Monthly Archives: July 2010

Seattle Tilt Shift Madness

We were in Seattle for a brief visit last weekend. I decided to climb to the top of a parking garage, hoping to get a view of Pike’s Market and the waterfront. Well, the building wasn’t quite high enough! So I took this shot of 1st Avenue. One of the cool effects of the tilt...

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Great Sand Dunes – The Final Chapter!

Here we are at the grand finale of Steve and Mel’s Great Sand Dunes adventure! In case you haven’t been following along, so far we’ve seen: Chapter 1 – Sunrise Landscapes Chapter 2 – Afternoon Planning Chapter 3 – Dune Camping & Night Shots Having checked out the appetizers, let’s dive into the main course;...

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Great Sand Dunes – Sunset Day 1

A really cool thing about the Great Sand Dunes National Park, is that you are allowed to camp out on the dunes! It was really a cool experience to hike out there with just a sleeping bag and just sleep under the stars! It also is a great way to be where you need to...

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Great Sand Dunes – Afternoon Day 1

After shooting the sunrise photos, Melissa and I headed up to the dunes for some hiking and sandboarding.  What is sand boarding you ask?!? Well, the dunes are steep enough to actually ride down on skis or a snowboard.  I chose an old snowboard, since there doesn’t seem to be anything fun about hiking up...

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Great Sand Dunes – Sunrise Day 1

We drove into the Great Sand Dunes National Park after nightfall. I didn’t really know what to expect, exactly. I did know that the dunes were only going to photograph well at sunrise and sunset. On the first morning my internal clock woke me up at first light. I found out that it was going...

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There aren’t enough abandoned buildings in Boulder

OK, I really need to post some shots from my trip down to the Great Sand Dunes that now seems like about forever ago! First picture of me taken by Melissa Welsh. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Boulder County needs more burned down derelict buildings so that I can have more...

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Prayer

“I love it when a plan comes together” – John “Hannibal” Smith

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