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#3 High Country Aspens ... Our westward travel took us up
and over several passes. Pine tree after pine tree whizzed
by my passenger window as we drove on towards the setting
sun and then the pines opened up to reveal this beautiful
stand of Aspens. Photographing at 65 mph can be a challenge
and good training with regards to sharpening one's skills
to compose, expose and shoot a picture in a split second,
1/1250 to be specific. I didn't even have time to roll down
the window but that OK, the window acts like a polarizer
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#4 Indian Summer ... The next morning we were off and going
again. There was plenty of Colorado we hadn't seen including
this river side Tee Pee. It was a lovely sight with early
morning light and shadows. The crisp cool air kept me a million
miles away from my office, computer and cell phone. This road
offered a 30 mph speed limit and a 1/500 of a second shutter
speed to capture this Indian Summer Tee Pee as we drove by. |
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#6 The Rain Cloud ... This is one of my favorite pictures
from the trip, a rain cloud over the eastern edge of South
Park. South Park is a wide high plains area that caters to
Antelope and Buffalo. The late day weather pattern that I
mentioned in the previous picture was again building yet another
storm. I love the way the rain is falling and the sun streaks
make a criss-cross pattern. The storm seemed so close but
at 75 mph it appeared motionless as we drove along and watched
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#7 The Road Home ... Fall weather is somewhat unpredictable
in the Rockies. This beautiful day was capped with an early
evening rain storm complete with one of the most vibrant rainbows
I've ever seen much less photographed. Driving east towards
our home near Pikes Peek we followed the storm and rainbow
for sometime before over taking it. It was a perfect ending
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#1 Me On the Road ... I'm "closer than I appear"
in the rearview mirror of my truck. While Susan happily
drives along through the country side of the Rocky Mountain
state I'm perfectly content to roll down the window, shoot
some pictures of the landscape rushing by at 60 mph at 1/30
of a second. It is a nice departure from the overtime Denver
Broncos vs Oakland Raiders football game just a few days
earlier. Oh I had a great time working at the game. Made
some good images as well, but I so enjoy the involvement
of photography that I find taking these pictures just as
satisfying.
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#2 Horse Country ... We took a few roads and saw a few
towns we hadn't seen before. This horse ranch was somewhere
west of the town of Kremling. The area offered a great
life style of raising horses and cattle along with plenty
of opportunity for hunting and fishing. It looked inviting
but we both imagined that the winter would be a bit on
the cold and windy side, but this day was perfect, warm
and sunny as the late day sun poured through the hills
and ridges that lay west of town. I'm always looking for
this kind of contrast between deep cool shadows and warm
golden sunlight illuminating the fall colors of the trees
adjacent to the pasture. 
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#5 Buena Vista Shower ... Finally turning east we stopped
for a few minutes to watch a storm build over the Collegiate
Peaks region. The late afternoon rain storm pattern that
had prevailed over the state during the summer months was
active and provided a beautiful scene for our return drive
home. The overlook on the cliffs above the valley gave us
a grand panoramic view from which I took several images
while the storm began to intensify. The joy of making pictures is in
my heart. I have always loved to make pictures. I don't need to
sell them to enjoy making them. The sale of my photography is
a wonderful by product of my desire to compose, capture and communicate
to others what I have seen. Photography is my business but making
pictures is truly my heart. I love what I do and am thankful for
opportunities that have been placed before me over the years.
I hope you have enjoyed this little high country journey. See
you next time On The Road. Adios, Dave
WORKSHOPS and PRESENTATION Schedule
January 11-13, 2009... Imaging USA tradeshow in Phoenix, Presentations at the Nikon Booth www.imagingusa.org April 14-22, 2009 ... Photo Quest Adventures, The Netherlands. www.photoquestadventures.com June 30-July 14, 2009 Photo Quest Adventures, Mongolia. www.photoquestadventures.com |
December,
2008 (click here)
Memory Lane
November,
2008 (click here
Gone Fishing
October,
2008 (click here)
National Geographic Adventure Photography Workshop
September,
2008 (click here)
Olympians, Weather and Workshops
August,
2008 (click here)
Camp Life
July,
2008 (click here)
Lightpainting the Southwest
May,
2008 (click here)
A Southwest Tour
April,
2008 (click here)
The Endless Winter
March,
2008 (click here)
PMA Show in Las Vegas!
