Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: 2015

Colorado - My Favorite Photos of the Year, 2015.

I did a lot of freelance this year, which is good but I wasn't able to post many blogs.
Below are my favorite photos in no particular order.

The sun rises out of smoke from a forest fire

Arches National Park

Mount Evans

Crystal Lake

Crested Butte

Red Mountain Pass

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Red Wing Black bird defends nest from a intruder

Barn in Evergreen

Near the Great Sand Dunes National Park

Crystal Lake

Injured elk walks on front legs.

Canyonlands National Park

Clouds in Evergreen

Sandhill Cranes near Monte Vista

Mount Crested Butte at sunset

Blood Red Moon

Geminid meteor shower

Hope you had a great Christmas and a happy New Year!

Photo by Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Colorado - Great Sand Dunes National Park - Winter

Recently I went on a photo shoot at the Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. Not ever being at the dunes in the winter and the Geminid Meteor Shower peaking, would make this trip enjoyable. The first day I shot was nice and sunny, then is snowed at night, changing the look of the landscape. Some of this blog is going to show, approximately, the same locations before and after the snow.

Meteor to the right, no idea what those are to the left, no blinking lights

Photos by Ken Papaleo

Colorado Landscape Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Colorado - B & W Photos painted with hand made Q-Tips.

I recently finished some freelance work for a new client. The job required me to photograph certain locations and then hand-paint parts of the image. I use Marshall's Photo Oil Colors, painting parts of the photo with Q-Tips made out of tooth pikes and cotton. Here are some of the images.