Colorful Colorado
Featured Work
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Snowy Bells by Ann J. Przyojski
An early snow came to Maroon Bells, CO this September 2009. The Maroon Bells is a mountain in the Elk Mountains that consists of two peaks, South Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, separated by about a third of a mile. The mountain is on the border between Pitkin County and Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 12 miles southwest of Aspen. Both peaks are counted as fourteeners. Maroon Peak, at 14,156 feet, is the 27th highest peak in Colorado; North Maroon Peak, at 14,014 feet, is the 50th highest. The view of the Maroon Bells to the southwest from the Maroon Creek valley is one of the most famous scenes in Colorado, and is reputed to be the “most-photographed spot in Colorado” and one of Colorado’s premier scenic overlooks. HDR image shot with a Canon 50D at 17mm focal len, f/10, 1/100, ISO 100. Auto bracketed +2 & -2. Tonal mapped in Photomatix. Featured ‘Landscape Photography’ – Oct. 2009 / Featured ‘Take Me Higher’ – Oct. 2009 / Featured ‘Colorful Colorado’ – Oct. 2009
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Alpenglow in Indian Peaks Wilderness by Bryce Bradford
Taken on the windy morning of October 18, 2009 / Panorama consisting of 11 photos taken in vertical orientation, panning roughly 120 degrees horizontally
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Raw Power by John De Bord Photography IPA
I always wanted a “classic” kind of Elk shot, where one can see the steam coming out of their nose and mouth after the Bugle, with snow falling and such, and I think I finally was able to get it ! He gave us a lot of good shots, I will say that! Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Minolta 5D & Tamron 200-400mm lens
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Garden of the Gods / Morning Parallel's by dzf1z1
Morning visit to the Garden of the Gods. What a beautiful park outside of Colorado Springs. It’s a place where Red Rocks jet up out of the ground. Absolutely Beautiful. This picture was taken from the V of these tree’s that twist oddly. I don’t know the name of these trees, hopefully someone who is actually from this area of the country can help me out with the name. Nikon D300 / Lens: 18-200mm VR (off) / Aperture: F/29 / Focal Length: 52mm / ISO: 200 / 5 image HDR (Photomatix’s 3.2 (natural)) Paint Shop Pro Ultimate X2 (Sharpening and Levels) Other works of mine: Thanks for looking! DZF1Z1
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Girzzly Peak by Paul Gana
Grizzly Peak at 13,400 feet in elevation from an alpine tarn
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The Maroon Bells in Clouds Horizontal by Paul Gana
The world renowned Maroon Bells on a sunset during a clearing storm, perfect time for a storm to be clearing, during sunset Aspen, Colorado
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A Perfect Ending.... by Kasey Cline
Shot at a local park….Sometimes all we need is to just sit and figure things out…. / Lakewood Co / HDR processed in Photomatix and then enhanced in LR / Mr Nikon D60 DSLR / Tamron 18mm / /
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Spa of The Rockies, Glenwood Springs Co by Sopris
Formerly known as the Hot Springs Pool. Tripod and Canon Rebel XT using shutter priorty with a shutter speed of 13” / Focal Length 28mm / ISO 400 Exposure Bias 0 = f16 / Exposure Bias +1.33 = f11 / Exposure Bias -1.33 = f25 Created HDR with Photomatix / Edited in iPhoto and PhotoStudio
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Bristol Head in Creede Colorado by Jody Johnson
Sunset on Bristol Head in Creede Colorado Shot with a Kodak Easyshare Z 612, posted straight from camera
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Now Reaching the Heavens by John De Bord Photography IPA
Boreas Pass, Colorado…..one of my favorite places on the face of the Earth to shoot at….the fact that there is hardly anyone ever up here and the fields of Wildflowers go on forever really make this quite an extraordinary place. Located on the Continental Divide, it reaches an altitude of 11,481 feet high. The pass was formerly known as Breckenridge Pass in the 1860s, when it served as an early route for thousands of prospectors during the Colorado Gold Rush who crossed from South Park to look for gold in the valley of the Blue around Breckenridge. In 1866, it was widened to a wagon road that accommodated stagecoaches. In 1882, under the direction of Sidney Dillon of the Union Pacific Railroad , the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad (by then controlled by the Union Pacific) begun laying narrow gauge tracks up the pass, which Dillon renamed in honor of Boreas, the Ancient Greek god of the North Wind.
