Took Big Dog out hiking this morning, cold and windy… too cold and windy apparently for any wildlife to be out and about where I could photograph them. Well that’s not completely true, I did see a herd of deer butts going the other way about 200 yards up on the mountainside but I was not in any mood to chase them 😦
So I decided today would be the day to take a look back and see what I may have missed in as I blew through autumn and early winter shooting like a madman and taking little time for editing. I don’t even know how far back I need to go, but one folder did catch my eye called “Sea of Fog”. I remember that day well and was pretty confident that I would be able to mine some more images from that shoot. I know that I only processed a couple of them before moving on to the next project. In fact I have been shooting pretty much every day this entire year and I know for a fact I haven’t even looked at all my captures!
Off to a very slow start though, Photoshop and Bridge haven’t been cooperating with each other since I downloaded the updates for the new 2019 version. Upon closer inspection I noticed that the latest install had not updated the Photoshop shortcut on my desktop and I was running the 2018 version with the 2019 version of Bridge. So… after downloading a couple more updates I tried again with the correct version and am having quite a bit more luck, both in performance and functionality. Someday I need to learn about this new content aware stuff. I took a look at it and saw that it was going to be a lot more reading than I want to do today!
Sure enough, the “Sea of Fog” folder has quite a few good images inside. It was an amazing day for sure. Heading out of town on Highway 67 north with my family I noticed that Cripple Creek was filled with fog, well worth a stop at the overlook. From there I could see that the entire Arkansas Valley was also filled with fog, making a side tour over to Victor necessary. Don’t know what the family thought of all the interruptions but sometimes a photographer has to just get the pictures!
Well anyway, I have a lot of work ahead of me, there are hundreds of images from an entire year that need processing. Perhaps the the wicked wind and cold of a Rocky Mountain January will give me the opportunity to do that.
Manitou Incline in Winter
These pictures and more are now available on my website including a couple of the snow covered Manitou Incline that I have added to the Manitou Springs gallery. The snowy Pikes Peak ones that I just did will be in the Pikes Peak gallery. I hope that this Christmas you will consider giving the gift of art! My site sells wall art including metal and acrylic glossies, Canvas, and a whole bunch of cool household items including pillows and blankets, yoga mats, phone cases, battery chargers, coffee mugs and much more!
