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
Crested Butte
Red Mountain Pass
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
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
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.










Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615



Colorado - Evergreen Lake snow reflection, 10/25/2002 - Flash Back.



"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D1H
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/250 sec.
F/stop - 16
Lens - 35/70 zoom


Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615



Colorado - Loveland Basin Snow Making, 10/4/2006 - Flash Back.



"X Shot" Information.
Camera - Canon EOS-1D Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/1000
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 70/200 zoom


Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615


Note - Loveland opens for the season Thursday (10/29/15)




Colorado - Red Mountain Pass Fall Colors - Flash Back - 9/22/2010.



"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/250 sec
F/stop - 16
Lens - 16/35 zoom


Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615



Colorado - Ouray Fall Colors - Red Mountain Pass - Part Two.



"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/100 sec.
F/stop - 22
Lens - 16/35 zoom


  This is part two of my photo shoot on Red Mountain Pass's fall colors. For more info check last weeks post.


























Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615



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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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