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  • On a fall evening I ventured to a location above Clear Creek Canyon just prior to sunset. As I watched the sunset over the Rocky Mountains I started photographing the traffic heading through the canyon on a full moon evening. As the traffic made its way through the canyon below the light from the moon illuminated the landscape as the clouds moved through the evening dusk. With a 30 second exposure I was able to capture the movement of the clouds and start to also include in the image the stars as the day ended.
    Evening-Rocky-Mountains.tif
  • On an evening a few years ago south of the airport photographing airplanes departing, I changed my focus to the road I was parked along as I photographed some of the traffic which was passing by me. It was a clear winter evening which allowed the stars to be visible as I photographed and it wasn't until later that I noticed the similar pattern in the sky as the car was traveling past me in this image.
    Evening-Along-Road-Colorado-Plains.tif
  • I first visited Quebec City when I was nine and on a recent visit to the city still remembered some of the paths we took and that young age. This time around on one of the evenings there, I watched the afternoon turn to evening looking down at the Chateau Frontenac and St. Lawrence River. The old city of Quebec City really has the European charm and feel as I spent time exploring and photographing some of the architecture in the city.
    Quebec-City-Evening.tif
  • The light show at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore is a great experience. Earlier in my visit I had ventured to the path above but for the light show found a nice perspective and captured the show in addition to sitting back and taking in the experience as well.
    Singapore-Evening-Gardens-Bay.tif
  • In the spring of 2009 I made by way to Rocky Mountain National Park to photograph along Trail Ridge Road.  The road was still in the process of being cleared for the season and scheduled to open in less than a week.  After photographing up the road a couple of miles I made my way back to my car. Noticing the road leading towards Longs Peak I put down my tripod and captured the image.  With the long exposure of thirty seconds it also caught the city lights of Boulder and Denver lighting up the clouds in the distance.
    Evening-Trail-Ridge-Road.tif
  • As the Malaspina navigated the Inside Passage I took the opportunity to explore with some different types of photography. As the sun went down I headed to the front of the ship and took some long exposures as we sailed along Vancouver Island. Using the railing as a steady surface the land around allowed a hint of motion as we turned through the waterways of the passage.
    Evening-Vancouver-Island.tif
  • It was an evening on the plains and I found some long exposures to capture and just as I was getting ready to head back home I stopped near a railroad crossing which I was gong to photograph. When I was getting out of the car I noticed the trail in the grass which mirrored the wispy look in to the clouds and worked to compose an image to capture this between the ground and the sky on this evening with the city lights of the Denver area in the distance.
    Wispy-Night-Plains.tif
  • A couple of weeks ago, I was looking down at Clear Creek Canyon just prior to sunset and noticed the visible road. Later that evening I visited the same location and captured the scene under a full moon with some of the twilight still apparent on the horizon. This is a 30 second image with the moon light allowing the detail of the mountains to show in the image.
    Clear-Creek-Canyon-Full-Moon.tif
  • As I explored Victoria, British Columbia one summer I timed my path to be near the Parliament Building at sunset. As the sky turned to dusk I looked for images of the building as it lit up for the evening. Using a just of off center spot it allows the viewer to see behind the fountain in front of the building and continue to make their way to the building as they view the image.
    British-Columbia-Parliament.tif
  • Walking along Marina Bay in Singapore I came across the Merlion. The Merlion is a mythical creature with the head of a lion and body of a fish which is a symbol of Singapore. As Singapore is near the equator the length of golden hour or dusk is quite short and limits the amount of photographing you can do with the nice evening light. I found a spot along near the sculpture and worked to compose my image to bring in parts of the city and also show the motion of the water with a little longer exposure giving this image.
    Merlion-Dusk-Singapore.tif
  • I headed up Clear Creek Canyon with a friend who is familiar with the area from his many trips here fishing. As we stopped at a parking area in the dark we climbed up higher to get a perspective over the road. Highway 6 can be busy with traffic heading to the casinos and other mountain locations west of Golden. However at times you can also find a lone car as in this image.
