Summit vistas SUMMIT COUNTY — A short jaunt to try and take pictures of the full moon rising a couple of nights ago ended up as a bit of a wild goose chase. For one, I was in the wrong spot, secondly, clouds obscured the lower horizon, and third, when the moon finally did popContinue reading “Morning photo: Evening on Tenderfoot Mountain”
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Morning photo: Blue skies, blue water …
Summer’s coming! SUMMIT COUNTY — A few fine days around Summit County seem to be leading inexorably toward summer. Hiking trails are dry and clear, wildflowers are blooming and the reservoir is looking fine. It’s amazing how much difference the time of day and angle of the sun can make when you’re photographing water, fromContinue reading “Morning photo: Blue skies, blue water …”
Morning photo: Last snow? Probably not
May snow; what else is new? SUMMIT COUNTY — Another few days of wild weather in the high country, with some late-season snow followed by a day of dust, smoke and wind. That’s what happens when the seasons change, and we are definitely heading for full-on summer. Local streams responded to the precipitation by swellingContinue reading “Morning photo: Last snow? Probably not”
Morning photo: Along the trail
A morning stroll SUMMIT COUNTY — I’ve been watching the clearcut near the start of the Tenderfoot Trail for the past couple of years to check if lodgepole are starting to grow back. Last year’s big snows brought a huge surge of growth in low groundcover; shrubs, grasses and wildflowers sprouting between thick clumps ofContinue reading “Morning photo: Along the trail”
Morning photo: The four winds …
Morning, noon and night … SUMMIT COUNTY — Most of the images in today’s post are really what I would consider snapshots, meaning that they were casually taken while out doing something else. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take a second to compose the shot, or to to make sure the horizon is straight —Continue reading “Morning photo: The four winds …”
Morning photo: Winter’s last gasp?
It always snows in May! SUMMIT COUNTY — It wasn’t really a big surprise to wake up over the weekend and find a skiff of new snow outside. It always snows in May in Summit County — after all, we nearly two miles above sea level. But after weeks of spring, and even summer-like weather,Continue reading “Morning photo: Winter’s last gasp?”
Morning photo: Transitions
Spring, winter … it’s all the same in the high country SUMMIT COUNTY — May in the high country is equivalent to March in the lowlands, with fickle weather that brings warm sunshine one minute and thick, wet snowflakes the next. Some years, people complain about snow in May, but not now. After exceptionally warmContinue reading “Morning photo: Transitions”
Morning photo: Sunrise … sunset
More Instagramming … SUMMIT COUNTY — Bookending the day with some sunrise and sunset shots around Dillon reservoir. And yes, I am slightly obsessed with the iPhone, though I regretted I didn’t have my DSLR with me when the Pine Cove sunset turned fiery.
Morning photo: Around the reservoir
A quick circumnavigation … SUMMIT COUNTY — I headed over to the beach along Dillon Dam Road for a morning walk and, what do you know — the ice is mostly melted away from that side of reservoir. Feeling curious, and trying to avoid dealing with some WordPress issues, I decided to venture a littleContinue reading “Morning photo: Around the reservoir”
Morning photo: Digital (and mobile) is fun!
The iPhone test … SUMMIT COUNTY —I spent more than my share of time in darkrooms back in the day, so I won’t apologize for making the most of what digital technology offers in terms of altering images. Not that every picture needs a digital makeover. If the light is good, the subject interesting, anContinue reading “Morning photo: Digital (and mobile) is fun!”
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