east side of the park where we were camped but they closed Trail Ridge Road literally 30 seconds before I was there.
With the rest of my family down below and the rangers being unsure as to when the road would open, I ended up taking the long way around – a three and a half hour diversion. Ugh!
I reckon on the plus side for my readers is that I do have some cool pics to share this week. 😉
So there was just a wee bit of snow along my morning photo drive today. 😉 Unfortunately the wildlife wasn’t as abundant as the white stuff for me but I still had fun.
Lingering snow cover in the #Colorado Rockies. Taken yesterday (7/26/14) at Brainard Lake in Arapaho National Forest, Mount Audubon (13,229 feet) still has quite a bit of snow on it despite it being mid-summer. The soft, amber lighting of sunrise made for a pretty nice image and looked gorgeous in person.
With morning temperatures down into the single digits I almost didn’t venture out. While cold, the wintry scenes were quite pretty. This one taken at Barr Lake.
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A very cold and blustery morning today wasn’t fit for man or beast to be outside. That didn’t stop me and it of course animals have little choice. One of my bald eagle friends was hanging out in the cold, undoubtedly wondering when spring would be arriving. She definitely did not look happy.
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A very cold and somewhat miserable start to meteorological spring in the Denver area. With temperatures in the teens and windchill temperatures pushing down to near zero, I almost had to force myself to get out and take this picture. I am glad I did. The trees were all covered in white from the freezing drizzle and snow and while it looked somewhat dreary, it was pretty in its own right.
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