    Clear-Creek-Canyon-Night.tif
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  • I headed up to Central City just prior to sunset in Colorado on a November day. Once you get past the casinos of Blackhawk and Central City you will find the Central City Opera House which was built in 1878 during the mining boom in the area. This building is now a National Historical Landmark and quite busy in the during the summer festival. On this day is was just the street lights and remaining daylight in the area, however looking down the hill there was plenty of activity. As I was photographing the building a car passed by which showed the long duration of time the shutter was open taking this image at dusk.
    Central-City-Opera-House.tif
  • If you have been to Juneau at all you know that it rains in this area of Alaska, yes it is a rainforest. So on an evening where there were clear skies I headed out to photograph, and on this evening I ran into the full moon rising over the mountains. I quickly looked for a foreground element to add for this image and found a pair of floatplanes out at the Juneau International Airport to help frame the image on this September evening.
    Evening-Juneau-Full-Moon.tif
  • Sometimes your plans just don't happen as you hope they would. This was the case this evening when I hiked up Green Mountain in Lakewood to get a shot of Denver and the rising full moon in November 2009. I was in the place I wanted to be, however the clouds to the east prevented the moonrise from being visible at my location. I arrived to the location ahead of time in order to look at the options for the shot I was planning on that evening. In addition to scouting the area, I also had the chance to photograph and as the sun was setting over the Rocky Mountains a trail runner and his dogs came down the path.
    Evening-Trail-Run.tif
  • This was taken at Glacier National Park in Montana. Just for a change I transformed it to a black and white image which I think tells a little different story in comparison with the original image in color. With the rocks leading us out to the lake and onwards to the mountains it is not a mixture of colors but something which blends the scene together as one just after sunset on this evening.
    Evening-Lake-McDonald-Montana.tif
  • Upon landing back in Denver it appeared the clouds were lining up for a dramatic sunset in the mile high city. As I was driving home I was thinking about a couple of locations to take advantage of this light and came up with City Park due to time concerns. About a half hour prior to sunset everything was still looking great in the sky and as I quickly stopped home they mentioned it on the early news that it could be a colorful sunset once again. However in the next thirty minuted conditions started to change and the dramatic which was expected did not occur. Out at the park I came across another photographer who thought that the colors could be good this evening as well. The one thing which you have to do is get out and photograph. I waited past sunset to get some of the dusk light making the skyline of Denver stand out from City Park.
    Denver-Evening-City-Park.tif
  • With my recent travels to Juneau I have been asked what is it like. Well I think this image pretty much sums up an early August afternoon in Juneau. It was a full afternoon of cruise ships, and the float planes were coming back from excursions during the day. Yes it does rain in Juneau, but you also get great days like this to enjoy the Juneau and the surrounding area.
    Summer-Evening-Juneau.tif
  • 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.
    Lines-in-the-Night.tif
  • In early July I headed to Cheesman Park to capture sunset over Denver. I had photographed from this location before and had the idea of the shot I would like in my mind. Leaving my house it appeared a storm may be brewing and could obstruct the vision I had for that evening, however I pushed myself and got to the location just after sunset hoping to catch dusk over the city. The shot I got here I was happy with for the evening, however I still stuck around and next week we will see the change which took place over the next thirty minutes on that early July evening.
    Downtown-Denver-Cheesman-Park.tif
  • One evening I was photographing "behind" Green Mountain in Lakewood, which is the area along C-470. My goal that evening was to capture some long exposures of the freeway traffic, however I also did some long exposures towards the city. This image is the result, which is Green Mountain in the foreground as the lights of Denver illuminate the sky allowing use to see the defined ridges of the mountain. Rising above the stars appear on a cool fall evening in Colorado.
    Behind-Green-Mountain.tif
  • On a November evening I headed to North Douglas and a vantage point that I knew you could see the Chilkat Range in the distance. Once again under a moonlight evening I used a long exposure to capture the scene. The stars you see in this image do not do it justice for what I saw just a 15 minute drive from downtown Juneau.  From this vantage point the mountains are the boundary between the Lynn Canal and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
    Chilikat-Range-Night.tif
  • As I was walking the Airport Dike Trail, which starts at the northwest corner of Juneau International Airport, I watched as some of the evening aircraft landed. Currently the trail takes you through the approach lights thus when an aircraft is landing in Juneau people will stop and watch the aircraft come right over their head which was the case with this Boeing 757. With the sun starting to set late in the evening the clouds provides and interesting backdrop for the plane.
