Colorado
Marmots and pikas are among my favorite animals to photograph. I'm sure part of that comes from my having grown up an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, in northern Colorado, so I have many fond memories of seeing them as a kid. When you encounter them in areas frequented by large numbers of tourists, they tend to be easy to photograph, since they are accustomed to people gawking at them. One of the best places I know of to photograph these animals, which inhabit high mountain tundras, is along Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road – a spectacular two-lane road that takes one over the continental divide and reaches a peak elevation of 12,183 feet. I'd gone up Trail Ridge Road shortly before sunset one evening in the summer of 2020 in order to take some landscape photos, but when I reached the location from which I intended to shoot, I heard a little squeak less than ten feet away. I glanced down and saw this adorable pika. He paid me no heed, but scampered about, collecting grasses and occasionally squeaking at god-knows-what. This photo makes it seem like he was there for the same reason as I was – to enjoy the sunset. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
Marmots and pikas are among my favorite animals to photograph. I'm sure part of that comes from my having grown up an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, in northern Colorado, so I have many fond memories of seeing them as a kid. When you encounter them in areas frequented by large numbers of tourists, they tend to be easy to photograph, since they are accustomed to people gawking at them. One of the best places I know of to photograph these animals, which inhabit high mountain tundras, is along Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road – a spectacular two-lane road that takes one over the continental divide and reaches a peak elevation of 12,183 feet. I'd gone up Trail Ridge Road shortly before sunset one evening in the summer of 2020 in order to take some landscape photos, but when I reached the location from which I intended to shoot, I heard a little squeak less than ten feet away. I glanced down and saw this adorable pika. He paid me no heed, but scampered about, collecting grasses and occasionally squeaking at god-knows-what. This photo makes it seem like he was there for the same reason as I was – to enjoy the sunset. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
Trail Ridge Road, in northern Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, is a beautiful, 2-lane paved road that crosses the Continental Divide, and reaches a peak elevation of 12,183 feet – a ways above treeline. The views from Trail Ridge Road extend in every direction, and allow one to take in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. I took this photo in the summer of 2020, as the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a beautiful orange hue on all the mountain tops in the area. Just a bit left of center in this photo lies Longs Peak, the highest mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park, at an elevation of 14,259 feet. Available in the following sizes (Panorama C): 30x10, 36x12, 48x16, 60x20, 72x24, 90x30, 90x30 Triptych (3 x 30x30), 108x36, 108x36 Triptych (3 x 36x36), 120x40, 120x40 Triptych Triptych (3 x 40x40), 144x48 Triptych (3 x 48x48), 162x54 Triptych (3 x 54x54), 180x60 Triptych (3 x 60x60).
Perhaps the busiest trails in Colorado's spectacular Rocky Mountain National Park are those around Bear Lake. My favorite of these trails gives one access to a series of higher and higher elevation mountain lakes – first Nymph, then Dream, and finally Emerald Lake. On a summer 2020 camping trip to RMNP, I tried to photograph these lakes at sunset, but the lighting wasn't great, so I set my alarm for 4AM the following day in order to reach Dream Lake (the prettiest of the three, in my opinion) before the sun came up. I took photos from a few angles and with different foregrounds, and most of them were landscape format, as opposed to portrait. Mountain reflection shots tend to work better as landscapes or panoramas than as portraits, but, having found a location that allowed me to keep both the top and reflection of Hallet Peak (left, elevation 12,713) in frame, as well as some trees in the foreground, I got this portrait-format photo that may work better to hang on certain walls. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle A): 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 20x24, 24x30, 30x40, 40x50, 48x60, 60x75.
