From the Archives

With the significant snow which is forecasted for Denver this evening and into Friday, I figured what would be better than an image from a past snowstorm for from the archives Thursday.  In January 2009 a few inches of snow moved into the Denver metro area which was somewhat unexpected in terms of the amount we received.  I headed out with my camera and walked around the city.  While crossing Speer Blvd. I captured this image of the traffic on the snow packed roads.  No worries the cars were not going more than 10 MPH due to the conditions.

The first part of last week I headed up to Dinosaur Ridge to scout and take some images of a scene I first noticed a few years ago.  The clouds were starting to move in so I wasn’t sure if the weather would cooperate however you never know unless you are there.  Once I found the location again I searched nearby for better areas and set-up my tripod be aware of small cactus in the area as well.  As the sun set over the mountains I worked on some long exposures including the one in this post, leaving me better prepared as I head back to the area this spring.

The Getaway Monday for today is just a quick flight across the Rocky Mountains to Salt Lake City.  I visited SLC in October of 2009 at the end of a road trip with a friend.  We had started in Sacramento and made out way to SLC where he was working at the time.  After arriving the first snow fall of the season occurred and as I went out to photograph by the time I made it to the University of Utah campus the snow had stopped after a quick dusting of a couple of inches in some areas around town.  As crossing the George S. Eccles 2002 Legacy Bridge I enjoyed the lines of this bridge and took a few photographs.  The next day I hopped on Amtrak and made my way back to Denver to find 12 inches of snow upon arrival home.

From the Archives

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.

Just before Christmas a sizable snow storm moved through the front range of Colorado.  As the snow started to fall I decided to head out and photograph in an area I had not been during a storm which was downtown Littleton Colorado.  The above image was taken as I arrived in the area, and after spending a little more than an hour in the snow I left with a few inches more of snow on the ground as it picked up intensity during the time I was there.  This made for an interesting drive home, but it was all worth it being out in the conditions taking pictures.

While the San Francisco 49ers may not have won the NFC Championship game yesterday, the winning city for the getaway Monday is indeed San Francisco.  The image of the cable car was taken during a visit a few years ago.  Walking around the city on a blue sky day, I followed the cable car tracks up and down some hills as I capture this image at the end of the line along Taylor Street.

From the Archives

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.

Recent Work

Last week I showed a recent image of the sun setting over Sports Authority Field at Mile High.  This week the recent image is also from the same location, during the same football game where the Broncos lost to the New England Patriots.  After the sun set I continue to photograph dusk in the Denver area.  In my location I knew the light rail train would be passing by every 10 to 15 minutes and this was going to be my concentration at this time as I wanted to capture the motion.  As the evening progressed, the new lights at the stadium started to illuminate as well in addition to the cross located on Mount Lindo in the foothills. You may know much of the discussion around the Denver Broncos this year has been faith and the location of the cross from my position helped tie these two together.

This week the getaway picture is from La Jolla Cove just north of San Diego.  In November 2009 I headed to this area to photograph, with a storm having moved through the area over night as well as high tide the water was coming up to the steps down to the cove bringing man and nature merging in the scene.  Spending some time to capture the scene brought me the above photograph as well as some wet feet from standing on the landing for a couple of shots as well.

From the Archive

Just over a year ago 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.