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Lower Downtown Denver 34 images Created 1 Apr 2019

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  • Over the weekend I photographed in downtown Denver. As I was walking around at the eastern side of the downtown area, I would see Union Station down 17th Avenue. I finally made my way down to the train station and took some photographs on a nice spring day. It was hard to believe almost all of the snow from a few days earlier was gone and replaced with blue skies. The area around Union Station will also change in the upcoming years as it becomes the travel hub for Denver. It should be interesting to see how the changes shape up over time.
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  • The skyline of Denver has been changing a lot in the past few years, and one of the areas most noticeable are the recent additions near Riverfront Park as well as Union Station. Since DaVita opened their new headquarters last year it has been a welcome site next to the Millennium Bridge in Denver. When I drive along Speer Blvd I always notice the lighting of the building next to the bridge and last evening I stopped to photograph this just after sunset. With the new buildings under construction near Union Station and those planned additional structures may fill this scene in the near future however for now it is a welcoming scene as you head into Denver from the west.
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  • A lot of change is happening around Union Station in Denver. One evening I headed that direction in the evening for some photography. A few mornings I have driven past the location of the new canopy over the platforms outside the train station and this was on my mind today as I looked around the area. From this perspective the repeating lines and the contrast against the dark sky drew my attention for the image today.
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  • It is always fun to not only watch fireworks but also photograph them, especially as you will not know what to expect during the show. On this evening capturing some fireworks over Coors Field, it is always good to determine if you want to just capture the displays in the sky or also an element in the foreground. Based on this decision it will really determine where you will photograph the fireworks from and also what type of lens length will be best. For a scene like this a longer lens (telephoto) works best since it lets you get close to the fireworks and capture their detail.
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  • A lot of change has taken place around Union Station in Denver. During the changes at the train station, I headed that direction in the evening for some photography. A few mornings I have driven past the location of the new canopy over the platforms outside the train station and this was on my mind today as I looked around the area. From this perspective the repeating lines and the contrast against the dark sky drew my attention.
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  • I headed out to photograph as some snow fell right around the holidays. From Commons Park I pointed my camera towards Union Station to capture the scene with the train station and city skyline. With the upcoming development around Union Station this most likely a view which will no longer exist in the future, however I am sure there will be plenty of other possibilities in other areas as the development continues.
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  • In the summer of 2014, Union Station opened after construction to redo the facility into a transit hub over the past few years. While this is complete, there is still plenty of construction happening in the area. Where I was standing in this picture is no longer possible since a building is being constructed right there, however in late 2010 I was exploring Denver during a snowfall in the city. At this time some of the construction in the Union Station area had started near the Millennium Bridge, however if you walked past this it was business as normal. I started to set up a scene to photograph in hopes the light rail train would depart soon. Just after framing the picture, the train departed and with a 15 second exposure captured the motion of the train as it headed south.
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  • As the renovations were taking place, I headed to Union Station right around Christmas to photograph the light on the Wynkoop side of the building, just after a snow system had moved through the city. While the facade of the building has not changed much over those years the plaza and areas right next to this have changed as the project on the building comes nearer to completion.
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  • Walking around Denver this morning on a cool clear morning I was looking for something I have not noticed before while working around in the city. I found there is plenty of items which fall into this category but not just with the new construction happening at this time. This morning I noticed the light was mostly straight down the the numbered streets in the downtown area (if you are not familiar with downtown Denver they run on a SE/NW direction).<br />
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I took advantage of this direct light on Union Station and other buildings, but as I was walking back towards my car I spotted the strong sun on the above image. With street construction in the area, I was able to stand in a recently paved area which was still closed to traffic and capture this image.
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  • A spring storm is not uncommon in Denver and as most people left work to get home prior to the bulk of the snow fall, I headed towards Union Station to photograph the accumulating wet snow. The challenge in this image was the wind as my camera faced in a northern direction. With the wind howling, the vertical snow would start to build up on the lens which forced me to turn the camera and clean it after an image or two was captured. After nearly an hour in the conditions I ended up calling it a night and left to head home and thaw out.
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  • Connecting the Commons Park area of the city with Lower Downtown is the Denver Millennium Bridge. Dedicated in 2002, this bridge has drawn much use as well as many individuals photographing the cable-stayed bridge. This time while visiting the bridge after a snowstorm I noticed the detail of the brick on the bridge with the melting snow adding to the scene.
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  • Just prior to the start of a baseball season I went out exploring downtown Denver and headed past Coors Field. Once the season starts this bridge over 20th Street  will be quite a different scene. The arch on this walkway is quite interesting with artwork of different types of balls… from baseball, golf ball, matzo ball and many more.
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  • There is much to photograph around Union Station in the lower downtown area of Denver. A couple of months ago I went there looking for something a little different to capture than I have in the past. As I walked around the columns on the far side got my attention and I quickly found an angle which would give an endless look of this columns which hold up the canopy at the newly remodeled train station.