    Airplane-Landing-Juneau.tif
  • Setting up at dusk one evening in September I waited for traffic to pass by my spot on the side of the bridge. The bridge is located at the west side of Glacier National Park as you cross the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Being so late in the evening, there were few cars and those were leaving the National Park after spending the day enjoying the many offerings you can find at Glacier.
    Bridge-Glacier-National-Park.tif
  • The skies have cleared and the full moon allowed for some evening photography during a November week in Juneau. With these conditions, I headed to Skater’s Cabin which is along Mendenhall Lake.<br />
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Upon arriving at the parking area for the cabin it was cool and clear and the moon was just rising over the Juneau Ice Field. This allowed for a long exposure as the moon providing the lighting this evening. After taking this image I walked over to the lake which is showing some signs of freezing over due to the cold nights however there is still more water than ice visible at this stage.
    Skaters-Cabin-Night.tif
  • In late summer of 2007 when I was living in Missoula, I headed to Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge in the Flathead Valley one evening. With the fires in the area that summer I didn't know what to expect in terms of sunset but thought I would chance it at this time knowing the water levels would be lower allowing for the s-curve flow to show at the location. The fires to the west helped add some color to the sky on this evening in the Flathead Valley.
    Ninepipe-NWR-Sunset-Montana.tif
  • Planning ahead, is the story of the Dayton Street Bridge across Interstate 225 next to the light rail station. One evening I was thinking of a location for a photograph and this location came to mind.<br />
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I knew the bridge was there as I have driven past it a few times in this area near Cherry Creek Dam, and thought this would be a great time to check it out. As you can see it is a full sized bridge leading to a path which provides access to many miles around Cherry Creek State Park This evening also started with a full moon but quickly led to the clouds moving in with a light sprinkle along the drive home.
    Dayton-Avenue-Interstate-225.tif
  • One evening I headed out to the Lowry development on the east part of Denver.  This area was once home to the Lowry Air Force Base and over the past fifteen years it has been redeveloped into a new neighborhood.  Some of the more noticeable reminders of the past are the large hangars which remain, one of which is the home to the Wings over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. As the sun started to set, it looked like I may luck out and get some color in the clouds.  Once I settled on photographing near the hangars I set-up my shot and hoped for something to happen and the evening did bring a little color to the sky.
    Dusk-Wings-over-Rockies.tif
  • Exploring one evening I went to the backside of Green Mountain and as I crossed C-470 I noticed the traffic flowing in the darkness of the night. Looking down at the road with my headlamp on I found an opening in the fencing and positioned my camera for some longer exposures in the area. It was just past the new moon so it was quite dark in the area with an occasional mountain biker passing me from their evening ride on the mountain. After spending some time at the location I thought of some new ideas to photograph in the area and will be back in the upcoming weeks to try those ideas out with my camera.
    Traffic-in-the-Night.tif
  • In late April 2013, more snow fell in Denver. One of those nights I headed out after sunset to photograph and found myself along Speer Blvd. and Cherry Creek. After photographing in this area I headed over to Alamo Placita Park and found a quiet park on a snowy evening. With the dusting of snow the downtown Denver area received from this latest storm I was careful to plan ahead on the way to a scene as with this path in the park. Looking back towards Speer the path and lights grabbed my attention on another snowy evening in April.
    Snowy-Walkway-Park.tif
  • With the end of Daylight Saving Time this weekend this is a great time of year for evening photography and with that I headed out towards the airport area with my camera. When I first arrived the wind was blowing, when I left it was howling as a front prepares to head into Colorado. Just before heading out this evening I grabbed my fisheye lens which I haven't used in a little while and wanted to see what I could come up with using this speciality lens. I parked under the arrivals for Denver International and decided to point the camera towards the fast moving clouds above me capturing this image with a thirty second exposure.
    Aircraft-Night-Sky.tif
  • 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.
    Union-Station-Denver-Canopy.tif
  • I started 2017 in Juneau, Alaska. That day I headed out to photograph sunrise and sunset which both brought plenty of color. For sunset I was at Auke Bay when I started to notice the color starting to appear in the sky. I found a good spot near Statter Harbor and watched the sunset for the evening. Plenty of people stopped by this location to capture the sunset using smart phones to large cameras.  Towards the bottom of the image you can see a little bit of a harbor seal which was enjoying swimming in front of us this evening as well.
