Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot

Weekend Flash Back - A collection of American Flags for this July 4th holiday.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Nikon D2H

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/250 sec.

F/stop - 16

Lens - 14 mm

For this weeks holiday flash back, I decided to post a collection of American flag photos.

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Bear Creek Lake Regional Park, Lakewood, Colorado.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/1000 sec

F/stop - 5.6

Lens - 70/200 zoom

LOCATION.

1. Bear Creek Lake Park is just minutes from Denver.

2. It is located east of the C470 and Morrison Road intersection.

3. There is a $7 general daily fee per vehicle.

4. Summer hours are 6 am - 10 pm.

This is a great park, it's just a short drive from Denver, but gets you out into the open spaces fast, with 2,600 acres. It has rolling hills, grasslands and a number of lakes to enjoy. Some of the activities are swimming, boating, fishing, biking, hiking, archery, waterskiing plus wildlife viewing. The park is kept very clean and is a enjoyable place to visit. I mostly shot in the morning and again late afternoon to sunset, to get the best possible light. I traveled the park with two cameras, one with a 70-200 zoom and the other with a 500 mm lens. This gave me a pretty good chance to get any picture I saw! Being ready, with nice light, is a good combination for susses.

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Weekend Flash Back - Eagle River, Vail, Colorado, 6/8/2005.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Nikon D2H

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/1250 sec

F/stop - 8

Lens - 500 mm

Note - A monopod was used for this shoot.

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Strange clouds in Evergreen, Colorado.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/250 sec.

F/stop - 5.6

Lens - 70/200 zoom

A thunderstorm just moved over my Evergreen home, of 25 years, at 8,400 feet. I took my camera to the upper deck and waited, hoping there would be a rainbow. As I watched the tail end of the storm pass over the mountains to the east, the sun started to come out. Instead of a rainbow, these strange clouds started to form. They seemed to drop out of the storm itself, lasting about ten minutes and than slowly disappeared. I had never seen clouds like this before! If anyone knows what they are, please email me.

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Weekend Flash Back - Golden, Colorado, 8/4/2008.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS-1D Mark II

ISO - 500

Shutter - 1/500 sec

F/stop - 8

Lens - 70/200 zoom

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Random Shots From Last Week.

"X Shot" INformation.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/250 sec.

F/stop - 14

Lens - 24 mm

Last week I was pretty tied up with freelance work, so I had no day set aside to shoot my weekly photo blog. I keep a camera with me most of the time and this week it paid of with a number of nice features. The fact that I have a camera with me, is the point I'm making this week. How many times have you said "There's a Picture" and couldn't take it. Having a camera gives you a chance!