"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D1H
ISO - 200
Shutter - 1/800 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 500 mm
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615
Hayman Burn Area, Deckers, Colorado.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/125 sec.
F/stop - 22
Lens - 70/200 zoom
LOCATION.
1. This location is North west of Deckers, near Cheeseman Reservoir, on Forest Road 211.
2. Drive time from Denver is about one hour.
3. Good idea to have four wheel drive.
CHALLENGE.
Last summer I did a blog on this area and noticed that the burnt trees didn't stand out to good against the ground. I decided to come back in the winter, with snow on the ground and shoot again. The trees should be more visible against the white snow.
SOLUTION.
I went back yesterday, after a small snow storm. It was very clear, you could see a long way. The trees stood out nicely! I used a large depth of field, so tress and the mountains, were all in focus.
ALL PHOTOS ARE FOR SALE, CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
Weekend Flash Back - Evergreen, Colorado, 3/18/2003.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D2H
ISO - 400
Shutter -1/250 sec
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 70/200 zoom
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615
Colorado National Monument, Fruita, Colorado.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 100
Shutter 1/125 sec.
F/stop - 16
Lens - 24/70 zoom
LOCATION.
1. Colorado National Monument is located south of Fruita and on Rimrock Drive.
2. It is about a four hour drive from Denver.
3. It has canyons cut deep into red sandstone
4. Wildlife in area, birds and bighorn sheep.
CHALLENGE.
I heard that this monument has good light for photography, in the morning and in the evening. I would shoot at both times to see which I liked better.
SOLUTION.
Sunrise was around 7:00 am and when it hit these east facing red rocks, they exploded in color. The best shooting for this time of day, lasted only about an hour, after that the color flattened out some. There were still nice pictures to take, but the intensity was gone. Sunset would come early, with the monument facing east, so I started shooting around 2:00 pm. The winter light was nice and only got better, as the afternoon moved on. As it turned out, sunset was around 4:300 pm, giving me 2 and a half hours of real nice light for shooting. I personally liked the evening shooting the best, just because you had good light longer and it got better, right to the end.
OTHER PHOTOS FROM THIS SHOOT.
ALL PHOTOS ARE FOR SALE, CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
Weekend Flash Back - Copper Mountain, Colorado, 2/28/2005.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D2H
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/1000 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 7-/200 zoom
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615
Eldorado Canyon State Park, Boulder County, Colorado.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS-5D Mark II
ISO - 250
Shutter - 1/160 sec.
F/stop - 16
Lens - 16/35 mm zoom
LOCATION.
1. Eldorado Canyon State park is located in Boulder County, off HWY 93.
2. About one hour drive from Denver.
3. Park is known for it's towering sandstone cliffs, above South Boulder Creek.
4. This location faces east, so morning is best light!
CHALLENGE.
Eldorado Canyon State Park's sandstone cliffs are step and narrow, not letting in a lot of sun light during the winter months. I don't think it hits much of the frozen South Boulder Creek below. This park would be the hardest to photograph, of the state parks so fare.
SOLUTION.
I arrived at Eldorado Canyon State Park at sunrise. It was rising from the south east, so while some of the cliffs would be in the sun, others would stay in shadow. This made a interesting image and I knew my shot would be coming from this situation. I stayed in this area, moving around some, getting different angles, with a couple of lenses. Once I went into the canyon, it was deep shadows with the cliff tops in the sun. Spent about another hour recording images before heading home.
MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS SHOOT.
ALL PHOTOS FOR SALE, CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
Weekend Flash Back, Denver, Colorado, 11/20/2005.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D2H
ISO - 200
Shutter - 1/250 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 70/200 zoom
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615
Roxborough State Park, Littleton, Colorado.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 200
Shutter speed - 1/125 sec.
F/stop - 18
Lens - 16/35 mm zoom
LOCATION.
1. Roxborough State Park is located at 4751 North Roxborough Drive, Littleton, Colorado.
2. Hours - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm daily.
3. About 30 minutes south of Denver.
4. The 3,339-acre park was established in 1975.
CHALLENGE.
This was the third State Park on my list of local parks to visit. I hadn't been there in years but remembered that it is known for dramatic red stone formations. I needed an angle, something that would make this shoot a little more fun.
SOLUTION.
I wanted to do a night shoot, with moon light, but found out that the park locked up at 5:00 pm daily.
A early morning sunrise shot was also out because the park didn't open its gates until 8:00 am and sunrise was at 7:10 am. About mid-week it snowed down in the Roxborough area. This was great, some new snow and a clear blue sky, along with the red stone, would work out great! I got there about 2:30 pm, a little early but I knew the light would fade around 4:pm, because most of the park faces east. Morning would have been better but it didn't clear until around noon. I could have waited until next morning but who knew how much snow would be left, so I went with the most snow.
ALL PHOTOS ARE FOR SALE, CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
About Me
- Ken Papaleo
- Evergreen, Colorado, United States
- I worked for the Rocky Mountain News for 28 years, until they went out of business. I now do freelance work, post this weekly blog, ski and play with my four grand children. I still have the love to get out and take photographs, which brings me great peace and comfort.
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