February,
2008 (click here)
At the Ballet
January,
2008 (click here)
One Week of Work
December,
2007 (click here)
A Look Back at 2007
November,
2007 (click here)
Traveling
with the New Nikon D3
October,
2007 (click here)
High Country Journey
September,
2007 (click here)
Walking
On The Road
August,
2007 (click here)
Speedway
Thunder from PA
July, 2007
(click here)
"Arlington National
Cemetery"
June, 2007
(click here)
"Kentucky Derby Day"
May, 2007
(click here)
"Mexico Trek"
April,
2007 (click here)
"Egypt Trek"
March,
2007 (click here)
Transit Mix
"Images From the Air"
February,
2007 (click here)
Ice Climbing in Ouray
January,
2007 (click here)
2007 Year in Review
People of Willoq, Peru
Lexington, Kentucky TREK
Training for the Mr USA Title
"The International Golf Tournament"
"Tour of Champions Documentary"
"Northern California, the FBI and Clint Eastwood ..."
"The 2006 Kentucky Derby"
"Off the Road Picture Sales"
Ladies Olympic Figure Skating
Torino Italy and the 2006 Winter Olympic Games
"Hey Dave, are you going to the Winter Olympics in Torino and What Equipment Do You Take?"
The Holiday Tea with Tchaikovsky
presented by Colorado's Classical Youth Ballet
Landscapes at Pebble Beach:
a look back at 2005
Lightpainting Landscapes
NFL Football
3 Day Photography Workshop
Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Michelle Kwan
International Gymnastics Camp
the Men's US Open Golf Championships
The Kentucky Derby
Nevada Photojournalism Day
John Bolin's "The Thorn"
Indoor Track and Field
UC Irvine's Paul Spittle and
the Sports Shooter Academy
with Nikon's new DX2
Broncos Football:
Denver vs Indianapolis
the US Figure Skating Nationals
Portland, Oregon
College Basketball:
Colorado State vs Air Force
Broncos Football:
Broncos VS. Dolphins
Assignment work:
Wrestling
A look back at 2004
Rich Clarkson's Photography at the Summit Workshop &
Moose Peterson's Digital Landscape Workshop Series
Whitewater Kayaking
Gymnastics and more
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
A look back at some wonderful Olympic moments
USAFA Graduation flyover
US Olympic Training Center - Swimming and Gymnastics
Last Month the Masters, this month The Kentucky Derby......I love my job
Masters at Augusta National
The American Cup Gymnastics
NIKON COLLEGE WORKSHOP
Indoor Track and Field
Women's Freestyle Wresting
Rhythmic Gymnastics Nationals
The Glass Flower Ceiling at the Belagio Hotel in Las Vegas
College Basketball
Women's Waterpolo
Olympic swimmers on their way to Athens
NFL Football
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Finals
A look back at The Greenbay Professionals
Monday Night Football the Sports Shooter Workshop and Luau in LA
Photography at the Summit workshop
Portraits to workshops to stock image sales
Lightpainting in Banf
The World Gymnastics Championships
International Gymnastics Camp
Thunderbirds
Gymnastics
The Sports Photography Workshop with Rich Clarkson
Velodrome Cycling, More
The 129th running of the Kentucky Derby
White water kayakers
The Champions on Ice tour
PBR Rodeo
Chris Shivers and Little Yellow Jacket ride for $1 Million
Nikon's featured speaker at PMA in Las Vegas
American Cup Gymnastics
USAFA Women's Basketball
USAFA Swimming
USAFA Boxing
NCAA Fencing Championships
USOC's Titan Games
Air Force Basketball
Pro Football Pre-Superball Stock Sales
Swimmers train at the Swim Flume at the USOC
Much more!
Diving at the Air Force Academy
Denver Broncos VS. The Arizona Cardinals
Olympic Hopefuls Lenny Krayzelberg and Tom Molchow practice at the USOC
