A Path

I took this photograph while on Block Break from CC. My parents were out in Colorado Springs for a week, part of which fell over my break. We took a road trip to see the leaves change. This was taken on a hike to Maroon Bells.

Closed Road

I took this outside of Aspen, Co, this past fall while I was there to hike and see the brilliant yellow of the changing aspens.

Mountain Mist

I don't know what to say about this photograph. However, I can at least tell you that I took it on a road trip through the Great Sand Dunes National Park (two other posts: here and here). After being in Colorado for two years, I love watching the mountains the weather that surrounds them. It can change through out the day and can be completely different than the weather below or it can be used to predict the weather that is about to come your way. I guess this is an attempt to capture that magic.

Ranch Horse

I took this at the Zapata Ranch by the Great Sand Dunes National Park. I love horses, but I have yet to get a great picture of one. However, I hope this is a good start.



Here is an earlier post from the Sand Dunes.

Beautiful Rise

I'm missing CC a good bit today, so I decided to post an image of an amazing site that I get to see everyday I am at CC: Pikes Peak. I took this image during a sunrise from a high rise in downtown Colorado Springs.

Poetic

Generally speaking, I use my digital camera for color photography and my manual film camera for black and white. However, this is the first image I have scanned in from my film camera (the other black and white photos were taken with my digital camera). I took this while on a block break trip to Aspen. I didn't carry my digital camera with me that day, hoping that I would push myself to find excellent subjects for black and white photos. I believe I hit the nail on the head with this photograph. I love the texture of the old wall mixed with the flat surface of the modern sign.

Peak's Sunset

I think this photograph speaks for itself. It is a sunset over part of Pike's Peak in September.

Music Is Soul

Unlike the other two photos I have posted, this one is from the beginning of my time at CC. It is actually from the first weekend of freshman year. I am not completely sure who is in the picture, but I just love the feeling that this photograph gives me. Even though we cannot see his face and there is no sound to go along with the picture, I can feel the beat and imagine the movement. Maybe it was because I was there (although, I can't say that I remember this moment so it must not have been that spectacular), but perhaps there is something more. I guess you can let me know what you think or feel.

Sand Dunes!

This is another photograph from my road trip home. This was taken in the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Although it's not well known outside of Colorado, it should be. These are not the sand dunes you see at the beach, these dunes are huge and at the base of a beautiful mountain range with a beautiful (yet chilly) river wrapping around them. The hike up to the top of the dunes is not an easy one (neither is the hike down), but the view is definitely worth it. I took this shot on our hike up to the top.

Royal Gorge Bridge

I took this image at the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado. My mom and I drove home after finishing up my sophomore year at Colorado College. It's not the best picture I've ever taken, but it's a good one to start my blog with, considering I just got back home for the summer.