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Have You Seen Tree Lace?

14 Monday Aug 2017

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We were hiking on the Trappers Run Trail in Vail Colorado during the Fall in 2016 after the changing of the leaves.  The picture was taken later in the afternoon with the foreground in the sunlight and the background mountain in complete shade. That really helped to separate the lightly colored branches from the dark background.

When my wife saw this photograph, she automatically commented that it looked like “Tree Lace”.  The intertwining of the bare white tree branches give the effect lace. The bare branches show such unique and interesting patterns.

This just accentuates the fact there is beauty everywhere if we would only take the time to look.

Such beauty does not need to changed, and thus this photograph is untouched and real!

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Aspen Stick Trees

10 Thursday Nov 2016

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kw6a1663-copyThese trees were shot as we hiked on Trapper’s Run in Vail, Colorado.  We went hiking in the afternoon and enjoyed shooting these photographs of the Aspen Tree Forest.  We were disappointed that we missed the fall foliage.  But seeing the bare trees allowed us to focus more on the straightness of the tree trunks and the density of the forest.

This photograph was taken in the late afternoon.  The light for outdoor photography is usually better in the early morning or late afternoon.  The color temperature of sunlight is warmer giving more orange tones.  The sunlight has more dimension since the sun is lower on the horizon creating longer shadows.

My goal was to shoot photographs in the late afternoon.  We were also fortunate that the clouds cleared so I could photograph with the pretty blue sky.

We  loved the white tree bark with the contrasting blue sky and dark ground.  Everyone should experience the quiet and stillness of the Aspen Forest.

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How I shot at Sunset on Booth Creek Trail?

07 Monday Nov 2016

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kw6a2254-copyWe enjoyed a wonderful hike at Booth Creek Trail in Vail, Colorado.  Make sure to go earlier or you may not find a place to park the car.  The parking lot is small and street parking is not available.  The parking lot is not large.  The best strategy is to wait until hikers return and move the car.  There is a 3 hour limit for parking in the lot.

It is a steep trail with rocks.  You need to walk a brisk pace or you will not complete the hike within the 3 hour limit.

We took longer since we were shooting various pictures and enjoyed the scenery.  This was taken in the 3rd week of October.  Even though we missed the peak of fall foliage, we still enjoyed the scenery.

This shot was taken at sunset on our way back close to the end of the hike.  I took a bracket of 3 different exposures.  When you shoot with the sun behind, this makes the exposure tricky.  Maybe you are like my wife who did not understand what I was saying about taking the bracket with 3 different exposures – this is photography lingo.  In other words, I took 3 pictures using 3 different exposure settings to see which would give me the best photograph.  I wanted to get the long shadows with the right light.  I tried to frame the sun to partially block it with the tree so sun rays would be seen.  If I did not do this, then you would just see brightness without seeing the rays of the sun.

 

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Beautiful Late Afternoon Light in the Mountains of Vail, Colorado

02 Wednesday Nov 2016

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kw6a2270-copyWonderful hike on the Booth Creek Trail late afternoon on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.  The afternoon shadows and reflections of the sky cast a cool blue light on the white trunks of the Aspen trees in the foreground while the sunlight illuminated the bare Aspen trees on the mountain side in the background.  This juxtaposition of light was very striking as I witnessed it and had to take some photographs of it.

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The Cold Aftermath of Fall Foliage

31 Monday Oct 2016

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kw6a1696-copyI photographed this the week of October 16 at Trapper’s Run in Vail, Colorado.  We were fortunate the sun came out.  It snowed during the previous night.  We missed the fall foliage by 2 to 3 weeks.

At first I was disappointed I missed seeing the peak of fall foliage with these Aspen trees.   But then I became enamored with the bare look.  I love the feathered look of the these trees.  I also love the closeness of all the trees in this forest area.

I used a EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM lens which caused the trees to look a little curved in this image.

During this trip, I learned there is always beauty in nature which needs to be discovered and appreciated.

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