In this screenshot from Erik Stensland’s website, one can see quite clearly the perennial snowfield on Longs Peak known as The Dove. It rests on the peak’s north flank and is often obscured by additional snow or unfavorable viewing angles. Longs Peak (elev 14,259 ft) is the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. … Continue reading The dove on Longs Peak
The overall winner of the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is Ken Jensen for his photo “Ouch!” Jensen’s description: “A golden silk monkey in Yunnan China — this is actually a show of aggression however in the position that the monkey is in it looks quite painful!” A gallery of this year’s winners and finalists … Continue reading Meet the 2021 Comedy Wildlife photography winner
Isn’t it fascinating? Colorado photographer Nate Zeman shot this intriguing stretch of road in Door County, Wisconsin. He describes it as an “unnecessarily curvy road.” Bit of an understatement, eh? The most likely explanation, he says, is that a famed landscape artist lived in the area and thought the perfect highway would be “a thoroughfare … Continue reading It’s not Colorado, but …
A friend reminded me today that there’s more than one professional photographer based in Estes Park, Colorado. No surprise, considering Rocky Mountain National Park is right outside the door. Richard Hahn is the name, and he shoots both landscapes and wildlife. Check out his website to see what a true professional can do with can’t-miss … Continue reading More fall, ya’ll
The autumnal equinox occurs at 1:21 pm today. Not that the precise time matters to me. It’s enough that fall, my favorite season, has arrived. Colorado’s annual “Gold Rush” has begun in parts of the high country, with the average peak said to arrive September 27. (I don’t know the source for that, but I … Continue reading It’s fall, ya’ll!
The 2021 Bird Photographer of the Year is Alejandro Prieto, whose photo “Blocked” was both the overall winner and the Gold Award winner in the Birds in the Environment category. The image of a tiny roadrunner dwarfed by the US-Mexico border wall is both a political and an environmental statement. I confess this is far … Continue reading Love birds?
