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Solitary windmill stands post over the recently harvested grain field at dawn. Bright highlights and long dark shadows show the rolling Colorado prairies bring out the terrain relief under the fluffy layers of monsoon cumulus clouds exacerbated by the massive smoke and ash from forest fires across the Western States.

Ubiquitous high power electric lines span many miles across the eastern Colorado prairies to bring electricity to the burgeoning populations and isolated farmsteads. Low angle post dawn sunlight creates dimensionality with long highlighted ridge lines and deep shadows.

Found an area of Colorado high prairie with rolling hills and infinite grain fields and used the post dawn light and shadows across the scene to develop the depth of the terrain. Monsoon moisture drawn off the Gulf of Baja and smoke from Western state forest fires help form the cumulus cloud banks.

A late blooming sunflower drinks in the early morning sun just north of Denver International Airport.

Sought to limit my pallet to primary colors for this pair of early morning sunflowers just north of Denver International Airport.

Caught a fly having his breakfast at the center of an early morning sunflower. The field is just outside the north edge of Denver International Airport. Processed using Skylum Luminar 2018 RAW Develop and Golden Hour presets.

Found an east sloping field of ripening sunflowers in the earlier morning sun. Due to heavy forest fire overcast had to correct RAW files for red haze tint.

Three (near macro) of three in a zoom series of this bloom.

Found an east sloping field of ripening sunflowers in the earlier morning sun. Due to heavy forest fire overcast had to correct RAW files for red haze tint.


Two of three in a zoom series of this bloom.

Found an east sloping field of ripening sunflowers in the earlier morning sun. Due to heavy forest fire overcast had to correct RAW files for red haze tint.


One of three in a zoom series of this bloom.

The most prominent peak (just to the left of center) is Mt Princeton--elevation 14,404'.

Slightly different edit of mid-summer afternoon sun peaking between Rocky Mountain peaks and heavy, nondescript overcast to illuminate the Larimer Square Clock Tower along Downtown Denver's 16th Street Mall.

Taken while leaving Colorado Convention Center along Downtown Denver's 16th Street Mall. Heavy overcast and low afternoon sun created interesting light on Larimer Square Clock Tower and adjacent skyscrapers.

From a recent walkabout the neighborhood, this pine bough glows with late afternoon low sun. Strange to go through March with almost no snow here in Denver.

Spawling sunflower fields, just a mile away from Denver International Airport.

I see a climbing man on the branch.
This service berry tree was shocked by near zero temperatures and champagne powder snowfall. 1st frost was over 4 months ago, however, most of the days have been unseasonably warm, which fooled this and many other plants into beginning their spring growth.

The early morning sun is rising behind me, is being reflected off the closest office building, is being reflected off office building windows just to my left, and is finally revealed as the dappled pattern on the windows and wall of the original building.
This was taken with my cellphone camera at a stop sign near Cherry Creek in Glendale, CO.

The high contrast and razor sharp edges of LoDo (LOwer DOwntown) buildings and their shadows caught my eye while walking to Coors Field for a Colorado Rockies game.

The sun sets over the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and is reflected in the high rise building glass over the LoDo (LOwer DOwntown) section of Denver as viewed from an upper deck at Coors Field.
I took this for the brilliant sunset reflection and the urban environment of lampposts and construction cranes.

Really liked how the architects used natural stones as facades for Mountain Village Shopping Center above Telluride, CO. Low, late afternoon sun highlighted the colors and layers of this local stone. Like the matte finish of the lighting fixtures at the corner of this building.

Strong side light from low angle, late afternoon sun highlight and create strong shadows on candy cane shaped wrought iron railing in shopping area of Mountain Village above Telluride, CO.

Trying to figure out what makes this a striking image to my eye.
Taken using sunlight reflected into a courtyard, which otherwise was shaded from the low angle, late afternoon sun, at See Forever Village, Mountain Village Shopping Center, above Telluride, CO.

Was struck by the weathering damage on this shutter along walkway of Mountain Village Shopping Center.

Fall colors explode at the Maroon Bells, in the Aspen Snowmass Wilderness Area in Colorado.

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Found this image interesting with the early morning sun glancing off a Denver, CO, skyscraper behind shaded trees and bike racks.

After sunrise this sculpture seemed to pop out of a primordial forest.

Dawn sun rays back light the open petals of this 'old' rose in the Denver Museum of Nature and Science rose garden.

