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October 2009 
Point and Shoot
Posted on Mar 6th, 2009
by 
Geo
Geo
Working today, well into the night, taking a break and looking at some photos taken at around 6 this evening. I was on Watson Divide Road, one of the decidedly more rural routes around here, but it affords a great view of Mount Sopris, about 30 miles away from where I stopped to watch the light show in the western sky.
Every now and again, I am in the right place, at the right time, and can afford to stop and take in the view for a few minutes. Man, is that an important part of my sanity. Remember to stop and eat the roses, as my dad used to say.
So, literally on the side of a twisting dirt road overlooking the Snowmass Creek Valley gazing west, I had a 15 minute show as a cool front blew in, making clouds. The sun, clearly wanted to herald its brief departure and the newcomer clouds, so it painted them the best way it knew how, with beams of love and light.
So, here are just the first three, as we have some excitement going on here, meaning boredom for us and a huge nuisance for other, but there will be more to follow. I snapped 18 photos as I stood in place, pointing my camera and simply shooting what appeared over the valley. Nice.
So, enjoy what we call here, "Just another crummy day in Paradise!"
Every now and again, I am in the right place, at the right time, and can afford to stop and take in the view for a few minutes. Man, is that an important part of my sanity. Remember to stop and eat the roses, as my dad used to say.
So, literally on the side of a twisting dirt road overlooking the Snowmass Creek Valley gazing west, I had a 15 minute show as a cool front blew in, making clouds. The sun, clearly wanted to herald its brief departure and the newcomer clouds, so it painted them the best way it knew how, with beams of love and light.
So, here are just the first three, as we have some excitement going on here, meaning boredom for us and a huge nuisance for other, but there will be more to follow. I snapped 18 photos as I stood in place, pointing my camera and simply shooting what appeared over the valley. Nice.
So, enjoy what we call here, "Just another crummy day in Paradise!"
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what a glorious painting of light and clouds… astounding all of it.
They were, indeed, amazing, and I don’t think any lens or camera could capture what I was seeing. This vantage point looks from the Continental Divide to the east, about 30 miles away, to Sopris, another 30 miles away. Our clear air offers such views. I truly didn’t want to leave the side of this narrow dirt road, now mud, as the sky changed every few minutes.
Enjoying your time off? Eat some roses for me, Jane!
Ahhhh… hearing you say that makes me feel better. I like that technique. Especially when the new day is yawning, and the ducks or geese fly across my view. There’s something just magical about freezing time. Shoot one frame after another and drink it all in…
I’d say that your Paradise is pretty awesome! This photo is very Galen Rowellesque… in my mind, anyway.
Hugs!
-Susan
Argh! I noticed a typo in my comment - it should have read these photos…
:-)
Beautiful work, excellent eye - amazing view.
Yes, I also insist on having my camera with me at all times. Especially after I missed a gorgeous double rainbow last summer. I’m going to be all hunch-backed when I’m old, from carrying it, but it will be worth it.
Excellent work… I love it.
Hugs!
-Susan
wonderful, as always… a song for you to match the photos…