BARN IN FOG

I’d driven by this barn for years and had an image in my mind that I wanted to create. I finally got around to making it and of course it was shrouded in fog. While it wasn’t exactly what I wanted, I think the fog added a nice element to it.

Dennis

EVERGLADES RAINBOW

I made this photo on a Saturday afternoon in Everglades National park. It’s not perfect but I wanted to share it anyway so I love how the width allowed to utilize the rainbow to split the picture in half and highlight the difference in light on each side of the rainbow.

Dennis

HOLEY LAND SUNSET

We’re going to try something a little different this week. I’ve been playing around with panoramic photos lately. I like how the added width helps in telling the story.

This photo was taken at Holey Land nature area. It’s essentially a water management area on the edge of the Everglades on the Broward/ Palm Beach county line.

I love how the additional width of the panoramic style allows to capture the intensity of the sun setting off to the right and the softer colors off to the left that aren’t as affected by the sun. It also allows me to capture more of the sweeping clouds higher in the sky.

Dennis

RAINBOW OVER EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

Last Saturday I went down to Everglades National Park to capture a sunset. Unfortunately the spot I picked for sunset, didn’t have a view of the sunset. Don’t ask.

But, it did have an amazing view of a complete rainbow. The setting sun was casting long shadows and laying beautiful golden light on the endless sawgrass.

The rainbow seemed to reach impossibly high into the sky before coming down in a perfect parabola.

Dennis

TOP OF THE WORLD

The hike to this spot from the Alpine Visitor Center isn’t long but man did the elevation kick my butt. It was worth it though. You really do feel like you are on top of the world. It’s not the highest point in the area but it feels like you can see forever.

Dennis

TRAIL RIDGE ROAD

This was such an incredible July day. A beautiful blue sky, dotted with puffy white clouds. And of course, snow on the ground in the summer. Still can’t get over that.

The most incredible thing about this photo though, is that I took it from a parking lot just feet away from Trail Ridge Road.

Dennis

A WHOLE GREEN WORLD

As light filled the valley below it revealed a whole new world. Rays of light floated across the lush, green trees. A grassy plain with a river running through it, sprang up as if from no where.

It’s incredible how this lush world grew out of the darkness.

Dennis

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUNSET TIME-LAPSE

This entire time-lapse was shot in Moraine Park, within Rocky Mountain National Park. The two hours I spent there showed me a wide range of Rockies weather. It started out as a beautiful sunny day, a storm rolled through, the sun came back out with a chill in the air, and finally, night slowly overtook day.

I enjoyed every minute of it. Even while I was hiding in my car from the storm.

Dennis

POST STORM GLOW

I really like this spot along the The Big Thompson River. The river snakes its way through the middle of the valley leading to some very cool twists and turns.

As I was sitting along the river, a storm rolled through. It didn’t last long, and as it moved through the sky exploded with this amazing orange/yellow color on the clouds. The reflection in the rushing water added to the incredible scene.

Dennis

Towering Clouds

I’m sure there is some smarty pants scientific reason for it, but the clouds in Colorado are amazing. They build to towering heights over the already impossibly tall mountains.

I sat here for hours and watched as the clouds moved, shape shifted and changed color with the sunset.

Dennis