Perhaps the busiest trails in Colorado's spectacular Rocky Mountain National Park are those around Bear Lake. My favorite of these trails gives one access to a series of higher and higher elevation mountain lakes – first Nymph, then Dream, and finally Emerald Lake. On a summer 2020 camping trip to RMNP, I tried to photograph these lakes at sunset, but the lighting wasn't great, so I set my alarm for 4AM the following day in order to reach Dream Lake (the prettiest of the three, in my opinion) before the sun came up. I shot this scene from multiple locations, with different foregrounds and formats, but this simple composition may very well be my favorite. Who needs a foreground when the colors and simplicity of the reflection are this perfect?! Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
Perhaps the busiest trails in Colorado's spectacular Rocky Mountain National Park are those around Bear Lake. My favorite of these trails gives one access to a series of higher and higher elevation mountain lakes – first Nymph, then Dream, and finally Emerald Lake. On a summer 2020 camping trip to RMNP, I tried to photograph these lakes at sunset, but the lighting wasn't great, so I set my alarm for 4AM the following day in order to reach Dream Lake (the prettiest of the three, in my opinion) before the sun came up. I'd scouted some shooting locations the night before, and found this location that allowed me to place some trees in the foreground, but keep the top of Hallet peak (left), as well as it's reflection in the mirror-smooth lake below, both in frame. This photo was taken mere minutes before the sun rose. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48, 80x54, 90x60.
Marmots and pikas are among my favorite animals to photograph. I'm sure part of that comes from my having grown up an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, in northern Colorado, so I have many fond memories of seeing them as a kid. When you encounter them in areas frequented by large numbers of tourists, they tend to be easy to photograph, since they are accustomed to people gawking at them. One of the best places I know of to photograph these animals, which inhabit high mountain tundras, is along Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road – a spectacular two-lane road that takes one over the continental divide and reaches a peak elevation of 12,183 feet. This marmot was particularly brave, venturing mere feet from many tourists who happily snapped hundreds of photos of him. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30.
Perhaps the busiest trails in Colorado's spectacular Rocky Mountain National Park are those around Bear Lake. My favorite of these trails gives one access to a series of higher and higher elevation mountain lakes – first Nymph, then Dream, and finally Emerald Lake. On a summer 2020 trip to RMNP, I'd gone up this trail to photograph these lakes at sunset, but nearly cloudless skies caused me to give up on any sunset photos. On my walk back to the parking lot, I noticed a vista of the highest mountain in the Park – Longs Peak (14,258 feet) – and with the horizontal light of a nearly set sun, I couldn't resist snapping a few shots. This panorama turned out especially well. Available in the following sizes (Panorama C): 30x10, 36x12, 48x16, 60x20, 72x24, 90x30, 90x30 Triptych (3 x 30x30), 108x36, 108x36 Triptych (3 x 36x36), 120x40, 120x40 Triptych Triptych (3 x 40x40), 144x48 Triptych (3 x 48x48), 162x54 Triptych (3 x 54x54), 180x60 Triptych (3 x 60x60).
Marmots and pikas are among my favorite animals to photograph. I'm sure part of that comes from my having grown up an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, in northern Colorado, so I have many fond memories of seeing them as a kid. When you encounter them in areas frequented by large numbers of tourists, they tend to be easy to photograph, since they are accustomed to people gawking at them. One of the best places I know of to photograph these animals, which inhabit high mountain tundras, is along Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road – a spectacular two-lane road that takes one over the continental divide and reaches a peak elevation of 12,183 feet. I was happy to catch this yellow-bellied marmot in profile as he surveyed the surrounding mountainside. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40.
Marmots and pikas are among my favorite animals to photograph. I'm sure part of that comes from my having grown up an hour from Rocky Mountain National Park, in northern Colorado, so I have many fond memories of seeing them as a kid. When you encounter them in areas frequented by large numbers of tourists, they tend to be easy to photograph, since they are accustomed to people gawking at them. One of the best places I know of to photograph these animals, which inhabit high mountain tundras, is along Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road – a spectacular two-lane road that takes one over the continental divide and reaches a peak elevation of 12,183 feet. I was lucky enough to be pressing the shutter on my camera just as this yellow-bellied marmot let out a high-pitched squeak. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle A): 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 20x24, 24x30, 30x40, 40x50.
