In Estes I get pics of elk all the time but bobcats and coyotes are rare.
My brother in-law has good eyes and spotted the coyote across Horseshoe Park. The coyote was hunting but came up empty handed for the 20 minutes we watched him.
My wife whispered, “there’s a bobcat in the yard.” I had about a minute to grab a few shots from the kitchen window before he was out of range. The tricky part was getting him away from the septic tank cover. Somehow that ruins wildlife shots.
In May, I went up to Jurassic Park to scout a location for star photos. A storm rolled in so the night shoot was cancelled but I did get this photo of my son on top of the Edge of Time.
(OMD E-M1 m2, 21mm, f16, 1/2500sec)
I had a free day to go shoot in the park. I had taken a nice long hike but didn’t really find anything that interesting all day. I was about 1/2 mile from my house when I saw this iconic Estes Park shot- elk fighting AND the Twin Owls. Just another example of being ready when the scene presents itself.
Olympus E-M1 II, 57mm
I got a new camera, an Olympus OMD E-5 Mark 2. It’s micro 4:3 which means it will be easier to lug around in the mountains. Still love my Canon but I gotta admit the portability and ease of it means I’ll be shooting with it more. I paired it with a 14 – 150 Olympus lens.
(Backyard of my place in Estes Park, Nov. 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
Spring break. We were up in Estes and it’d been snowing for two days. With 8 inches of snow we weren’t going anywhere so I thought I’d see what I could take photos of in the backyard. I don’t usually shoot stuff like this which made it all the more interesting.
Aspen Grove backyard, March 17, 2016