Watched the sunrise create a horizon shadow line along the Front Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The circular area in the foreground is a splash fountain for children during the heat of the day; in the mid ground is the lake, its boathouse, and a water jet fountain, with the Denver skyline below the Rocky Mountain peaks.

Made use of tall park trees to frame downtown Denver, CO, during blue hour. Intentionally, cropped out the streetlight in camera, but found the flare added to the image appearing to provide some of the light for the foreground.

Spotted this potential shot while approaching a group of fellow photographers gathered to take blue hour photographs of the Denver skyline against the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Took several shots from the area where they were gathered, then moved back to catch this image. Was amazed at how few actually moved from their initial set up location to change their viewpoint or perspective.

Ripened heads of native grasses hang heavily along tree shaded, walking path of Highline Canal at Green Valley Ranch Golf Course, Denver, CO

Liked the light and shadow play across the sand trap hazard on the Green Valley Ranch Golf Course, Denver, CO.

Low angle, morning sunlight dramatically lights up a cottonwood tree along walking path in Green Valley Ranch Golf Course and Highline Canal Trail, Denver, CO.

Managed to salvage this rose bush and almost missed the opportunity to photograph the floral world in my own backyard. Allowed the rose bushes to go wild over the last couple years; last fall did major pruning and results are satisfactory for the recovery.
Here, with the late afternoon bright summer sun backlighting the single last rosebud of the year applied diffuse, reflected filler flash to bring out the front petal colors while maintaining the translucence from the sunlight.

Sunflower fields near DIA - a few miles east of E470 on 56th.

This little guy posed for almost 15 minutes as I took several versions of him laying in the shallows of a local pond.

Biggest bullfrog in the pond. Calmly watched over me taking shots of him and his buddies at a pond nearby my neighborhood. He did not jump away until I stood and began to move to leave. Area was marked "No Trespassing," city policeman did not stop me as I walked back onto public street, got lucky!

A sundial graces the south wall of the Newman Center for the Performing Arts on Denver University campus.

Lila Rose is President of Live Action, an educational nonprofit dedicated to inspiring a culture of life in America and beyond.

Lila founded Live Action when she was fifteen years old. Live Action changes hearts and minds about abortion and promotes respect for human dignity through national media campaigns, investigative reporting, and targeted youth education programs.

Charlie Kirk is the Founder and Executive Director of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets, and limited government. Since the inception of Turning Point USA on June 5th of 2012, Charlie has grown Turning Point USA from nothing to having representation on over 1,100 high schools and college campuses nationwide and over 75 full time field staff. At 22 years old, he has appeared on Fox News, CNBC, and FOX Business News over 200 times including frequent appearances on “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” and “Varney & Co.” In addition to his entrepreneurial political endeavors, Charlie plays every type of Saxophone, was captain of his school’s Varsity Basketball team, and is a proud Eagle Scout.

Brittany Corona, Director for State Programs and Government Relations for Friedman Foundation for Education Choice, addresses Western Conservative Summit 2016 at Colorado Convention Center, Denver.

Frank Gaffney, author and security advisor, delivers keynote speech on Shariah at Western Conservative Summit 2016. One of his specialties is the impact of EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) burst on high tech equipment and power grids.

American flag flies proudly atop Larimer Square Clock Tower in the middle of Denver, CO, 16th Street Mall jut before July 4th.

The youngest Senator currently in the US Senate, Tom Cotton of Kansas, gives his keynote speech in Denver, CO, Convention Center before audience at Western Conservative Summit 2016.

Phil Robertson, founder of Duck Commander, Inc, and star of Duck Dynasty, signals approval of audience participation at the start of his keynote speech, July 2, 2016, during the Western Conservative Summit 2016, in the Denver, CO, Convention Center.

US Senate candidate Daryl Glenn during keynote speech at Western Conservative Summit 2016 at Denver Convention Center. As an underfunded underdog with only county commission political experience, Daryl wowed the delegates at Colorado Republican State Assembly in May with a fire-in-the-belly speech to lock out 5 other nominees from the party primary ballot with 70%. With a minor war chest of $11K, he won the party nomination to challenge the appointed incumbent in November.

The shadow of the Rocky Mountains cloaks the houses of Green Valley Ranch while a building hailstorm in the distance is brightly lit above the horizon shadow line.

A freezing,morning fog has coated the grasses of a local new home sales office landscaping.

An array of Mexican primrose on an expanding vine among the grasses of our front yard high alpine meadow.

A deep maroon lily growing in our flower bed is framed by its neighboring ice plant.

