Photography
We had a great thunderstorm yesterday, pretty much all day. Had a tornado watch for about an hour, a LOT of hail (most that I've ever seen) and great storm clouds.
Here's a few photos I took after the strorms stopped (in our area)
and a video of the hailstorm during the tornado watch.
Sombrero’s Horse Drive has been a spring tradition since 1959, as we move our herd across the spectacular sagebrush country of far western Colorado, from winter pasture to their summer homes.
Here’s a video from May 21, 2009.
For more information about the horse drive, here’s their website.
I'm in Vegas for WPPI for Vegas this week, just got through a 2 day lighting class with Claude Jodoin. It was a very good class and Claude really knows his stuff!
There were two models and did mostly shooting techniques, some of the stuff I already knew but nice to be reminded again of the Inverse Square Rule!!
Merry Christmas everybody!
Abbey that i am holding does NOT like to be held!!
Back from LA, 2" of rain yesterday but the rest of the time it was nice - took a few photos at the beach - this is an HDR image (taken from 5 photos) of Redondo Beach.
El Porto
Off PV
Redondo Beach
Torrance Beach
Well I took them today, so actually the Saturday after Thanksgiving, They were hanging out in a field when we were out and about today over off of Highway 7 in Brighton. Still pretty cool! They were out in the open until the hawk (?) showed up and then they went into the brush to hide from it.
First snow of the year! these were just some quick ones - didnt stay outside enuff for the camera to adjust to the cold ..
I have to go out and get some new tires for the SUV - can't even get up my driveway .. i didn;t realize they were so worn.. We hadn’t gotten all weather tires in California!
Went up to Rocky Mountain National Park today to shoot some Elk - unfortunately there weren't a lot of elk to TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS of. (All of you hunters shame on you for thinking I meant a gun!)
I did meet up with Scott Steinbook, who was fishing in the Big Thompson River. I had to take a photo of him as I thought it will be a great cover for Field and Stream Magazine!!
I did get a few elk photos and some good foliage photos too
Hanging out in Lake Estes
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I took this one while laying down in the middle of the road.
Its amazing what a good filter can do! No photoshop here!
This is the other side of the Big Thompson River from where Scott was fishing.
After the wedding in Cape Cod, we went up to Rockport and Gloucester for the day. Took a picture with the infrared camera of the famous Motif #1 in Rockport. and a lobster boat just heading out to sea.
Yesterday I was priveleged to shoot a ribbon cutting ceremony @ Cargill Inc. up in Fort Collins. They enlarged their plant there and it was an incredible day! They produce Canola plants which gives us Canola oil, which gives us McDonalds, Oreo Cookies, Cheerios, and lots of other products!!
Panorama of the water feature in the backyard - 10 photos put together -
I was sworn in yesterday to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children. It was a 30 hr class and now I'm sworn in before the Judge in Adams County. There were 19 of us in the class, and we're all starting to get our court cases this week.
The volunteers get to know the children and their circumstances, show them that someone cares, advocate for their best interests (including making recommendations to the Court), encourage them to grow to their fullest potential, and become involved in key issues in their life, especially permanent placement, and school, health, and mental health issues.
A CASA volunteer is often the sole consistent adult anchor for foster children. Children frequently remark how important it is to them that these tireless advocates are the only people in “the system” who are not paid to assist them. CASA volunteers give a voice to a child who cannot speak up for herself or himself and are frequently viewed as mentors or guides.
Judges typically assign CASA volunteers their most difficult and complex cases: children with prior maltreatment or contact with child welfare, cases of extreme abuse or neglect, or those where there is a great level of risk of further abuse and neglect. Many children assigned to CASA have learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and significant emotional and mental health problems.
Another good lightning storm tonite. I, got som photos of it.. More lightning storms than I ever saw in 48 years in California!
Yesterday went over to Broomfield to look for eagles by Standley Lake. I found a nice one sitting in a tree there.
I was taking pictures of bunnies in the backyard about 1/2 hr ago - they are so cute..
There must have been 10 of them just on the grass outside my window. And then there were about 3, as the other 7 hightailed it .. and then I saw what made them run.
Its just a baby.. not the same one that I saw the other week..
This is what happens when bunnies get tunnel vision I guess.. luckily I rapped on the window and scared the fox away before he got any of them..
I took some senior portraits on Monday. They came out pretty good, a lot of great models. It wasn't an actual paying gig, but there were 5 models to shoot from, all day event hosted by Jill Bailey up at her studios in LaSalle, CO. Professional Photographers of Colorado put it on, must have been 35 photographers up there invading that poor little town..
The winner of the photo contest will win an all expenses trip to ROME! I want to win, so I need everyone to vote for me! Please go to
http://dna.upickem.net/engine/Votes.aspx?contestid=1814 starting June 14th thru June 30th, and vote often!! Please create a user account and do this for me! The winner also wins an Olympus 10mgpixel camera, which I will give away if I win the prize as I have a 12mg pixel camera now and don 't need another digital camera.
Please tell your friends and vote often!! I am # photo #22..
I went to Webseter lake on Thursday and took some engagement photos of Chelsea and Robert. Their wedding is next March, but we took the engagement photos now so they can put their images on their "before the wedding" website." That is something that I provide my clients for free (a $400.00 value) a website hosted for a year which gives all the information for the wedding, and where they met, etc.
Janis’ friend Di came out for a visit, so of course we had to go to Estes Park.
Janis and Di
Panorama settings are 2.5 seconds @ F32, ISO 100.. I shot 4 pictures and stiched em together to get this nice panorama of the Big Thompson River.
Bighorn sheep a plenty!
Went up to the RMNP today with Janis' parents - got snowed on a bit, saw a lot of elk and sheep.. had a good day! Here's a couple of pictures
Aleuvial Fan water falls
Sheep Lake area - snowing up in the mtns
Nice blue bird taken with my 500mm lens (HANDHELD) forgot my tripod! In fact did the waterfall blurring handheld too with a 500mm lens and at 1/30th sec..