    New-Years-Sunset-Juneau.tif
  • I was out photographing during a snowfall in the Denver area. It was a quiet evening however one of the exhibits at the Denver Art Museum was attracting patrons even during this weather. I set-up my tripod at the southern end of the museum complex to photographing the people walking by as well as the city in the background on this winter night in Denver.
    Snow-Denver-Art-Museum.tif
  • 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.
    Canopy-at-Union-Station.tif
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  • In the winter of 2008 I was at Glacier National Park photographing and enjoying the scenery. After a day of snowshoeing up the road I was heading back and stopped at the west end of Lake McDonald just after sunset. As the night settled in I captured the quiet winter evening in the park which is quite different then being there in the summer.
    Winter-Glacier-National-Park-Lake-Mc...tif
  • Another season at Lakeside Amusement Park will soon come to a close. You may have visited the park when you were a child, recently or only have driven by and noticed the Cyclone and Wild Chimpunk rides from Interstate 70. This image was taken as the Cyclone heads past me into the Colorado sunset on a nice last summer evening.
    Lakeside-Amusement-Park-Closing-Week..dtif
  • I headed out to the plains for some images just after sunset near the airport. My plan was to find a good location with a view of the mountains and then see what the approach pattern was for the evening. The area which I selected did not disappoint nor did the flow of traffic from multiple airlines at that time of night allowing for fine tuning of the process prior to the light disappearing, the flow of traffic slowing and the temperatures beginning to drop.
    Planes-on-the-Plains.tif
  • The forecast was for some active skies overnight with the Northern Lights and with the clear skies the past few days it was a must to go and check them out. Just after arriving to Mendenhall Glacier  you could start to see them form in the sky however using a longer exposure they definitely do show up better with the camera. t was a chilly evening with the clear skies so after spending a little over an hour at the location I headed back to the warmth of the the car and home.
    Aurora-Borealis-Juneau.tif
  • The full moon is once again approaching and in the evening it is bright enough to experiment with some night photography. I headed to Golden, Colorado and photographed Lookout Mountain. If you have ever driven the road you know there are many twists and turns along the way. From a distance back I set-up my tripod and worked to capture the cars along the road just after sunset while letting the bright moon illuminate the mountain itself.
    Lookout-Mountain-Night.tif
  • On a November evening, I headed out to the plains of Colorado to photograph. Noticing that the wind was blowing out of the south I found myself south of airport to photograph takeoffs. It took a little while for a handful of aircraft to depart in that direction, but after a while I was able to capture some images of the lights moving through the night sky.
    Aircraft-Departing-Denver.tif
  • Denver International Airport marked twenty years of operations in 2015. This was also the year the new Westin hotel at the airport opened at the south end of the terminal. On a fall evening, I took advantage of clear skies to capture an image of the airport at sunset. From a vantage point on the east side of the airport I waited for the sunset and the lights to come on in the main terminal building. In the distance are the Rocky Mountains and on some of the higher peaks fresh snow blowing with the high winds.
    Sunset-Denver-International-Airport.tif
  • As I was standing along the boardwalk in Juneau, Alaska I noticed the piers under a section of walkway and how the evening light was lighting them up a little from their normally dark place. Initially I took some images of the scene, but after a little while I moved to a longer exposure length and slowly moved the camera in a vertical direction which match the primary direction of the wood pilings. The result of this movement is the look of the pilings in this photograph as well as a smoothing of the water of the Gastineau Channel below.
    Under-Boardwalk.tif
  • This was taken at Glacier National Park in Montana. Just for a change I transformed it to a black and white image which I think tells a little different story in comparison with the original image in color. With the rocks leading us out to the lake and onwards to the mountains it is not a mixture of colors but something which blends the scene together as one just after sunset on this evening.
    Sunset-Glacier-National-Park.tif
  • While heading south to Bellingham on the M/V Malaspina there are some limited open water crossing along the inside passage the path Alaska Marine Highways makes the journey. On the first of these we crossed the Dixon Entrance which is also where the border is located between the United States and Canada. During this crossing the waters were quite calm which made the for an enjoyable sunset on the deck during this March evening.
