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.

This weekend brings a three day weekend to many people here in the Denver area.  As a reminder most state and federal offices will be closed on Monday for the MLK holiday.  In addition there is no mail delivery, and in Denver parking meters are free.

A parade through downtown Denver always kicks off the annual stock show.

Some events you may want to check out this weekend:

• The National Western Stock Show continues the 2012 edition on this middle weekend of the show.
• If you are in the Longmont area you may want to check out the show “Street Creed: Graffiti Art from Concrete to Canvas” which runs through January 22nd at the Longmont Museum.
• It may be winter, but the Denver Boat Show has dropped anchor in Denver this weekend.
• After an overtime win this past Sunday, the Broncos play in New England on Saturday evening.  The game is on CBS.
• The Colorado Mammoth kick off their 2012 season at Pepsi Center this evening.
• Up in Aspen the Winterskol four-day festival is taking place.  Look for plenty of activities around the town as well as fireworks.
• On Monday, the annual MLK Marade takes place from City Park to Civic Center Park.  The Marade starts at 9:00 A.M.

You know of any other events happening this week in Denver?

The voting for Thirty Days 2011 has ended, and I thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback on the images.  The images receiving the most votes are as follows:

Third: Day 28 – Denver Evening from City Park

Second: Day 11 – Veterans Days 2011

First: Day 1 – Denver Skyline at Sunrise

As a thank you for voting your name was entered in a drawing to win a free matted print.  The five winners of the matted print are below.

If you have won, you were contacted this morning via the e-mail used when voting.

Look for the 6th edition of Thirty Days in November 2012.

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.

Recent Work

About a month ago, I was out photographing while the Denver Broncos were playing the New England Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.  As the sun began to set over the rocky mountains, from my location it set right over the stadium.  This was a shot I had planned ahead of time, as I thought the wave of the stadium lighting would be interesting with the sun positioned over the stadium.  While the Broncos did not win this game against the Patriots, they will play them once again this weekend in New England.

Just two more days are left to vote on the top three images in Thirty Days 2011.

During the month of November, I took photographs on every day in the month and posted an image to the blog on each given day.  When you vote on your favorite three images you will be entered to win a matted print of one of the Thirty Days 2011 images (5 winners will be selected).

It’s the start of a new week, and while you are back at work you may be thinking about that next trip somewhere.  Each Monday we will help you realize that dream with images of locations outside of Denver.

On my final day on the North Shore of Oahu, I woke up early to make my way towards the Banzai Pipeline. As the early hint of light started to appear in the sky, I knew Sunset Beach Park would be my destination. Using a long exposure and the morning light, the magic of this location is discovered in a simple photograph. On this morning as I photographed the changing skies and weather it proved to be a lasting reminder of my visit to Oahu.

The first week of 2012 is wrapping up and in the Denver it has been one of colorful sunrises and sunsets as well as some above normally temperatures.  One of these sunrises was on January 1st.

With the start of the new year there is also plenty happening in the Denver area as well:

• The National Western Stock Show kicks off this weekend and runs through the January 22nd.
• On Sunday, the Denver Broncos make their first appearance in the NFL playoffs since 2005.  They will be playing at Sports Authority Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• If you are heading to the mountains, Ullr Fest kicks off on Sunday and runs through January 14th in Breckenridge.
• Through January 8th, the International Sportmen’s Expo is at the Colorado Convention Center.

Do you know of any other events to check out this weekend in Denver?

Light Rail near Union Station

From the Archives

In late 2010 I was exploring Denver during a late snowfall in the city.  At this time some of the construction in the Union Station area had started near the Millennium Bridge, however if you walked past this it was business as normal.  I started to set up a scene to photograph in hopes the light rail train would depart soon.  Just after framing the picture, the train departed and with a 15 second exposure captured the motion of the train as it headed south.