"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS-1D Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/250 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 16/35 mm
Lens - 16/35 mm
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
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.
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Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
Weekend Flash Back - Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1/19/2005.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D1H
ISO - 200
Shutter - 1/800 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 500 mm
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615
Hayman Burn Area, Deckers, Colorado.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/125 sec.
F/stop - 22
Lens - 70/200 zoom
LOCATION.
1. This location is North west of Deckers, near Cheeseman Reservoir, on Forest Road 211.
2. Drive time from Denver is about one hour.
3. Good idea to have four wheel drive.
CHALLENGE.
Last summer I did a blog on this area and noticed that the burnt trees didn't stand out to good against the ground. I decided to come back in the winter, with snow on the ground and shoot again. The trees should be more visible against the white snow.
SOLUTION.
I went back yesterday, after a small snow storm. It was very clear, you could see a long way. The trees stood out nicely! I used a large depth of field, so tress and the mountains, were all in focus.
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Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
Weekend Flash Back - Evergreen, Colorado, 3/18/2003.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D2H
ISO - 400
Shutter -1/250 sec
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 70/200 zoom
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615
Colorado National Monument, Fruita, Colorado.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO - 100
Shutter 1/125 sec.
F/stop - 16
Lens - 24/70 zoom
LOCATION.
1. Colorado National Monument is located south of Fruita and on Rimrock Drive.
2. It is about a four hour drive from Denver.
3. It has canyons cut deep into red sandstone
4. Wildlife in area, birds and bighorn sheep.
CHALLENGE.
I heard that this monument has good light for photography, in the morning and in the evening. I would shoot at both times to see which I liked better.
SOLUTION.
Sunrise was around 7:00 am and when it hit these east facing red rocks, they exploded in color. The best shooting for this time of day, lasted only about an hour, after that the color flattened out some. There were still nice pictures to take, but the intensity was gone. Sunset would come early, with the monument facing east, so I started shooting around 2:00 pm. The winter light was nice and only got better, as the afternoon moved on. As it turned out, sunset was around 4:300 pm, giving me 2 and a half hours of real nice light for shooting. I personally liked the evening shooting the best, just because you had good light longer and it got better, right to the end.
OTHER PHOTOS FROM THIS SHOOT.
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Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
Weekend Flash Back - Copper Mountain, Colorado, 2/28/2005.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Nikon D2H
ISO - 400
Shutter - 1/1000 sec.
F/stop - 5.6
Lens - 7-/200 zoom
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Photographer
303-674-0615
Eldorado Canyon State Park, Boulder County, Colorado.
"X Shot" information.
Camera - Canon EOS-5D Mark II
ISO - 250
Shutter - 1/160 sec.
F/stop - 16
Lens - 16/35 mm zoom
LOCATION.
1. Eldorado Canyon State park is located in Boulder County, off HWY 93.
2. About one hour drive from Denver.
3. Park is known for it's towering sandstone cliffs, above South Boulder Creek.
4. This location faces east, so morning is best light!
CHALLENGE.
Eldorado Canyon State Park's sandstone cliffs are step and narrow, not letting in a lot of sun light during the winter months. I don't think it hits much of the frozen South Boulder Creek below. This park would be the hardest to photograph, of the state parks so fare.
SOLUTION.
I arrived at Eldorado Canyon State Park at sunrise. It was rising from the south east, so while some of the cliffs would be in the sun, others would stay in shadow. This made a interesting image and I knew my shot would be coming from this situation. I stayed in this area, moving around some, getting different angles, with a couple of lenses. Once I went into the canyon, it was deep shadows with the cliff tops in the sun. Spent about another hour recording images before heading home.
MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS SHOOT.
ALL PHOTOS FOR SALE, CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
Ken Papaleo
Colorado Landscape Photographer
303-674-0615
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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