Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: Patterns in the Snow, Denver foothills, Colorado.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/250 sec.

F/stop - 16

Lens - 70/200 zoom

Challenge.

We hadn't had any snow for awhile so when it snowed, only a couple of inches, I was ready to go. With a small amount to work with, the opportunities would be limited. I had to find a way to come up with nice images.

Solution.

From past experience, I knew that a clean layer of snow would make some pattern shots, all I had to do was find them. My search took me from my house in Evergreen, down a long Bear Creek, ending up at Red Rocks Park. The Red Rocks location turned out to be fruitful. The only thing I really had to do was to use a depth-of-field that would get everything in focus. Two workers were clearing the snow off the seating are of the amphitheater but I ended liking the image with out them.