Isn’t this lovely? I came across it on Twitter while browsing the internet this evening. The Denver photographer, Mike Kvackay, graciously gave me permission to share it with you. His professional site is on Facebook.
Lake Isabelle is higher than and several miles west of the Brainard Lake Recreation Area (elev.10,500 ft) near Ward, Colorado. The area is chock full of trailheads and is closer to Denver than Rocky Mountain National Park.
Gorgeous
It’s hard to beat snow, mountains, a glassy lake, and clouds.
Good find!
And I can’t remember how I came across it. But at least now I know where the photographer is.
We stumbled across this photographer somehow a day or two ago – and I said I bet you already had him on your blog. What fabulous work!
Great minds think (or read) alike. We probably saw it in the same place but I sure don’t know where. I think his tweet was embedded in some article I read.
It was in an article – but will have to do some searching to re-find it again.
It appears here, in a special Denver Post section: https://theknow.denverpost.com/2018/10/08/photos-colorado-first-snow-2018/197713/
I probably found it via the DP’s Mile High Roundup newletter that I subscribe to.
What a magnificent photo!
I used to think anyone with a camera was sure to get great photos in our mountains … until I tried it.
I’m VERY impressed! I love photographing mirror images, but find it tricky to find a completely still body of water!
And you still have to hike a ways to get to our little mountain gems. I salute anyone who gets there with the proper gear at the right moment to catch the light, or stillness, or whatever conditions they seek.
Yes it is 🙂 Very!
And it’s about 3000 ft higher than the highest peak in Australia
The best part is that one can actually drive up to Brainard Lake … on a nice paved road.
You should check out the work of Lars Leber. He is a very talented Colorado based photographer.
I wasn’t familiar with the name so I looked him up. He’s got some spectacular photos! Thank you for the tip.