A single Mexican primrose close up. This plant is far more aggressive than expected, the vines are expanding across our high alpine meadow.

Forgot to turn on my water before the recent heat wave in Colorado's Front Range, these white veronica's are struggling to bloom.

Blue veronica beginning to bloom among a colorful collection of xeriscaped, high alpine meadow flowers and grasses in our front yard.

A single lavender bloom begins to show forth from our High Mountain Meadow, xeriscape front yard.

Like the brilliant reds and yellows of these Goblin Blanket Flowers, native to Colorado's high mesa prairie ecosystem.
An 11 X 14 version was my 1st professional, framed sale to a friend for her new apartment.

Another of a series of Shasta daisies for Limes Wright comparison with UK coastal daisies.

A scraggly pair of Shasta daisies standing tall in our High Alpine Meadow, front yard, near Denver International Airport. Taken to share with Limes Wright after an excellent shot of UK seacoast Moon daisies.

Best known for it's amphitheater where first class concerts are held nearly every weekend, the blue Colorado sky brings out the color in the area's geological features.

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Denver, the winter weather Rodney Dangerfield of large cities in the USA. View out through our front window onto Green Valley Ranch street of blizzard snows blowing across streets and, due to stickiness, building up on tree branches out of the gusty winds.

Iridescent reds and pinks highlight the edges of the Chihully blue glass orbs on board a rowboat in middle of an icy cold lagoon.

Cartier Panther, clip broach, of white gold and platinum with diamonds and sapphires reigns from his perch atop a 152 carat, sphere of Kashmir sapphire cabochon.

One of last shots taken of Denver Botanic Gardens' temporary display, "Chihully in the Gardens." We were being chased out at dusk by the docents ending the open afternoon hours and beginning the sold out evening hours of the last day.

One of last shots taken of Denver Botanic Gardens' temporary display, "Chihully in the Gardens." We were being chased out at dusk by the docents ending the open afternoon hours and beginning the sold out evening hours of the last day.

3OH!3 performs at Denver Civic Center Park for the 2016 Superbowl victory celebration.

2 ladies stroll under the glass covered archway of Denver Center for Performing Arts and past stylized, abstract form. I see a Picasso-esque female body, how about you?

Percussion section instruments; bass drum, xylophone, cymbals, and assorted, arrayed drumsticks; await start of Denver Symphony's Brass Under Glass performance at Denver Center for Performing Arts.

Refracted, late afternoon, sunlight from Denver Center for Performing Arts' skylight is reflected of the many, coiled, feet of an Denver Brass French Horn.

A right angle twist turns a standard downward performance trumpet position into a trumpet, praise to heaven, fanfare. Trumpet solo was part of Christmas Eve candlelight service at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO.

Braced, handheld, available light image of Advent/Christmas decorations at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO. Taken during installation service of newly called senior pastor.

Was shooting into another room through an open doorway as the pastor guests gathered for pre-processional prayer. While working in post to bring out the full front portrait using available light, found the silhouette of another made for a more interesting image than my original intent.
I think I may have over processed with cropping, pseudo-HDR process, and light/shadow post work, I see graininess. What do you say?

How do you get over a dozen Lutheran pastors to smile on command?
Line them up for a group shot and state, "On the count of 3; say 'MONEY!'" Not perfect but no frowns.
Volunteered at the last minute to document the installation of our newest senior pastor at Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Aurora, CO. Almost got caught without enough power to finish service and this group shot.
Major lesson learned, "Take control and organize!" Here needed to put the older and less trim emeritus pastors behind the trimmer and, usually, younger pastors. The closer to 6-pack abs the better!
Can see all faces.
Any other suggestions are welcome.

The Skier came out one year only 1958. I am now the proud owner of a set of the Skier plates.

This scene is at the top of a very strenuous hike. F/18

Early morning on Colorado National Monument @ F/22

Where Eagles Dare!

Sunrise and Moon Set in the Mirror.

No I did not color it. Yes it really is that blue.

Like the variegated reds and greens of this tree, and the strong vein lines.

Used Picasa for post work on this cell/smartphone capture of neighborhood sugar maple, which is undergoing fall color changes. Really like the contrasting red-green colored patches.

Winter wheat straw is gathered into bales/rolls by local farmer/rancher for winter feed along Colorado's Front range near Denver Airport.

Drought resistance is the driving force in our selection of trees, bushes and flowers in our garden. Here the bedding flower was bred for high mesa areas, the Colorado Gold Gazania. Their rayed flowers close in the afternoon, also, called treasure flower.