    Sunset-Dixon-Entrance.tif
  • As a trip to Hawai'i ended I took out my camera and captured the sunset on the last evening on my two week trip to the islands.  This was taken just north of Kona on the big island as I enjoyed a few relaxing days of just sitting on the beach and at the pool.
    Sunset-Kona.tif
  • While out photographing one night, I headed into the foothills where I had a perspective looking down at a road below. Waiting for the traffic to head into the scene I captured a thirty second exposure of a mixture of moving traffic as well as cars waiting for the light to change so they may be on their way in the early evening. With some mild temperatures early this week as well as a full moon I have been out working on expanding this group of work as well this week.
    Street-Traffic-Night-Above.tif
  • With the wildfires in Colorado (most of which are either at or nearing 100% containment) there are just a fraction of the normal fireworks display around Denver for the 4th of July. One which took place last evening was at Civic Center Park in Denver. Thousands of people showed up for the free concert by the Colorado Symphony and fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day.
    Independence-Eve-Colorado.tif
  • In early January 2009 snow fell overnight leaving a nice winter scene. Seeing the snow start to fall on Saturday evening, I planned to wake up early to get out to Washington Park prior to sunrise and see how it had been transformed. It was quiet in the park and as I headed to a tree which I found almost a year ago a slight chill was present but the beauty of the snow covered surroundings quickly made it go away. I photographed this tree once again from the original position and prior to heading elsewhere in the park I decided to try a different view of the tree from what I had photographed before providing the image Winter in Washington Park.
    Winter-Morning-in-Washington-Park.tif
  • A single aircraft departs and begins an easterly turn on a cool December evening south of Denver International Airport. With some high clouds in the sky, the light from the airport illuminates the bottoms to provide contrast. This image is a 45 second exposure, from about four miles south of the airport. The solid white lines are the landing lights, while the dots on the path is the beacon light.
    Aircraft-Departing.tif
  • As I was walking past the State Capitol I decided to stop and capture an image of the sunset. I have used this perspective in the past couple of years to capture the change of seasons as well as the morning light against the Rocky Mountains. With the sun setting to the southeast this time of year it allowed a little of a gradient of the darkening evening skies framed by the architecture of the building itself.
    Sunset-Colorado-State-Capitol.tif
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  • Upon landing back in Denver it appeared the clouds were lining up for a dramatic sunset in the mile high city. As I was driving home I was thinking about a couple of locations to take advantage of this light and came up with City Park due to time concerns. About a half hour prior to sunset everything was still looking great in the sky and as I quickly stopped home they mentioned it on the early news that it could be a colorful sunset once again. However in the next thirty minuted conditions started to change and the dramatic which was expected did not occur. Out at the park I came across another photographer who thought that the colors could be good this evening as well. The one thing which you have to do is get out and photograph. I waited past sunset to get some of the dusk light making the skyline of Denver stand out from City Park.
    Denver-Skyline-Dusk-City-Lights.tif
  • On a November day in 2012, the afternoon and evening in Denver brought a mixture of rain and snow to the area. With this in mind I headed to Washington Park in Denver to photograph a tree which I have been photographed for the past few years. As I approached the park I noticed the moisture on the ground, the leaves and path leading into the park. After photographing around the lake I made my way to this area at dusk and spent some time in a new location at Washington Park.
    Path-Washington-Park-Denver.tif
  • After the City and Borough of Juneau completed the dock expansion project they added sculptures where the cruise ships use to tie up along the boardwalk. As I walked along these one evening the sun was starting to set allowing me to posting myself in a location where the sun would be behind the metal. I then used an aperture which would give me a star effect from the sun which also comes through the metal of the sculpture.
    Sunset-Whale-Tail.tif
  • From Point Loma in San Diego I captured this image tying in the city, San Diego Bay as well as the nearby mountains to the city. If you look carefully you can find some reminders of the Christmas season in the image on a nice evening late in the year.
    San-Diego-Skyline-Dusk.tif
  • Just before the Memorial Weekend holiday in 2009, I headed to Rocky Mountain National Park. It takes a while to plow Trail Ridge Road and open it once again for the season as it tops out over 12,000 feet, however usually by Memorial Day Weekend it is open again connecting Estes Park with Grand Lake. While they are working on clearing the road you can park and walk up the road, on this evening I did just that and after walking a few miles still didn't come across the plows just the work they left behind. A clean road and tall banks of snow.
