An early snow came to Maroon Bells, CO USA 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 (17-40L lens) f/10, 1/100, ISO 100. Auto bracketed +2 & -2. Tonal mapped in Photomatix. Also a circular polarizer and Singh-Ray GND filters used.

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