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Rifle Falls State Park by Paul Gana
a photo that I took two years ago that I never posted, I recently went without internet and out of boredom I went through all my old photos and processed them in Lightroom, a program I really like, the next several photos will all be old ones Taken at Rifle Falls State Park near Rilfe, Colorado
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Herman Gulch trail by Eivor
While I’m waiting for flowers around here, I’m browsing through my archives. This was taken last year in August, hiking on Herman Gulch Trail. I’ve got a vertical version in my gallery, and I don’t know which one I like better. / Nikon D80, 18-135 mm lens / f/22, 1/80 sec, ISO 800, focal length 31 mm
Recent Work
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Gotcha by Tim Wright
This was taken with a canon 14mm lens at a distance of about four inches.
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Marmot Family by Peter Denness
I ttok this shot of some marmots on the Grand Mesa, Colorado, back in June. The focus isn’t perfect on the young marmots, but I like the composition. I was looking for early morning Elk and Moose, but was happy to come across these guys. the mum appeared at first and then 3 youngsters popped up, although there are only two in this shot. Canon 400D / Canon 100-400mm @ 400mm / F7.1 / 125th/sec / ISO 400
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San Luis Valley Co. by PaulAlbert
Upon leaving Antonito Colorado looking thru the San Luis Valley at Blanka Peak 14,345 ft I believe were told one of the 14 Mountains of Colorado above 14 thousand feet, this view captured aboard the Cumbres and Toltec Senic Rail way narrow guage tour. October 14, 2009. That Vision of one with the moment and Majestic View ! Colorado. Taken with Olympus E-510 42 to 150 mm lens at 85 mm range with 10 % app. polarization filter ! Antonito , Colorado USA.
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Deep in the forest by Eivor
You might have seen this before. I had it in my gallery, but deleted it. Now I’ve got a request for it in one of my calendars, so it gets to come back. / Small creek near Long Lake, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado. / Nikon D80, 18-135 mm lens
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A Winters Morning by John De Bord Photography IPA
Lookout Mountain, Golden Colorado It is kind of amazing how much the mornings here in Winter have the glow about them, the air so crisp and fresh…like a renewal…it is utterly invigorating to stand here and watch a scene like this play out…it truly is something! Metro Denver lies below. Minolta 5D / Minolta f2.8 28mm lens / Hoya CPL
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Downward Fox by Jay Ryser
It’s been a while since I was at my fox hole, and decided to go to today to see how the place is. Damage from the storm has progressed to the point that all the back trails are again open and much of the debris from the storm has been removed. There are still piles of limbs here and there, and a LOT more open sky. I ran into this fox within about 50 meters of the parking lot. I’m not familiar with this fox. He sat and watched me for a bit and apparently decided I wasn’t too much of a risk and went about his morning rituals, including a long series of stretches. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) / Wheat Ridge, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/f/2.8+1.4TC / Jobu gimbal, Giottos tripod ISO 400, f/2.8, 1/80sec
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Autumn Bridge by Camilla Wall
A bridge in Colorado at a park by my home. Taken with a Kodak M853
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A Touch of Blue by shilohlin
Beaver Meadows, in RMNP…... / this time of year, the once lush, free flowing rivers / and streams, turn their power over to colder temperatures, and let winter have her way… / blanketing the grassy banks with a layer of snow and ice…....rendering yet another photographic opportunity in the world of Nature’s canvas (Rocky Mountain National Park, just outside of Estes Park, Colorado)
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Marmot Sitting on Top of the World by Susan Russell
At Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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Pueblo Dam by Carl M. Moore
Canon Rebel T1i, f/4, 1/800sec, ISO-100, 70mm / Pueblo, Co.
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Our Past and Present by Katagram
Merged two shots together..I took a shot of bison at the Wild Life Experience in Parker, Colorado and merged it with one of my sunrise shots taken at Red Rocks, Colorado. I really felt the worked well together. / /
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Pueblo Dam (North SIde) by Carl M. Moore
Pueblo Dam North side, Colorado / Canon Rebel T1i 18-55mm Lens, f/4, 1/2500sec, ISO-400, 18mm
About This Group
Colorado is a beautiful state, so please only submit your best work. For mountain scenes, that means great light (not midday), strong foregrounds and/or reflections. Native wildlife is always welcome, but please try to show that the animal lives in Colorado. A close-up of a coyote could be from anywhere. Cityscapes are good, but no white or washed out skies, please. A “Sense of Place” is important. Images must have visual impact and strong compositions.
Please, no more than 5 submissions per day. There are only two of us moderating and we do have full-time jobs.
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