• Self-portraits

    A Bit of a Smirk

    September 28, 2012
    Smirking

    Okay, it’s Friday and here’s another self-portrait. I don’t know if you can call this a project but as a photographer I’m kinda getting into the swing of it. From the smirk on the models face you can tell he’s getting into it also. I really am not working on any specific projects even though I have a list. So maybe self-portraits could be one. They do offer a challenge to come up with new ideas, poses, compositions and post processing stuff. I took this last night while a slight drizzle was falling on both me and the camera. After I came inside the rain came down hard so what I had was going to be what I post. They even had some mud and rock slides up the Poudre Canyon as the two fires wiped out most of the vegetation to hold the soil in place.

    I like the expression on my face with this image as there is a bit of smirk on the handsome dudes face. I head back out today for another 4-day trip. I hope everyone has a good Friday and a great weekend.

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  • coffee shops,  leaves

    Leaves are Changing

    September 27, 2012
    Maple Leaf

    We are seeing more color changing in town. Some hardwoods are turning red and there are plenty of yellows. The other evening I grabbed the camera and just walked around the parking lot of my complex to find these leaves. I like how they start around the edges. Earlier in the afternoon I rode my bicycle to the Old Town area and did some writing at a local coffee shop called Mugs. While sitting at the table a leaf fluttered down on my table. Luckliy I had my camera so I could show everyone. 🙂

    Journal Time at Mugs
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  • lake

    Early Morning Fishing

    September 26, 2012
    Fishing At Chambers Lake

    Chambers Lake is a 254 acre lake used for supplying water to eastern Colorado and offering plenty of recreation for the fisherman. It is known for its cutthroat and rainbow trout, Kokanee, Mackinaw and Splake. I visited the lake on the short camping trip last week and almost camped at the lake. It may have been quieter since the lake is locate off the highway. While on an early morning drive looking for aspens I noticed this couple fishing along the shoreline. Loved the colors and feel of this scene so stopped to take a half dozen shots. Wonder if they caught anything. I’m also posting another aspen shot. Found these aspens about two miles from where I took the image of the lake.

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  • Humor

    You lost your what?

    September 25, 2012
    Left His Boots

    I had to laugh when I saw these boots. Nothing could be more embarrassing than to be the fly fisherman who left his boots. I stop and parked the car as I wanted to walk part of a trail along the Poudre River. I noticed them when I returned to the car . Hope his fishing day is going well and I wonder what the spouse is going to say, “You lost your what?” 🙂

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  • moon,  mountains,  Travel

    The Campsite

    September 23, 2012
    Moon over my camp

    A sudden itch to go camping came upon me on Wednesday afternoon. So, I packed up the car and hit the road. Headed in the general direction of the Poudre Canyon looking for an open campsite in the high country. With the fall colors beginning I thought a Thursday and Friday night venture would not be as crowded. I was right on that but surprised to find very few people up there. With no one up there I pretty much had the pick of my choice. I settled on Sleeping Elephant campsite which has about 15 sites, all of them open. I selected number 12, paid my $13 and setup my tent. The birds and chipmunks were immediately talking about the intruder into their space, Not to be unfriendly I starting up a conversation with them. I told them I came up for some quiet and would do my best not to bother them. Seemed to work. The first image is my campsite and the second is an image of Elephant mountain from which they got the name for the campground.

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