In the midst of 2020's Coronavirus lockdown, a brief but powerful blizzard blew through northern Colorado, where I live. I don't typically spend much time in my home state during this time of year, but there was a quarantine in place, so, there I was. I used the opportunity, shortly after the snow stopped falling, to drive out to the farmland north of where I live, and photograph some of the country draped in white. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48, 80x54, 90x60.
In the midst of 2020's Coronavirus lockdown, a brief but powerful blizzard blew through northern Colorado, where I live. I don't typically spend much time in my home state during this time of year, but there was a quarantine in place, so, there I was. I used the opportunity, shortly after the snow stopped falling, to drive out to the farmland north of where I live, and photograph some of the country draped in white. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48, 80x54, 90x60.
In the midst of 2020's Coronavirus lockdown, a brief but powerful blizzard blew through northern Colorado, where I live. I don't typically spend much time in my home state during this time of year, but there was a quarantine in place, so, there I was. I used the opportunity, shortly after the snow stopped falling, to drive out to the farmland north of where I live, and photograph some of the country draped in white. Available in the following sizes (Panorama A): 20x10, 24x12, 32x16, 40x20, 48x24, 60x30, 60x30 Triptych (3 x 20x30), 72x36, 72x36 Triptych (3 x 24x36).
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 (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40, 72x48.
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, 60x20, 72x24, 90x30, 90x30 Triptych (3 x 30x30), 108x36, 108x36 Triptych (3 x 36x36), 120x40, 120x40 Triptych Triptych (3 x 40x40), 144x48 Triptych (3 x 48x48), 162x54 Triptych (3 x 54x54), 180x60 Triptych (3 x 60x60).
Crystal Mill, near Marble, Colorado, is something of a Colorado icon. It isn't incredibly easy to reach, but one can do it in a four-wheel drive vehicle, or by walking a few miles along a 4WD road. You're never going to have this view to yourself, but it is worth checking out either way, if you can find the time to do so. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, 30x45, 40x60, 48x72, 54x80, 60x90.
Crystal Mill, near Marble, Colorado, is something of a Colorado icon. It isn't incredibly easy to reach, but one can do it in a four-wheel drive vehicle, or by walking a few miles along a 4WD road. You're never going to have this view to yourself, but it is worth checking out either way, if you can find the time to do so. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle A): 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, 20x24, 24x30, 30x40, 40x50, 48x60.
Cloudless skies are generally not what one looks for when taking landscape photos. There are exceptions to this rule, of course, and when a composition like this can be found, a cloudless sky can actually work to one's advantage. I took this photo shortly after the sun set behind me, since it allowed me to make part of the focus of this photograph on the spectrum of color in the twilight sky, ranging from pink up high, and blue, lower down on the horizon. This photo was taken near Crested Butte, Colorado, in mid-September as the aspen trees in the area were just beginning to turn yellow. Available in the following sizes (Panorama A): 20x10, 24x12, 32x16, 40x20, 48x24, 60x30, 60x30 Triptych (3 x 20x30), 72x36, 72x36 Triptych (3 x 24x36).
Colorado is a beautiful state, filled with huge mountains, beautiful lakes, and, of course, nearly endless aspen groves. I took this photo of a Forest Service road winding through one such grove near Crested Butte, Colorado, in the fall of 2018, just as many of the leaves in the area began to change from green to yellow. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 8x12, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36, 30x45, 40x60, 48x72.
Somewhere around the middle of September, the aspen trees in the Rocky Mountains throughout Colorado begin to change color. Depending on the weather, the change from green to yellow to gone can take place throughout a couple weeks, or a couple days, if storms with strong enough wind come through. I took this photo in the middle of September, 2018, near Crested Butte, and zoomed in on a portion of the forest where nearly all the leaves were yellow, and backlit by the late-afternoon sun. Available in the following sizes (Rectangle B): 12x8, 18x12, 24x16, 30x20, 36x24, 45x30, 60x40.