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  • At Coors Field there is a marker indicating the first game at Coors Field in 1995. For two year prior to this the Colorado Rockies played at Mile High Stadium which is now the location of the parking lot next to Sports Authority Field. The reason why the opening gate was late in 1995 is not to allow time for the stadium to be complete, but due to the late start of the 1995 as a result of the 1994 labor issues in MLB.
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  • This is the brick walkway leading to Coors Field from the direction of Union Station along Wynkoop. Taken in the fall of 2009 while lying on the bricks in order to get the perspective. As the summer days come along this walkway will be quite busy with thousands of people taking in a baseball game in lower downtown.
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  • One of the big events of 2014 was the opening of Union Station after years of construction in the area. With the building transformed into a transportation hub it has attracted many visitors during the second half of the year. The architecture of the canopy over the tracks is quite interesting and on a sunny day I headed down to this area. As I looked up I noticed the lines of the canopy and how they tell a different story from the location you look at them within the Union Station area. I found a spot which would give me the repeating rows as well as a view of the sky in this image which I am sure won't be one of the last I take from this area.
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  • Connecting the Commons Park area of the city with Lower Downtown is the Denver Millennium Bridge. Dedicated in 2002, this bridge has drawn much use as well as many individuals photographing the cable-stayed bridge. One evening I headed towards the area to photograph with another photographer and even though it was a moon lit evening noticed the contrast between the mast and cables with the dark evening sky. Finding an angle to just bring in as much of the bridge and not the surrounding buildings was the end results of the Lines in the Night.
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  • This afternoon was a nice fall day in Denver with plenty of blue sky around the city. As I was crossing the new pedestrian bridge near Union Station I noticed a sense of patterns on the ground and in front of me which stopped me in my tracks. This was the first time walking across this new bridge which opened up recently with the completion of the Union Station renovation.
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  • At the end of the 2010 season I headed towards Coors Field to photograph around the stadium with the skyline in the background. With the stadium in lower downtown there are plenty of great views of it with the skyline of Denver and from inside you have a great vantage of the Rocky Mountains. Just under six months until the new season.
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  • During the 2010 Rock 'N Roll marathon in Denver, I found myself in lower downtown photographing some of the runners as well as the early morning light. As I prepared for the runners to come past Union Station, I saw the first signs of light starting to shine on the sign at the train station capturing this scene under blue skies on a chilly morning.
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  • Underneath the Millennium Bridge is a sculpture by Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. I first noticed this piece just after it was installed and made a point to go back and check it out when I was in the area again. Playing with some camera motion to bring out the lines of the sculpture was my inspiration in this photograph.
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  • As construction has continued around the Union Station area there is this view of the Davita Building which still remains, for now. I have been drawn to this perspective as it allows for a simple look at the lines of the building and the perspective of Millennium Bridge in Denver. On this day a couple of weeks ago there was a light snowfall in the city which allows the blueish hue of the building to standout on the overcast day in the city.
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  • I have photographed the Millennium Bridge in Denver quite a few times. On this winter day I focused my attention down instead of up and using the puddles to reflect the bridge allowing me to also show where I was at the time I captured this image. The area around the bridge has changed significantly over the past couple of years, but it is still possible to get some of the same images as I have in the past.
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  • On a November day I was in Lower Downtown Denver for lunch and afterwards walked around the area with my camera. Under some nice light I captured the statue of ‘The Player’ which sits in front of the stadium at home plate on a mild day in the city. Just a little over three months until pitchers and catchers report for spring training.
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  • In 2012 we had a lack of snow but more cold during the month of December. Late in the month we did get some snow and I headed out to the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver to photograph. As I was preparing for an image of the holiday decorations in the snow a free mall ride bus passed me by at that moment. The result was this image on a snowy evening in Denver.
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  • As I was walking towards the Millennium Bridge in Denver, looking ahead I noticed how the "older" Davita Building reflected in the building which just opened in the past year. Stopping for a second to figure out the best spot to capture the reflection. In doing so I moved a little to the left and forward a step which allowed me to get the top of the building in the frame and also bring in the sky.
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  • There are many ways to capture the Millennium Bridge in Denver. It wasn't too long ago none of these building were in the area, so the development of the Union Station area of Denver has allowed me to capture the growth. On this day I used a building reflection to capture the mast of the bridge and the initial Davita building in Denver. The lines on the building nicely intersected the diagonals on the bridge letting the two elements counter each other in the image.
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  • It had been a while since I went to the Union Station area with my camera thus I headed to Lower Downtown on a nice November morning. As I walked down 17th towards Union Station I noticed the sun was heading right down the street and lighting the building directly. Positioning myself in front of the of the flag post on Wynkoop Street I pointed my camera upward and captured the flowing flag with the facade of the building.
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