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Memorial Day is this weekend.  While it marks the unofficial start to summer or a three day weekend, the holiday allows us to remember the men and women who dies while serving in the United States Armed Services.  Last year I headed out to Fort Logan National Cemetery where at each headstone a flag had been placed.  While walking around the grounds I noticed people of all ages there to mark the holiday either by stopping at a specific plot or just walking the grounds.  Enjoy the long weekend, the start of summer and of course remember why it is a long weekend in the first place.

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This past weekend I once again spent some time exploring the plains just outside of Denver.  As I was driving along I noticed an aircraft on final approach to Denver International Airport.  Looking down the road I had noticed the contrast of the two fields ahead and now the plane overflying one of those fields which got me thinking.  Waiting for some more aircraft to arrive I positioned myself at the edge of these fields and photographed as a Frontier Airlines airplane neared landing at the airport.

The Getaway Monday image for this week takes us to Glacier National Park once again.  This image was taken on the west side of the park as you cross the Middle Fork of the Flathead River.  Setting up at dusk one evening in September I waited for traffic to pass by my spot on the side of the bridge.  At this time of the evening the majority of the traffic was leaving the national park after spending the day enjoying the many offerings you can find at Glacier.

Prints: Road to Glacier

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Earlier in the week as I was waiting for a train to cross on a nearby street, I noticed a small reservoir northwest of Denver. I decided to head to Jim Baker Reservoir for the Thirty Days 2011 project. It is 1.4 miles around the entire lake and there were plenty of people out enjoying the nice fall day in the area. I started with photographing some rocks in the lake, but it wasn’t until I was heading back to the car that I noticed the reflection of this tree in the lake.

This image was originally taken in 2011.

Prints: Reflection of a Tree

Recent Work

This week spring is out in full force along the front range of Colorado leaving behind the snowfalls we had seen during March and April.  However prior to getting to this point we had a busy day with rain last week.  As the storms moved through the city I was photographing and this image was taken off my gallery neighbor Kelly Schurger‘s car after a storm had passed.  Taken with my phone, I processed the image in Instagram while waiting for the next band of rain to move through the city.

The Getaway Monday image this week brings us to one of the lesser visited National Parks in California.  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 Friday February 27, 2009 the Rocky Mountain News published their final edition. The News has been a part of Denver for almost as long as Denver was a city and this final edition marked the end of an era. The final edition which I purchased was placed on the front porch to my house as this is how many people received the paper for many years. Denver is now a one newspaper town, and it will be a different landscape for print news.

This image was originally taken in 2009.

Prints: Goodbye, Colorado

Recent Work

At the end of April I headed out to the plains to see how the growth was coming along for some future ideas for photographs.  During the scouting I came across some fields with fresh growth and those with contrasting color.  As I stood on the side of the road I worked with this concept and while moving the camera captured the fields before me. As I head back to this area in the summer it will be interesting to see how the fields change of the course of the growing season.

This month the following new images have been added to the website. You may find out more about the images by clicking on the image or title.

Ann Morrison Park – Boise, Idaho

Boise Depot

Shadow of a Bridge

Frost at Sloans Lake

Mile High in Denver City Park

Airplane at Sunset

Planes on the Plains at Sunset

Veteran’s Day 2012

Evening at Washington Park – Denver

City of Trees in Boise

Roller Coaster at Lakeside

Sunrise in Denver

Look for more new images uploaded to the website in June.

Summer will be soon upon us in full force and the Getaway Monday image for this week celebrates the summer months with an image from a pow wow in Western Montana.  While living in Montana one summer I had the opportunity to attend a pow wow and what stood out for me was the color and movement during the event.  Slowing the shutter speed down I worked to capture this movement as it tells the story of the event which people came to from not only the area but quite a distance as well.

Prints: Pow Wow