    Colorado-Spring-Snow-Melt.tif
  • We all have driven under one of the newer bridges on 6th Avenue in Lakewood. On a November evening, I decided to photograph this bridge at sunset taking advantage of the light and the direction of the sunset. With this location there are two variables to consider, the sunset as well as the train schedule. Since it was a weekday the schedule had more trains along the RTD W line and this one came at just the right time to add to the image for today.
    Lightrail-Lakewood.tif
  • 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.
    Downtown-Denver-in-the-Snow.tif
  • 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.
    Davita-Building-in-Denver.tif
  • The NFL Playoffs were in full swing with the Denver Broncos getting ready to host the AFC Championship game. Prior to the first playoff game for the Broncos numerous buildings in Denver have been changed to show orange and blue in the evening. The Daniels & Fisher Tower was only a week before in holiday colors, which is now sporting the orange and blue colors of the Broncos.
    Broncos-Colors-Denver-Skyline.tif
  • This evening I was heading out around Lakeside Amusement Park and thought I would stop by to see if I could find an image. Right after parking the car and walking towards the park I noticed this scene. The challenge was finding the right position which didn't put me right in the middle of a road near the park. After checking out the location options along the road I did find a safe location to capture this image.
    Lakeside-Amusement-Park.tif
  • This image was on the north shore of Oahu while on a visit to Sunset Beach. As I waited for the sun to set I looked behind me and saw the rainbow complimented with some nice warm light on a pleasant January afternoon. It was great to have my feet in the sand and enjoy the sun as it soon headed down with a small bit of color on that evening.
    Sunset-Beach-Oahu.tif
  • With the warmer winter weather the past few weeks I headed out towards the airport. It was an evening when aircraft were taking off to the north which allowed me to get a little closer then when I did a similar image in 2008 south of the airport. Waiting for the aircraft is always the most challenging part as you are not always certain where the aircraft will turn as the frame is open for a long exposure. This image is a thirty second exposure as the plane starts to turn to the east just after take-off. With just some clouds in the sky the stars are visible as they begin to show their motion with this length of exposure.
    Aircraft Departing-Denver-Internatio...tif
  • As the snow started to fall on Christmas Eve, I headed out to capture the season with some fresh snow in Denver. Making multiple stops on that evening I ended up at the Daniels & Fisher Tower along the 16th Street Mall and positioned myself in a location to capture the lighted tree as fresh snow continued to fall in the city.
    Christmas-in-Denver.tif
  • As I positioned myself for sunset along the southern Oregon coast I stayed a little after sunset to capture some of the motion of the ocean along the water. After some images of photographing directly at the ocean I turned my camera to capture along the coast. This image was just by waiting for the waves to come up the beach during a low tide which provided a wide open space on the beach this late February evening.
    Sunset-Beach-Oregon.tif
  • Auke Recreation is about 15 miles north of downtown Juneau. On a rainy evening I headed to the beach on the shoreline which is part of the Tongass National Forest. As I stood along the beach the rain was coming and going which also brought the cloud deck low at times. This small island just off the coast was coming and going in the rain and clouds. Working with a longer shutter exposure to soften the water motion I focused on the island while protecting the lens from some of the rain which was falling.
    Island-Auke-Recreation-Juneau.tif
  • A full moon which is always a great time to head out and photograph in the evening. Heading up to the valley in Juneau I started walking out on the airport trail when I looked behind me and noticed the snow on McGinnis Mountain. As the clouds moved in front of the mountain I composed an image and waited for some clearer skies. It didn't take too long for that to happen as I captured this image.
    McGinnis-Mountain-Juneau.tif
  • 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.
    Fireworks-Night-Sky.tif
  • Over the summer the lake was drained as a construction project was started which will provide some additional separation from Interstate 70 as well as other improvements in the area. As the lake was drained this summer, plenty of treasure hunters made their way to the location to search for old coins, jewelry and anything else which may have been lost in the lake over the years. Even today months after the lake was drained there are still people out with metal detectors looking for treasure. The image for today are the pilings from the old pier in the lake, and most people may not even know existed.
