Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot

Papaleo Best Of Year of 2019


I'm now into my third year of my terminal cancer. It has kept me from doing much photography. I only got out a few times. At the end of each year I post a blog of my best photos. Not very many photos this year. My blog has had 98,000 hits so fare. My goal is to reach 100,000 before I die. I want to thank everybody who has taking a look. Praying that I can get out a few more times in 2020.










Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615




PAPALEO - New Post - Weekend Sunsets




"X_SHOT" information.
Camera - Cannon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter Speed - 1/250 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 70/200 zoom

 Last weekend I went out to photograph the Beaver Moon. The first night had beautiful light but a storm off to the east blocked the moon rise, behind the city. Went back to one of the small lakes near my home, as the sun lite up the sky. The next night (you usually get two opportunities to photograph a moon rise. The sky was full of smog when the moon came up. Will have to try again, with December's full moon rise.






Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer

303-913-8232


PAPALEO - NEW POST- Lakewood CO FALL COLORS -TURNS OUT, NOT SO EASY.




"X SHOT" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 800
Shutter Speed - 1/500 sec.
F/stop - 18
Lens - Canon 70/200 zoom


Having to move down from the mountains to the Denver area, City of Lakewood, was not easy. I was looking forward to shooting the fall colors of this area and then an early snow storm rolled in, with temps in the 20s. Almost all the leaves froze and turned brown. I decided to go out anyway and see what I could find. These photos are the results of my search.














Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-913- 0823

NEW POST - PAPALEO - HUNTERS MOON




"X SHOT" information.
Camera - Canon 5D Mark II
ISO - 3200
Souter Speed - 1/1000
F/stop - 5.0
Lens - 500 mm
tripod used


  Went to Chatfield State Park to photograph the Hunters Moon. Using a compass I located the direction of the moon rise. As it came up, I notice a pelican moving across my viewfinder. I waited as it approached the reflection area but then it just turned around, what the heck! 

Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-913-8232



NEW POST - PAPALEO - FALL COLORS IN THE FOOTHILLS





"X SHOT" information
Camera - Canon 5D Mark II
ISO - 2000
Shutter Speed - 1/160 sec.
F/stop - 20
Lens - 70/200 zoom

I got a chance to go out and take photos of the fall colors in the Denver foothills area. My college roommate, Rob Brown, was passing through town. Rob is also a photographer so we went out on a couple of day trips. The colors were pretty nice at Guanella Pass, Squaw Pass and Kenosha Pass.














Ken Papaleo Photographer
High Country Coloring
303-674-0615


NEW Post - GEORGETOWN LOOP RAILROAD



"X SHOT" Information
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 400
F/stop - 16
Shutter Speed - 1/250 sec.
Lens - 16/35 mm

Went to the Georgetown Loop Railroad the other day and shot the steam train going over their bridge. They are open for fall color viewing.

Ken Papaleo
Colorado High Country Coloring
303-913-8232


Papaleo-Kendrick Lake Sunset, Lakewood, Colorado


"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark ll
ISO - 1000
f/stop - 16
Shutter speed - 250
Lens - 70/200 zoom




It has been almost 4 months since I made a new post. My cancer really controls my life. I had to move from my mountain home of 31 years. We moved to a city of Lakewood. It's just 5 minutes from the hospital. We do have a nice park right next to us, Kendrick Lake. Walk over there last night and took these images. Hope to get out more!

Ken Papaleo
High Country Coloring
303-912-8232


Colorado - Papaleo - Best Photos of 2018.




























  While fighting my terminal bone marrow cancer, I was able to get out a little in 2018 and the above photos are my favorite. Now that the holidays are over, I hope to get out on more shoots. 


Ken Papaleo
Colorado 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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