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I grew up in Colorado, and even lived in Denver for a short stint from 2006-2008, and yet, it took me until late 2018 to get a good photo of the beautiful city skyline. I took this photo on a fairly cold night in November, which helped to keep the air clear, and it was taken early enough in the evening that many of the office towers still had a fair number of interior lights on. The city has grown tremendously in the past couple decades, and it will be interesting to take another photo from the same location in another decade or so, and see how different the skyline looks then! Available in the following sizes (Panorama C): 30x10, 36x12, 48x16, 48x16 Triptych (3 x 16x16), 60x20, 60x20 Triptych (3 x 20x20), 72x24, 72x24 Triptych (3 x 24x24), 90x30, 90x30 Triptych (3 x 30x30), 108x36 Triptych (3 x 36x36), 126x42 Triptych (3 x 42x42), 144x48 Triptych (3 x 48x48).
Hanging Lake, which lies several miles east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, can be reached via a short, but steep hike. The popularity of this location has blossomed with the population boom presently taking place in Colorado, and it is anyone's guess how much longer it will be accessible to anyone who wishes to visit this majestic spot. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Red Mountain Pass, which is part of the “Million Dollar Highway” between Ouray, and Silverton, Colorado, is simply spectacular. A 2-lane highway that lies in a relatively remote area of the state, it switchbacks back and forth before and after the views of Red Mountain, shown here. There used to be a lot of mining done here, and a careful inspection of this photo will allow one to find several abandoned mining structures. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Red Mountain Pass, which is part of the “Million Dollar Highway” between Ouray, and Silverton, Colorado, is simply spectacular. A 2-lane highway that lies in a relatively remote area of the state, it switchbacks back and forth before and after the views of Red Mountain, shown here. There used to be a lot of mining done here, and a careful inspection of this photo will allow one to find several abandoned mining structures. Available in the following sizes (Panorama C): 30x10, 36x12, 48x16, 48x16 Triptych (3 x 16x16), 60x20, 60x20 Triptych (3 x 20x20), 72x24, 72x24 Triptych (3 x 24x24), 90x30, 90x30 Triptych (3 x 30x30), 108x36 Triptych (3 x 36x36), 126x42 Triptych (3 x 42x42), 144x48 Triptych (3 x 48x48).
Red Mountain Pass, which is part of the “Million Dollar Highway” between Ouray, and Silverton, Colorado, is simply spectacular. A 2-lane highway that lies in a relatively remote area of the state, it switchbacks back and forth before and after the views of Red Mountain, shown here. There used to be a lot of mining done here, and the abandoned building in the lower, right hand corner is one of many such buildings that remain standing in the region. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
This is a shot I've been trying to capture for a long time. Although aspen trees are ubiquitous throughout major portions of the American West, it is difficult to find stands of them as thick, with trees as large as those shown in this photo. This is a perfect shot to hang in a stairway, or somewhere else that has a tall, but not particularly wide wall. Available in the following sizes (Panorama A): 10x20, 12x24, 16x32, 20x40, 24x48, 24x48 Triptych (3 x 24x16), 30x60, 30x60 Triptych (3 x 30x20), 36x72, 36x72 Triptych (3 x 36x24), 40x80, 40x80 Triptych (3 x 40x27), 48x96, 48x96 Triptych (3 x 48x32).
The Maroon Bells are touted as the most photographed spot in Colorado. I'm not sure this is correct, but they are absolutely beautiful. Located a mere half hour from Aspen, Colorado, the Maroon Bells loom over appropriately named Maroon Lake, and are a sight to behold, especially at sunrise. I got lucky with the weather when I was here in July, 2017. I took this photo at sunrise, facing west. The skies above the Maroon Bells are filled with beautiful, threatening-looking clouds, but behind me, there was enough of an opening in the cloud cover to allow for the horizontal rays of light from the early-morning sunrise to illuminate the 14,000+ foot peaks of the Maroon Bells. Most shots of the Maroon Bells include a lake in the foreground, and while I also have this version of these majestic mountains, I thought a closeup of the mountains themselves, without the added distraction of adjacent peaks or a foreground lake might create some additional interest. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Summer Sunrise at the Maroon Bells
The Maroon Bells are touted as the most photographed spot in Colorado. I'm not sure this is correct, but they are absolutely beautiful. Located a mere half hour from Aspen, Colorado, the Maroon Bells loom over appropriately named Maroon Lake, and are a sight to behold, especially at sunrise. I got lucky with the weather when I was here in July, 2017. I took this photo at sunrise, facing west. The skies above the Maroon Bells are filled with beautiful, threatening-looking clouds, but behind me, there was enough of an opening in the cloud cover to allow for the horizontal rays of light from the early-morning sunrise to illuminate the 14,000+ foot peaks of the Maroon Bells. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Stormy Sunrise at the Maroon Bells
The Maroon Bells are touted as the most photographed spot in Colorado. I'm not sure this is correct, but they are absolutely beautiful. Located a mere half hour from Aspen, Colorado, the Maroon Bells loom over appropriately named Maroon Lake, and are a sight to behold, especially at sunrise. I got lucky with the weather when I was here in July, 2017. I took this photo at sunrise, facing west. The skies above the Maroon Bells are filled with beautiful, threatening-looking clouds, but behind me, there was enough of an opening in the cloud cover to allow for the horizontal rays of light from the early-morning sunrise to illuminate the 14,000+ foot peaks of the Maroon Bells. Available in the following sizes (Panorama B): 30x12, 40x16, 50x20, 50x20 Triptych (3 x 17x20), 60x24, 60x24 Triptych (3 x 20x24), 75x30, 75x30 Triptych (3 x 25x30), 90x36, 90x36 Triptych (3 x 30x36), 105x42 Triptych (3 x 35x42), 120x48 Triptych (3 x 40x48).
