Raindrops on Aspen Leaf
Raindrops on a tiny Aspen leaf. Shot with Canon 90mm Tilt/Shift lens.
Posts from the ‘Colorado’ Category
Oct 15
Aug 26
Wild Rhubarb
Wild Rhubarb at Yankee Boy Basin last month.
Aug 6
Rocky Mountain Iris
When I photographed this scene, it was glaringly bright so I knew it wouldn’t make a good print. But the flowers were wonderful so I shot anyway figuring I’d have a good memory of it. I also had in mind playing with the image in various creative software with hopes I could rescue it. Topaz Simplify did a great job toning down extreme hightlights. I adjusted just to the point where the super bright highlights disappeared. I then applied Nik Glamour Glow to soften even more and bump up the color. Still not great so I decided to try Dynamic Auto Painter on it. I love this software because it allows you to save your creation as layers for future work. Voila! Fun process 🙂
Aug 5
Marsh Marigold
This is a section of Gold King Basin. The floor was covered with Marsh Marigold. It was one of many wildflower firsts for me on this trip so I was in heaven 🙂
Aug 4
Cabin for Rent
This fabulous cabin, called the Gold King Retreat, can be yours for just $15,000 per week in the winter and a bargain price of $9100 per week in the summer. It’s located at 11,300 feet in sight of Gold King Basin with views that take your breath away! I’ll post some photos of the area in the next couple of days.
Gold King Retreat in Infrared
Aug 3
Wildflowers at 11290 feet
our recent Colorado road trip, we went to a couple of new places above 11,000 feet. Lucky for us, there were lots of wildflowers! This scene is high above Yankee Boy Basin. The pink flowers are Wild Onions (Allium geyeri); the reddish (upper left) is King’s Crown (Rhodiola integrifolia); you probably recognize the Dandelion and then the other yellow flowers are Cinquefoil but I couldn’t figure out the exact species.
Jul 27
Riding Shotgun
Cleo hates riding so I provide a dark hole in the back of the SUV for him to sleep it out. His sister, on the other hand, wants to be wherever I am which means riding shotgun. She complains quite a bit….”are we there yet”….but for the most part, she tolerates the journey well. The minute we arrive in a campground, though, they’re both excited to get out and check it out! They love people and critter watching and are always rewarded with lots of both.
Jul 25
Welcomed Rain
We had a fantastic and VERY loud storm last night! It produced more lightening than I’d seen in a very long time and we ended up with more than 1 1/4 inches of rain which was extremely welcomed. I should be showing a photo of lightening today but instead I’m sharing another shot of flowers in the rain. I don’t have an ID for this shrub yet but the flowers sure were pretty!
Canon 24-105mm at 75mm handheld. ISO 400. 1/125th sec at f/6.3