A fallen log blends in with the wild landscape in Washington Gulch near Crested Butte, Colorado.

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Spring finally arrived at 11,000 feet in early August. Wild lupine has finally blossomed just below top of Berthoud Pass, Colorado, along the Continental Divide.

I am looking at using this as background for an advertising sheet. The goal is to generate photo session appointments in similar photo-collages of motorcycles, classic, muscle, and low rider cars, and off road vehicles. The shots were taken in 2 sessions; one late night to capture something before the operators left in the morning; 2nd in early morning sunlight as sun crested the mountain ridges to the east. Anyone have suggestions on action text? Message me, thank you.

Fresh faced, Katie Pavlich, millennial commentator on FNC,Fox News Channel, was photographed candidly at book signing after participating in "Hugh Hewitt Live" event sponsored by KNUS radio 710 radio at Denver Marriott.

One of the small East River tributaries trickles past Gothic Mountain near Crested Butte, Colorado.

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Have been making Golden Rocky Mountain road trips over last several years. This is from the longer gravel road entrance to North Clear Creek Falls at the Rio Grande headwaters area. The bluff in the background is of volcanic origins and a similar stratum creates the vertical drop for the nearby falls. some post work to compensate for midday bright sun, also, used a low ISO and polarizing filter to start compensation.

This stream is a splash of gold amid high mountain sage and grass prairies at north end of Silver Thread Scenic Byway, outside Gunnison, CO.

When you're off the map and off the grid, little signs and arrows are especially important for navigation. In this case, a small sign pointing us to our designated route had been plastered with various stickers, causing me to miss a crucial turn.

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Aspens quietly stand vigil over a mountain pass outside Telluride, Colorado.

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A young moose wanders from his family near Grand Lake, Colorado.

Entry to Garden of the gods

Fall colors surround East Beckwith Mountain from Kebler Pass, Colorado.

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Mount Baldy is on the top right, the reddish-colored mountain the background. Shot just outside of Crested Butte, Colorado on Schofield Pass.

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Aspens line the 4x4 trail on the way to Emerald Lake, near Crested Butte, Colorado.


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The Ruby Range's features lit by the morning sun and reflected in Lake Irwin, Colorado.

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Near the summit of Ophir Pass, a 4x4 trail near Ouray, Colorado. The elevation here is about 11,000 feet, where the leaves had completely turned. At lower elevations the aspens were mostly green. Taken September 26th, 2015.

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A small lake outside of Fairplay, Colorado reflects the fall aspens as the sun sets on a beautiful weekend.

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Snowmass, Colorado in fall. Taken 2014.

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The breathtaking view at Summit Lake, near the summit of Mount Evans, Colorado.

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Perseid meteor shower, at the Brainard Lake State Recreation Area, Colorado.

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Shot with Rokinon 14mm f/2.8.

From the window of the car, driving through Fireside, Colorado.

Curves and split toning in LR6.

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A waterfall hidden away behind a pullout on the road to Mt Evans, the highest paved road in North America.

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Though hard to believe, this is an honest representation of the colors in the sky Saturday night. The colors were so saturated, even with a a low exposure compensation the saturation was still peaking the histogram.

This is a Colorado sunset!

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13 second exposure with Rokinon 14mm wide angle lens.

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A hawk carrying away its lunch. I wasn't prepared for this, grabbed the camera as I drove by, and nearly went in a ditch pulling over to snap this. Shutter speed was too low to get a super sharp photo, and I'd usually discard this but I love that he has a fresh kill in his talons.

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Hand-held, the first major strike or what turned into a strong lightning storm.

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EXIF data incomplete because of manual lens.

F/11, focused at infinity with 14mm f/2.8 Rokinon ultra wide angle.

Near the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.

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A complicated bit of white balancing going on, with different colored light sources. I managed to find a happy medium without selectively adjusting the WB.

Long exposure, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L. This heavy lens needs a really sturdy tripod at night.

At full size you can see artwork hanging on the walls in the apartments.

A tavern named after Glenwood Springs' favorite celebrity. Temp & Tint tweaked for aged look in LR 5.7, Clarity and Vibrance cranked, then Saturation reduced to -67, gives exaggerated color depth.

I'm not sure what this little guy is, but he's adorable.

I learned this evening that yes, we have pelicans here.

A wild moose near Grand Lake, Rocky Mountain National park. From 2011.

Just outside Snowmass Village, Colorado.

Summer game at Coors Field, as the Colorado Rockies chalk up a win.