Although I live in Colorado, it is a 5 hour drive from my home town to the beautiful, mountain town of Aspen. I participated in an Art Festival in Aspen, Colorado, in July, 2017, and made sure to arrive a day or two early in order to do some photography in the area. There are thick stands of aspen all around the appropriately named city, including this spectacular stand of old trees that grew so thick it was difficult to see through the forest. Available in the following sizes (Panorama B): 30x12, 40x16, 50x20, 50x20 Triptych (3 x 17x20), 60x24, 60x24 Triptych (3 x 20x24), 75x30, 75x30 Triptych (3 x 25x30), 90x36, 90x36 Triptych (3 x 30x36), 105x42 Triptych (3 x 35x42), 120x48 Triptych (3 x 40x48).
Although I live in Colorado, it is a 5 hour drive from my home town to the beautiful, mountain town of Aspen. I participated in an Art Festival in Aspen, Colorado, in July, 2017, and made sure to arrive a day or two early in order to do some photography in the area. There are thick stands of aspen all around the appropriately named city, including this spectacular stand of old trees that grew so thick it was difficult to see through the forest. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40.
Photographing old windmills is harder than one would think, since they are frequently hard to get to – they're often on private land – and when they can be reached, the background is often less than spectacular. I found this windmill in northern Colorado's Pawnee National Grassland, and thought that the combination of the glowing horizon, the moving clouds, and the dozen or so visible stars in the sky created a wonderful shot. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, 30x45.
Colorado Turbines at Sunset (Portrait)
I went out on the evening of October 15, 2016, with hopes of photographing the full moon. None of my full moon shots turned out particularly well; however, the evening was far from a waste, since I was able to capture this beautiful photo of a northern Colorado farm scattered with wind turbines beneath the clouds of a spectacular sunset. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, 30x45, 40x60, 48x72.
Colorado Turbines at Sunset (Landscape)
I went out on the evening of October 15, 2016, with hopes of photographing the full moon. None of my full moon shots turned out particularly well; however, the evening was far from a waste, since I was able to capture this beautiful photo of a northern Colorado farm scattered with wind turbines beneath the clouds of a spectacular sunset. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Rocky Mountain National Park's Sprague Lake is an easy-to-reach gem. It is still plenty cold and there's traditionally quite a bit of snow left on the ground here in mid-April, which is when I took this photo in 2016. I had to get up pretty early to be here before sunrise, but the fairly calm waters of the lake and the ability to enjoy this view without being shoulder-to-shoulder with hundreds of other visitors made it absolutely worthwhile. This shot was taken shortly after sunrise, which allowed the nearly-horizontal sunlight to turn the mountain range behind the lake the vibrant shade of orange shown here. Available in the following sizes (Panorama A): 20x10, 24x12, 32x16, 40x20, 48x24, 48x24 Triptych (3 x 16x24), 60x30, 60x30 Triptych (3 x 20x30), 72x36, 72x36 Triptych (3 x 24x36), 80x40, 80x40 Triptych (3 x 27x40), 96x48, 96x48 Triptych (3 x 32x48).
Rocky Mountain National Park's Sprague Lake is an easy-to-reach gem. It is still plenty cold and there's traditionally quite a bit of snow left on the ground here in mid-April, which is when I took this photo in 2016. I had to get up pretty early to be here before sunrise, but the fairly calm waters of the lake and the ability to enjoy this view without being shoulder-to-shoulder with hundreds of other visitors made it absolutely worthwhile. This shot was taken maybe 15 minutes before sunrise. Available in the following sizes (Panorama A): 20x10, 24x12, 32x16, 40x20, 48x24, 48x24 Triptych (3 x 16x24), 60x30, 60x30 Triptych (3 x 20x30), 72x36, 72x36 Triptych (3 x 24x36), 80x40, 80x40 Triptych (3 x 27x40), 96x48, 96x48 Triptych (3 x 32x48).
I have a friend that lives near Severance, Colorado. It's a village, really, with little claim to fame, except that huge numbers of geese frequently spend the winter here. I saw a flock of tens of thousands of such geese during a visit here in the winter of 2015, and had to get out of the car to snap a few shots. I wasn't able to get very close to them, because as soon as I tried, they'd take off in numbers so large they seemed to blacken the sky, as seen here. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
The Butterfly Pavilion, in Westminster, Colorado, is home to over 5000 animals, and is just about the best place in the world to hang out, up close, with more butterflies than you could otherwise ever hope to see. The guy in this photo is a mormon butterfly. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
The Butterfly Pavilion, in Westminster, Colorado, is home to over 5000 animals, and is just about the best place in the world to hang out, up close, with more butterflies than you could otherwise ever hope to see. The guy in this photo is a owl butterfly. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
Most of Colorado's known natural beauty is due to the fact that the western portion of the state is occupied by the beautiful and majestic Rocky Mountains. The eastern half of the state is largely occupied by prairie, and is flat and unexciting, for the most part. The Pawnee National Grassland, in the northeast corner of the state, however, is quite beautiful. The most well-known feature of this region is the Pawnee Buttes, shown here shortly after sunset. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.