Approaching Colorado Storm

Sangre De Cristo Storm Clouds

Landscape photography of an approaching winter storm at the base of the Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range of Colorado

Making a Life vs Making a Living

Deer in Wildflowers

The subtleties of life

Mountain View Different Every Day

Sange De Cristo Mountain Range

Photography hike in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains

Sangre De Cristo Winter Sunset.

The smoke and haze this winter has pretty much ruined the chance for getting suitable mountain panoramas but luckily the same problem has been making for some great sunsets. I don't like shooting sunsets all the time because they can quickly get cliché and boring but there is definitely a time and place for them. … Continue reading Sangre De Cristo Winter Sunset.

Last Photo Shoot of 2017

My last outing of the year... Tomorrow is supposed to be cold and miserable and I'll be too tired anyway. It was beautiful out this morning and the sunrise was amazing so Big Dog and I quick loaded up and headed for the trail. Today my diligence was rewarded with the amazing spectacle of a … Continue reading Last Photo Shoot of 2017

Further Exploration

The day started out in a tizzy when Photoshop informed I had one day to log into the Creative Cloud or my subscription was going to be closed. I had no idea, I am used to Photoshop managing the subscription and updates automatically. So I checked and sure enough, no updates have been applied and … Continue reading Further Exploration

Upping the Game

Always looking for ways to up my game to gain an edge on my competition. I've been noticing a lot of my competitors publishing pictures with extra amazing and not necessarily realistic color and detail. I like my art to represent as closely as loss the scene as my eyes witnessed it, but I do … Continue reading Upping the Game

Hiking Weather

After what seems like forever, the weather, a running vehicle and a day off have aligned for a magnificent hike in the mountains. Amazing how fast things change around here, two days ago it was snowing and near zero degrees. Today started out pretty chilly but by the time I was done with breakfast and … Continue reading Hiking Weather

Ten tips for a successful snowshoe hike in the Colorado high country

Little experiment here... I wrote all this good stuff for an online news agency called the Examiner a few years ago and suddenly without warning they went out of business and all my articles just disappeared 😦 Luckily I wrote most of them in open office and saved them. Today fresh snow and Facebook reminded … Continue reading Ten tips for a successful snowshoe hike in the Colorado high country

Mountain Sunsets

I have been recording some beautiful sunsets over Cripple Creek for some time now, only with my phone, too lazy to really get out and get the best location and shoot with my good camera. Finally got the chance yesterday and I think I got some good ones 🙂 The views of the western mountains … Continue reading Mountain Sunsets