Veteran's Day

Thank you to all those who serve and who have served. Your service is greatly appreciated.

Father and Son

Father and son waiting for train.

Eric, CO Balloon Festival

Thought these colorized images using reflections in sun glasses would be interesting.

Another Barbershop Pole

Walking down the street in downtown Denver with my boys and nearly walked right by this one. Colorized it for a nice effect...pole pops pretty good.

Colorful stallion in downtown Fort Collins, CO. Which photo do you like better? The colored one or the colorized one?

Barbershop Pole

It is rare these days to come across a true barbershop. Saw this one in Brighton, CO yesterday. The blues and reds in the pole were washed out so I decided to turn the image to black and white and then bring back the colors in the pole.

Boulder - Trumphet Man

Went to lunch in Boulder, CO today and came across this excellent trumphet player who also made a great portrait subject. (Click on the photo to view a larger version)

Self Images

Can you find me in the photographs? (click on photo to view larger size)

Denver Photo Walk Workshop

I attended my first Meetup group outing this morning. It was with the Denver Photo Walk Meetup Group. Had a great time and met some very nice people. If you don't know about www.meetup.com you should check it out. Basically it is a collection of "groups" with interests that run the gamut. I belong to a couple photography groups and a hiking group. A great way to meet new people with common interests.

Our assignment for today was within the first 30 – 60 minutes take 100 photographs. Don’t throw any of them away – use them later to examine how I approached the scene; how I windowed down to my true focus.

Within the next 30 – 60 minutes take only 3 images. With each image really examine it. Does it translated into a two dimensional image the way I thought it would? Would I put this on my wall? No? Then delete it. Try again. Is the light the way I wanted it? The framing? Is it the right moment? No? Delete it.

Here are the 3 images I ended up taking in the last session.

The Mummy

On a recent hike I saw this rock outcropping and couldn't help noticing how it looked like a mummy's face.

Holiday Lights - Going Up

Went on a "photo" walk over the Christmas Holiday and checked out the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver (to warm up before heading back out to take the shot above). Thought this was an interesting composition.