Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: Colorado clouds
Showing posts with label Colorado clouds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colorado clouds. Show all posts

Colorado - The interesting Clouds of Colorado.



"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter Speed - 1/500 sec
F/stop - 8
Lens - 16/35 mm zoom

Sure Colorado has beautiful clouds at sunrise and sunset but there is more to be seen. During other times of the day clouds can catch your eye with their beauty.
















Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615



Colorado, Cool Looking Cloud in Evergreen, August 10,2015.





I photographed this cloud, last night, off the back deck of my Evergreen home. Many photos have been taking from this location but this is by fare the coolest cloud I have seen in the 25 years living here.


"X Shot " information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 1600
Shutter - 1/100 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 16/35 mm zoom


Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615




Is that a tornado behind me, Golden, Colorado.


"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 800
Shutter - 1/250 sec
F/stop - 14
Lens - 70/200 zoom

NOTE - these photos were shot about a month ago.


Challenge.
I was off to take photos of the rising Harvest Moon but there was a lot of cloud cover. I have learned from experience, you go anyway and see what happens. 

Solution.
What happened, the clouds got thicker and real scary looking. I was facing east, from Lookout Mountain Road, taking photos as the clouds did their thing. During any landscape shoot, I always take a look behind me, just in case. This time I was very surprised, right above me, what looked like a funnel, was dropping out of the cloud ceiling. It almost touched the ground before it dissipated.  The main point of this blog is not to let the weather change your mind about going on a shoot. Go and see what you come up with. I never did see the moon that night, but being out there, gave me the opportunity to get some real nice cloud shots. I love clouds, their like fingerprints, no two are ever the same.  














Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615



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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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