I’m sad to hear this. The few remaining photography related websites still operating on the Internet have morphed into click-bait, fanboy, sales machines for large consumer retailers and meaningful or interesting information regarding photography as an art has more or less dried up.
I’ve been self publishing my photography articles, stories and opinions since 2007. I intend to keep publishing my blog and will never resort to being a commercial advertising venue for Amazon or B&H or Adorama.
I prefer to write about my adventures in photography and that will be my driving motivation into the future. My readership is steady but not heavy. My typical demographic is people over the age of 50 and dwelling on childish topics isn’t my forte. I derive ZERO income from my blog other than incidental sales of prints and redirects to my stock photography catalogs.
No photographic collection of autumn landscape photography from Colorado is complete without a selection of Aspen, and for good reason. The Aspen is the tree that defines the autumn landscape of Colorado.
For your viewing pleasure, here is a collection of Aspen tree photographs I’ve taken over the past 15 years.
Golden Leaves of Aspen Trees in a Mountain Forest. Colorado Autumn Scenic Beauty
Autumn Scenery in the Beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado
I’ve been offline for a bit. The mind has been focused elsewhere lately. Wrapping up summer and getting ready for my upcoming autumn photography trip to the San Juan Mountains.
I’ve also been working on the office PC. I just installed a new 1 terabyte SanDisk SSD as my main system drive. That and a fresh install of Windows 10 has really improved the performance of my aging i7 core computer. The thing boots up in less than 20 seconds now, whereas before it could take several minutes. Application load times and general performance is much better now too. I’ve got most of my software reinstalled and things are so bright, I’ve gotta wear shades.
I’m heading to Ridgway, Colorado next Monday for my annual autumn photography trip. The weather reports have the color coming in late this year, so it’s possible I’m down there for a couple of weeks.
If you’re in the San Juans the first week of October, give me a shout. Maybe we can hook up and share a beer or burger or both.
Autumn in Colorado – The Crystal River With Chair Mountain as a Backdrop
After a marathon of moose photography this past August, I’m taking a few weeks off from photography. I’ve been editing a large number of moose images from the summer, uploading stock photos, and doing much needed office work. The thought of photography isn’t all that enticing at the moment. Not to worry though, I’m in the planning stages for my Autumn photography trip the first week of October.
I have to deal with the question of where to go every year. Colorado has numerous locations for great fall foliage, but the two main areas that keep bubbling up are Crested Butte and/or The San Juan Mountains.
Crested Butte has a lot of beauty; however, the actual choices are limited by location and what time one wants to go there. The east side of Kebler Pass normally comes into color before the west side of the pass, and the dining situation is not that great. Most of the restaurants in Crested Butte are part-time at best and the general attitude of the locals is slack at best.
So I’ve decided to make this year’s trip to the San Juan Mountains. I know the San Juans like the back of my hand. Been there many times and the photographic variety is far better than Crested Butte.
First things first though. I’ve put my Ford Explorer in the shop for some much needed maintenance. 9 years of bad road has taken a toll on the front suspension so it is time to drop some money on getting it back in good working order.
In the meantime, I’m back in the office and working on things that have gone ignored for most of the summer. I’m looking forward to the heat wave breaking and some cooler, even wetter weather. I think we had about 20 days of 90+ degree weather and .35 inches of rain in August and September is starting off where August left off with record heat and dry conditions.
It’s time to shift gears from wildlife to landscape photography. As much as I like moose and other wildlife, it’s Autumn photography that I most look forward to each year.
Colorado Rocky Mountains – Shiras Moose Cow Browsing in a Lake
Finally getting my legs back after two full weeks of moose photography in Northern Colorado. So, if you aren’t tired of seeing moose photos, I have a few more to share.
I’m noticing some trends in Northern Colorado. Moose have a habit of frequenting an area and then moving on to a new area. The past several years have shown this movement pattern. There were several years from 2015-2017 where the moose were not frequenting a particular lake but these past two summers have been more active. I’m wondering how long this photographic bonanza will continue. Probably until the lake grass gets eaten or some climate anomaly changes things.
When I got back in to town my computer decided to protest and booger up when I first booted it up. Normal though, Windows PC’s tend to act up from time to time but I’ve got it all figured out now.
Some 8,000 more moose photos added to the catalog have also clogged up my rapidly filling hard drives. I have about 10% of my internal 11 terabytes of disk storage left. Time to look at upgrading the hard drives. Those Nikon D810 files are large and it doesn’t take long to fill a disk.
Colorado Rocky Mountains – Shiras Moose Bull Posing for the Camera
Next up, the San Juan Mountains. Autumn photography is about a month off but I’m already feeling the shift in the air. If you are in the San Juan Mountains the first week of October, you may bump into me trying to add to my bank account with fresh foliage photos of the mountains in southwest Colorado.
Colorado Rocky Mountains – Young Shiras Bull Moose in the Forest of Northern Colorado
Mt. Sneffels in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado
With all this moose business taking center stage this time of year, I’m still planning other adventures. Such as my upcoming trip to the San Juan Mountains for the first week of October for Autumn photography.
I do an annual trip, somewhere, and this year it was between Crested Butte and the San Juans. I get better sales from the photos out of the San Juans and to be honest, it’s a better target rich environment down there.
So, here’s today’s “Scenic Saturday” photo. On the Dallas Divide in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
Enjoy your weekend and stay tuned for more moose photos as my second week in Northern Colorado begins on Sunday, August 11.
Back from our first of two annual moose photography trips in Northern Colorado. Here’s a short gallery to wet your whistle.
I’m off again next week for our second trip. Another moose extravaganza in the wilderness of the Never Summer Mountains.
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