    Berkeley-Lake-Pier.tif
  • A couple of years ago I photographed the roller coaster at Lakeside Amusement Park after a dusting of snow. Today I was in the area and thought about photographing the same scene without the snow. It was a nice overcast fall afternoon which allowed for some even light on the location as I prepared to take the image once again for Thirty Days. For the next few months the park will remain quiet, however soon summer will be back and the Cyclone will be traveling these tracks once more.
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  • On my final day in Havana a small weather system moved into the city bringing up the wind as it passed through the city. Even with the wind I headed out to the Malecon and was treated to the waves crashing against the seawall. I watched in awe of the force of the waves but also used that time to see where the waves were breaking, with that knowledge I searched for an interesting foreground and pointed my camera. Within five minute this wave crashed into the seawall send up a large wave with great force.
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  • A spring storm dropped some snow along the Front Range of Colorado. With the warm temperatures the few days before this the accumulated snow did not amount to much but even so I grabbed my camera and headed out into the city. Walking near the Denver Art Museum I noticed the reflection of a building with the snow still on the granite bench for this image.
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  • The weather turned a little over night and the morning was filled with some rain and more so wind along the San Diego coast. After photographing in La Jolla I headed down to Mission Beach and found a street light along the boardwalk which was still on even though the sun had been up for about an hour. With the overcast conditions, it was a different type of photography today and took advantage of this to capture the following image.
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  • This picture from Reno was taken in 2011 when the area was getting plenty of moisture including nearby Lake Tahoe with record snowfall. Playing with some different angles I noticed this puddle from the recent rain and positioned myself for the reflection image. Even at daybreak there were still a handful of people just heading out of the casinos after a long night of gambling.
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  • When visiting Maui an earlier morning is definitely worth it even if you are on vacation. The drive to the top of Haleakala can be a long one especially if you are on the western side of Maui. However when you get to the top and experience the cool temperatures and in most instances the sun rising over the clouds you will know you have made the right choice. You can always head to the beach or pool and take a nap when you get back to where you are staying.
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  • Grant Humphreys Mansion is located near Governors Park and as I found out after the fact the mansion is haunted. When taking the image I was thinking color all the way with the nice blue of the sky, green of the grass as well as some leaves in the tree; however with the nice contrast a change to black and white worked even better for this result.
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  • While there is no shortage of locations to photograph in the metro Denver area, it is also nice to revisit locations you have been to before to photograph the same scene in different light or even challenge yourself to find something to have not seen in the past. The latter is what happened last week while walking through Civic Center Park in the middle of Denver. After a brief morning snowfall in the area I was out and about to capture some scenes and became focused on the columns at the north end of the park. Instead of bringing in the surrounding park, I just kept my camera on the columns and minimize any other distractions out there.
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  • I headed to a park I have passed many times while traveling on Speer Blvd but never realized what it consisted of as I sped on past the park. Alamo Placita Park is one of those parks which people have seen, but never have stopped more so as it is a small neighborhood park. Even the City and County of Denver website has limited information about the park itself. Walking around the park the image I wanted to walk away with was easily the tie in to Speer and the limited knowledge of the park. As it was near sunset I first thought about the lights of cars passing by the park, but seeing this set of stairs leading into the park this was a good place to start with the traffic taking the background. At first I was going to leave this as a color image, but once the sun set the color of the stone was changed with the various color temperatures of the nearby lights so I converted it to a black and white image which I feel helps tell the story of the lesser known park as well.
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  • In Colorado there is always excitement for the first snow of the season in the city, even if it has been snowing in the mountains for quite a while. For the 2008-2009 snow season, the first snow was not until mid-November which is quite late. A few weeks earlier I captured the fall colors around the Governor's Mansion and thought it would be a good comparison to photograph around there during this late snowfall once again working the lines into the image.
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  • It is not uncommon to see snow in the fall around Denver even in October. This was one of those days when a light dusting of snow fell in Denver overnight greeted with clear skies in the morning. Getting close to the ground I focused on the grass an using a shallow depth of field put the trees in the background out of focus. This allows the viewer to have a sense of place but puts the attention on the snow in the fresh spring growth.
