Moose…finally. I chose a super windy day to drive up Trailridge. It was too windy for elk so I headed on down the west side. This girl was taking her time eating the spring grass. I had wanted a moose pic for a long time and finally got my chance.
(RMNP, June 2018. OMD-E M5 Mark ii, 300mm)
Canon to OM-D.
On this trip I only brought the Olympus OM-D. The change from a larger DSLR to the mirror-less system meant I found myself willing to take the camera with me everywhere. Even to one of the last snow storms of the winter.
Winter to spring.
(outside RMNP, March 2018)
Headed up into the mountains to see some snow. I took these with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II. Since it is a new model to me I was in a “use it to learn it” mode and left the Canon back at the cabin. It was a great experience. Attaching it to the Peak clip on my backpack strap I hardly knew it was there. In short, it was a nice downsize and I was very happy with the images.
(RMNP, early January 2018)
On the trail to Buchannan Pass we followed this pretty stream which may or may not be the Middle St. Vrain Creek. I was shooting this stream a bunch. Lots of pretty spots. But I thought this had the best composition. Camera balanced on backpack, slow shutter, etc.
(Rocky Mountain National Forest, August 2017)
We come here so often that it’s a challenge to create something new or a better image than last time. It’s good to be challenged though. In this case I had the help of family to hike with, my favorite model and a late spring snow providing plenty of snow melt.
June 2017
Each photo weekend is different. This year we saw rain, snow and sun. We took long hikes and just hung out.
(Rocky Mountain National Park, May 2017)
“The earth has music for those who listen.” –William Shakespeare
Family, snow, mountains. I think this time it was playing Debussy.
(RMNP, Aspen Grove, December 2016)
I have always wanted to do a night hike up to Gem Lake and do some night sky photography. Seems like it’s always cloudy or something comes up. Finally got my chance this May. 22 second exposure and some light painting on the lake and rocks. The experimentation was part of the fun.
Estes Park, May 2, 2016
As we were leaving Estes after Christmas break, I saw this. We were already leaving later than we wanted. But I was breaking as I said “ok if I stop and take another pic?” I knelt down in the snow to shoot under the fence rail. I didn’t shoot many frames, but the scene was too compelling to leave. The composition, colors, all just fell into place. Perfect photo to start the new year.
I’m glad I’ll be there again in a couple days.
Devil’s Gulch, Jan. 4, 2016