"X Shot" Information.
Camera - Nikon D1H
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/500
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 300 mm
All photographs are for sale, contact e-mail address below.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Nature Photographer
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Weekend Flash Back - Columbine Country Club - Littleton, Co. 4/7/08
"X-Shot" Information"
Camera - EOS-1d Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/1000 sec.
F/stop - 6.5
Lens - 300 mm
When shooting high school spring sports, you never knew what the weather was going to be. It was cold but sunny when I pulled into the Columbine Country Club to cover the Heritage Girls Golf Invitational. After about an hour clouds moved in quickly bringing strong snow showers. This competitor was on the 5th tee, when the weather hit. Using my 300 mm lens let me separate her nicely from the snow. Auto focus with a telephoto lens will not work in heavy snow, so turn it off. The invitational was held up for an hour, within that time the snow stopped and the sun reappeared, melting the snow.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
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Weekend Flash Back - Boyd Lake - Loveland, Colorado 02/01/07
“X Shot” Information”
Camera - Canon EOS Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/125 sec.
F/Stop - 22
Lens - 16 mm
This photo was shot at Boyd Lake State Park on one of the coldest days of the winter. Walking out onto the ice, I found a dad and his young son ice fishing. After taking some shots of them fishing for about ten minutes, the boy lost interest and started to play in the snow. Still taking some frames of the dad fishing, I noticed the boy making snow angles about 10 feet away. Quickly resetting my exposure, with a f/stop of 22, and a shutter speed of 125, I moved into position. This setting would give me enough depth of field to get the boy and his dad in focus while also stopping the boys arm movement.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
Photo information contact e-mail address below.
Continental Divide from Genesse, Colorado
“X Shot” Information
Camera - Canon- EOS Mark III
ISO - 400
Lens - Canon- 70 - 200 zoom
F/stop - 18
Shutter - 1/125 sec.
As I was entering I-70 Friday, from Evergreen, to drive to Genoa Colorado, my wife Pam called and told me to check out the clouds over the Continental Divide. Pulling off at the Genesse exit, I parked my car and walked out on the bridge that spans I-70. I brought one camera body with a 70 -200 zoom, and used it to take a tight light reading off the highlights. Leaving my settings the same, I composed my picture and shoot away.
“X Shot” Location Information
1. Drive time from Denver 30 minutes
2. Get off I-70 at the Genesse Park Exit - #254
3. There are acouple of RTD lots to park there.
4. Walk out onto the bridge for shot of the Continental
Divide, can’t guarantee the clouds!
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
All Photographs for sale, contact e-mail address below.
kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com
Colorado Photographer
All Photographs for sale, contact e-mail address below.
kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com
Weekend Flash Back - 17th Street - Denver, Colorado 12/21/06
“X Shot” Information
Camera - Canon EOS Mark II
ISO - 500
F/stop - 11
Shutter - 1/100 sec
Lens - Canon 70 - 200 zoom
This photo was shot on 17th Street downtown Denver the day after a big snow storm. I spent the night in the city and was out early when I saw this guy walking by himself down the middle of a usually very crowded street. Before shooting I picked an F/stop that would give me enough depth-of-field to get the guy walking and the building at the end of the street in focus.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
Del's Triangle 3 Ranch Photos - Clark, Colorado
“X Shot” Information
Camera - Canon EOS 5D
ISO - 400
Lens - Canon 300
F/stop - 8
Shutter - 1/1000 sec.
After spending the night in Steamboat Springs, I was on my way to Clark, Colorado for a photo shoot at Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch. I had met the owner, Ray Heid, when I worked for the Rocky Mountain News. I arrived early to get shots of Ray and his son, Perk Heid, getting the horses ready. Once fed, brushed and saddled, the horses were ready to go. Ray and Perk wore some great looking coats that really added to the scene. The plan was to get shots of the two riders charging through a field of untouched powder. We started our shoot on one side of the field and worked our way over making sure we didn’t mess up all the snow at once. I was told the horses were good for about 6 passes. With every other pass, I changed lenses starting with a 500, then a 300 and finally a 70 - 200 zoom. There were three things that I needed to be aware of for this shoot. The first was getting a good exposure reading, somewhere between the bright snow and the dark black horse. Second, a shutter speed at least 1/1000 sec. to stop the action and the third, a depth of field large enough to get both riders in focus. It was great recording these beautiful animals busting through the fresh powder and watching the smiles of the riders’ faces. It makes no difference what you use to cut through powder, the results are always the same, one big grin! After finishing our runs Ray and Perk headed back to the barn. They needed to get ready for tourists that wanted to go for winter horseback rides. This ranch is one of several in the Clark area that provide horse riding experiences year round.
“X Shot” Location Information
1. Drive time from Denver to Clark, 3 - 4 hours
2. Head west out of Steamboat Springs on US 40.
Turn right on hwy. 129 ( 7- 11 store on corner).
Follow 129 north for approximately 18 miles to the
Clark Store. Turn left after the store on Road 62.
This road forks twice - always turn right, go for
about 2 1/4 miles, look for corrals on right.
3. Their web page address www.steamboathorses.com
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photography
All photographs for sale, contact e-mail address below
kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com
Colorado Photography
All photographs for sale, contact e-mail address below
kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com
About Me
- Ken Papaleo
- 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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