Ray Atkeson was an amazing primarily black and white photographer that was Oregon's first and only Photographer Laureate (he was also brilliant in color). He said his favorite photography location in the state was here at Sparks Lake. He passed on in 1990, but you can still view his work here. We all owe a debt of gratitude to Ray not just for his beautiful images, but also for the conservation they helped to inspire.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Sunset High and Lonesome
The Elkhead Mountains of Colorado are some of our least traveled. Found north of Craig, mostly only hunters know this area for it's high level of wildlife. It also happens to be one of my favorite areas in Colorado. Truly divine!
Monday, August 17, 2009
2009 Perseid Meteor Shower in the Colorado Rockies
I trekked up Cameron Pass to enjoy the peak of this annual treat of an astronomical event and got away with some keepers, even with the moon! I can only imagine how bright this nice fireball meteor would have been under a moonless sky. I saw 69 Perseids total between 10 pm - 3:30 am MST.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Worldwide Photowalking Fort Fun Edition
The Fort Collins contingent met on a hot Saturday afternoon at Colorado State University for our part in the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk (over 30,000 walkers worldwide!). I sure had fun meeting you all!
This one is of a fountain next to the Engineering Building that honors Elwood Mead (the same guy lake Mead is named for). I've copied the plaque's inscription below for easy reading in case there's interest.
Elwood Mead
1858-1936
As a member of the Colorado Agricultural College faculty between 1883 and 1888, Elwood Mead established the first instruction in irrigation engineering to be offered by an American college or university. This work provided the foundation for Colorado State University's internationally recognized reputation in water-related research, teaching and service.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Blue Me Around A Tree
So I found this amazing celestial blue centering device out in the grasslands.... no actually what you are looking at is a nearly 40 year old man wrapped up in blue LED Christmas lights (tiny AA battery powered ones from the dollar store) running around a tree in the middle of nowhere at 3 am as fast as he can with out falling down. Yeah, I know. ;-)))
Of note for this shot is that Mars and Venus form a triangle on right with the Pleiades Star Cluster/Seven Sisters. And I need to check my camera's clock. I am thinking since it was showing first light this was actually taken at 4 am.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
The Electric Rainbow Acid Test
I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.
--Ken Kesey as quoted by Tom Wolfe in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Image notes: single exposure/no hdr. An extraordinarily lucky 1/3 of a second. This near double rainbow was quite the buzzer breaker, at this point the sun was already most of the way down.
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