Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: Red Rocks Park

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Colorado - New Post - Day Tripper 3 - HWY 74.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 400

Shutter Speed - 1/100 sec.

F/stop - 8

Lens - Canon 70/200 zoom

Day Tripper - 3 - HWY 74 goes through the foothills near Denver. Living at 8400 feet in the Rockies you would think we would get a lot of snow, not so this year. So when we had a small snow and fog storm, I left early in the morning. I liked the way this shoot turned out. When you only have a short time to work, you have to look harder, no waiting for the next day.

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Some Snow In The Foothills, Finally!

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 100

Shutter - 1/125 sec.

F/stop - 16

Lens - 16/35 zoom

I had been waiting to photograph some snow and this week we finally got some, not very much but enough to get me out there. With not much time availible I did a quick trip in the local foothills of Evergreen, Colorado. My "X Shot" was found at Red Rocks Park, at the thearter area. The fresh snow covered the setting area, creating nice leading lines to the red rocks in the background. Using a large depth-of-field, the complete image was in focus. The other thing I liked was, just three colors dominated the image.

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Landscape Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Full Moon Rise, Denver, Colorado.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 1000

Shutter - 1/100 sec.

F/stop - 5.6

Lens - 500 mm

NOTE - tripod and cable release used for this shot.

LOCATION.

1. Photo was shot from Look Out Mountain Road.

2. This road goes from I-70 to Golden.

3. About a half hour drive to the Golden entrance.

CHALLENGE.

I take note of when a full moon will rise at sunset, in the Denver area, trying to get a big full moon over the Denver skyline. My results so fare have been nice, but nothing great. On February 25/2013, I would have another shot.

SOLUTION.

I headed down to look for a shooting location but first stopped at Red Rocks Park, to get photos with some new snow on the ground. The moon rise would be at 87 degrees East, in the Denver area, at sunset. Using a compass, I found a good spot that would line up with the skyline, on Look Out Mountain Road, over looking Golden. The day was pretty clear but there was smog out on the horizon. Would have to wait until sunset to see what happens. I planed on using my 500 mm lens for this shot so I set up my tripod with this big lens. A cable release was also used. While waiting for sunset, nice light fell on the Coors plant and on the Jefferson County Municipal Building, making nice photos. The moon came up right on schedule but I was off on my line-up by a couple of degrees. It came up left of the skyline. The haze in the distance turned the moon a bright orange at first, than it became yellow and finally white, when it got high enough in the sky. Again, the result were the same, some nice images but not the knock out shot I'm looking for. Will have to check on line to see when my next chance will occur. I think I might invest in a good compass and not use the one from the cereal box. The night shot of Colfax Blvd. was my overall favorite image of the night.