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  • Flowing through the waters of Greenland we found a large iceberg mass. At first glance of this piece we were unsure of the dimensions of the piece but starting to circle the iceberg we quickly found it was quite even on all sides. Most likely this piece just broke off of a glacier further up the versus some of the calving we saw in other areas just a few days earlier. At easily a couple of hundred feet tall we kept our distance to this iceberg just incase it started to shed some of the ice and then roll.
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  • Lassen National Park is located a few hours north of Sacramento. The park contains the southern-most volcano in the Cascade Range which is Lassen Peak. Throughout the park you will find still active mud pots and other types of activity. I stopped in the park in late 2009 while on a road trip from Sacramento to Denver with a friend. Even in the short time we stopped at the park it was an interesting site to see in the fall and is on my list of places to visit again.
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  • On a November day, I headed back towards the Mendenhall Glacier. Even though it was a sunny day it has been cold enough lately that the lake near the glacier is starting to freeze allowing you to walk onto the ice. Now that it is been frozen for just a few days probably not too wise to be out there however there were a few people skating across the lake. Looking down near the shoreline some interesting formations with the rocks and the bubbles starting to form.
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  • I took a quick walk along the harbor and Gastineau Channel this morning prior to flying out. It had been quite foggy during the week but on this day the clouds did lift a little and even a sucker hole or two appeared.<br />
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The harbor is an integral part of Juneau as during the summer months thousands of people arrive daily to visit the city from the various cruise ships which stop here. This image is looking at one of the transitions from the harbor to downtown and then onward to Douglas Island on a quiet November day in Juneau.
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  • The Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau is a popular spot for tourists to visit in the summer. One winter while in Juneau on a cold weekend I headed out to the glacier and joined the many of others who were walking across Mendenhall Lake towards the glacier.<br />
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As the weather had not really climbed out of the single digits for a few days the lake was indeed frozen giving the opportunity to walk towards the ice caves in a more direct manner than normal. With the end of the day quickly coming I just made it to the glacier itself and captured this image showing the size of the glacier itself. Even through the snow you can still see a little blue of the glacier.
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  • Located in southern Colorado the Great Sand Dunes are still slowing building as the wind blows sand and soil deposits from the Rio Grande and its tributaries. Even with the daily changes with the blowing wind the dunes remain familiar to most who visit. There are plenty of photographic opportunities in the dunes whether using black and white or color as your palette. For this photograph, it was the lines of the dunes and contrast of the blue sky which drew me to capture this image on an early morning in May 2008.
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  • On the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol is a marker indicating the location of one mile above sea level in the Mile High City. As I walked past for some reason I noticed the marker and the imprint in the steps on this day. I have walked past this location hundreds of times and even photographed the location but this was something new for me. Working with a larger depth of field as I wanted both of the indicators readable, I positioned myself on the steps in a way to get them into the image for today.
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  • Driving home recently from an event I drove past Invesco Field and from there noticed the skyline on a nice spring day. Everything has greened out even with some later snowfalls this year and the skyline is filling in nicely from this vantage point west of downtown. With the constant building taking place in Denver the past few years it will certainty look different in the next few years or sooner.
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  • For all of the pieces of public art within Denver the one piece which gets a lot of discussion, after the sculpture near the airport, are The Dancers in front of the Denver Performing Arts Center along Speer Blvd. When looking at these two figures you will find a different look from any direction you view the piece which makes it interesting to photograph. This different look might even match the different views you will find on the piece as well by artist Jonathan Borofsky. If you ever have a chance to stand under the piece take that opportunity, you will be in for a treat.
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  • During the summer of 2009 I hiked to Jasper Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. Many of the wildflowers in the area were starting to peak which made a nice hike even more memorable. On the way down from the lake, I noticed the collection of Columbines right next to the trail and having a camera with me captured this image.
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  • Towards the end of the summer one year living in Missoula, Montana I was able to capture the sunset over the city. It has been a pretty active wildfire season in the area, but by the end of August the skies cleared of the smoke around the city and evenings like this returned to the city.
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  • Walking through the central business district of Sitka, Alaska you will find St. Michael's Cathedral. The cathedral itself has been in existence since prior to the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867. However the present day cathedral was rebuilt due to a fire in 1966 in the structure which was over 100 years old. On this day it was overcast in Sitka which helped create this image. The soft light from the clouds allows for the cathedral to be evenly lit and the sky provides a nice background which helps the stand out on its own.
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