This is Erik Stensland’s newest published photograph, the Milky Way above Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Longs Peak is reflected in the lake. It was shot just four days ago, June 3, at 4 am, using a Nikon D800e, tripod, and 14-24mm 2.8 lens. See more of Stensland’s work on his website, Images of RMNP. … Continue reading Milky Way over Bear Lake, RMNP
Frequent Pied Type visitors are aware of my addiction to webcams. I post screenshots from them, comment on their availability, etc. They are my windows on the world, and although the cameras never move, the scenes are constantly changing. This is a screenshot of downtown Denver that I grabbed last night just before dark … Continue reading The artistry of webcams
Breckinridge, Colo., photographer Nate Zeman captured this magnificent shot of a rainbow in front of Longs Peak (14,259 ft) in Rocky Mountain National Park. The shot was from Trail Ridge Road, a fine paved road open to automobiles from approximately the end of May to mid-October. I’ve been up there a lot, but have never … Continue reading Now THIS is a rainbow
Morning light streams though the east windows of Nasir al-Mulk Mosque (“The Pink Mosque”) in Shiraz, Iran. For several more spectacular photos of this kaleidoscopic scene, see the Huffington Post’s “Nasir al-Mulk ‘Pink Mosque’ Of Iran Is Like Stepping Into A Kaleidoscope.” I promise they’ll take your breath away. Continue reading Famous ‘Pink Mosque’ beauty defies description
It’s getting a bit late for 2013 retrospectives, but today I came across Reuters’ selection of the best photographs of 2013. I encourage you to check it out for yourself. Ninety-three stunning, gritty, beautiful, shocking photos complete with the photographers’ detailed descriptions of what was going on, how the photo came about, what camera and … Continue reading Top Reuters photos of 2013
I got my quarterly newsletter today from Erik Stensland, my favorite Rocky Mountain National Park photographer. It reminded me of something I’d forgotten, probably because I don’t use Facebook. Stensland has a Facebook page. D’oh! All this time I’ve been watching his gallery website, enjoying new photos there whenever he posts them, but totally overlooking … Continue reading Stensland newsletter brings surprise
