Arnica Dream
The Heartleaf Arnica is an abundant wildflower in the Colorado high country. During the months of July and August, large patches often paint forest floors and open meadows with bright, sunshiny yellow. And they constantly dance, sway and shake in the cool mountain breeze. The happy Arnica is one of the images that sticks with me, reminding me of summer, as the season begins its turn to fall.
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Longs Peak Dawn
Monsoonal clouds create dramatic sunrise skies over Longs Peak and Mount Meeker – from McCall Lake, near Longmont, Colorado.
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Boulder Brook I
Rocky Mountain National Park is full of rushing waters and lush green undergrowth this time of year. And I love wandering along the cascades in search of intimate compositions of the streams, wildflowers and other foliage. I arrived just after sunrise and a partly cloudy sky produced mostly diffused light for several hours. The Boulder Brook Trail was empty and quiet at this time in the morning and I enjoyed a leisurely climb up the fairly steep and strenuous trail. Some of the wildflowers are starting to decorate the stream’s edge and the forest floor. But many species …
Marching Men ~ Arches National Park, Utah
A wonderful sunset hike into the Klondike Bluffs area of Arches National Park led to this view of the appropriately named Marching Men rock formation. We had a great group of talented photographers on this evening and I really enjoyed everyone’s company. The light wasn’t bad either.
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Balanced Rock Panorama ~ Arches National Park, Utah
A classic view of the famous Balanced Rock. Taken during a recent trip to Moab, Utah for the Rocky Mountain Nature Photographers Spring Fling get-together and a short family vacation.
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False Hellebore B&W
This is an image from Rustlers Gulch near Crested Butte, Colorado. I recently purchased the Nik Efex Complete Collection and this is the first image that I’ve really “worked” with Nik Silver Efex Pro. I’m really happy with the Nik’s workflow of creating black and white conversions. It is simple and intuitive. I found the controls familiar to work I used to do in the darkroom, years and years ago. I look forward to processing more images with the Nik plugins.
I made a 11″x14″ print of this image on Epson Enhanced Matte paper with my Epson 4000, and …
Sunrise light spills into the Bryce Canyon amphitheater – seen from the aptly named Inspiration Point.
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Bryce Canyon Predawn from Inspiration Point.
After spending several days in Zion National Park, I headed up to Bryce Canyon National Park for a quick visit. It was a treat to have such wonderful cloud-filled skies for both sunrise and sunset. I’ll be posting more images from this trip in the next week.
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The Temple of Sinawava in Zion National Park – toned B&W…
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Towers of the Virgin Pre-dawn, Zion National Park. Just before sunrise, light glows on the West Temple, the Sundial, Temple of the Virgin and the Altar of Sacrifice.
This is a popular sunrise location for photographers, just behind the Zion Museum near the west entrance of the park. I shot here on two consecutive mornings and there were at least 15 other photographers on both days. But I’m very glad I came back for a second morning because the clouds made for a gorgeous sky.
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