Neil Corman Photography
Denver Photographer
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These are the Top 9 images from Instagram this year based on your likes. During 2019, all of the images which I posted on Instagram were taken and edited on my phone.
From Top left the images are as follows:
If you are on Instagram and wish to view all of the images I post there, you can find me at @neilcorman.
We are almost at the end of 2019 and the holidays are quickly upon us this year. As I do in December every year, I look through the images which I took over the past twelve months and pick my favorites. This year I was not only photographing in Denver, but also traveling around the world with notable stops in Iceland and Greenland. It wasn’t easy to narrow down the images, but after some review I got it down to my 12 favorite which appear below.
As I started on the trail from the Mount Roberts Tramway I was greeted with fields of wildflowers in mid-June. I started photographing the flowers as I headed further up the trail. As I made my way back towards the tram I found this grouping of lupine with a view of Douglas Island behind. Getting low to the flowers I found an angle which captured the flowers as well as some of the snow covered mountains.
Prints: Wildflowers in the Summer
I was standing on the Juneau-Douglas Bridge photographing the whale sculpture and Downtown Juneau when a Holland America cruise ship departed for the day. I quickly found a view down the Gastineau Channel to capture the cruise ship in the distance with the whale in the foreground. The water feature of the whale sculpture is not constant, thus I waited a few minutes for the water to turn on again and captured this image.
Prints: A Ship Departing
With some wildfires just southwest of Denver I headed out to City Park in early October to photograph the skyline at sunset. Sometimes the light smoke at the areas will give a little more orange during sunset than normal and this was the case with this image. From my position in City Park I was able to position the setting sun at the Wells Fargo Building (Cash Register) and the mountains. Taking the image towards the sun also allowed me to silhouette the skyline of the city as well as the mountain skyline in the distance.
Prints: October Sunset in Denver
As I walked through Lower Downtown Denver out of the corner of my eye I noticed an interesting reflection. When I moved closer to the reflection I realized the new Dairy Block was reflecting the Merchandise Mart building across the street in some of the windows. I found the disposition of the new with the old (almost 90 years difference in age) interesting and found a location to capture the detail of the former Mart.
The Merchandise Mart in Lower Downtown opened in 1931 and has an Art Deco style to the building. The former Merchandise Mart in lower downtown Denver has been converted to the Rocky Mountain Warehouse Lofts.
Prints: Denver Merchandise Mart Reflection
Walking from Larimer Square towards the Auraria Campus on an afternoon in Denver I noticed the reflection of Downtown Denver on one of the newest buildings on the campus. The CU Denver Student Commons Building was providing a nice frame of the city and once finding a location between a few trees across Speer Blvd I was able to capture part of the city using the framing of this building.
Prints: Auraria Reflection
Standing at the center of Hallgrímskirkja I looked straight up at the ceiling. At first it reminded a little of the canvas roof of Denver International Airport, but that thought quickly went past. The symmetry is what I then moved onto, which is quite common in churches however the light pouring in gave it a look which was a little different to me. I found a spot which ensured I was in the center and then pointed my lens straight upward making sure the sides of the frame were equal. On purpose I moved just a little to have more space at the top of the frame then the bottom to not make the image perfectly symmetrical.
Prints: Ceiling at Hallgrímskirkja
It is not the exterior of Harpa which gives much to take in and photograph, the inside is full of interesting elements as well. While walking around the building I noticed the shadows in the various areas of the complex. As I headed up to the second floor I immediately came across the following scene. The challenge here was to position myself to capture the color reflection, but also not to block traffic which was in the building at this time as well. I experimented with having people walking through the scene, but ended up with the image of just the shadows on the floor of Harpa.
Prints: Harpa Patterns on the Ground
The Sun Voyager sculpture sits along the water in Reykjavik, Iceland. The sculpture by sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason is described as an ode to the sun. Playing off of this name when I found myself there on an early morning I decided to bring the sun into the photograph. Finding a nice composition was the task at hand which I could then position myself to include the sun into the scene as well. By using a small depth of field (f/22) and placing the sun right at the end of the sculpture it provides the star effect in the image and also helps eliminate some of the sun glare.
Prints: Sun Voyager Sculpture Sunlight
Sitting above the majority of the village of Vik is their church. Vik is the southernmost point in Iceland and is located just over a hundred miles from Reykjavik. As the church is on a hill, it is the safe location to go to if there is an eruption of Kalta. This volcano sits below a glacier which would melt and generate flooding in a short period of time along the coast. From the black sand beach I found this image of the church against the higher mountains of the area.
Prints: Church in Vik
As we sailed into Scoresby Sound we were surrounded by large icebergs. Heading out in zodiacs to explore more of the sound allowed us to get closer to the arch in this iceberg. With the iceberg being so large we had to stay back from the berg itself for safety as you never know when it may calf and/or flip over. As we photographed through the arch the view would change through the arch letting us constantly create new images of the iceberg and the surroundings.
Prints: Arch in the Iceberg
From the back of the M/V Ocean Nova I watched the sunset as we sailed south through the a fjord in the Northeast Greenland National Park. The layers of the rocks and water itself helped ground the image to provide a sense of place with the orange sky during dusk which also lit up the only clouds I saw on this day. While this was in early September, it would only be a couple of months until this area is frozen over with sea ice for the winter.
Prints: Sunset in Greenland
As you get close to some of the icebergs in the water you start to see the details of the ice and variance in the texture. With the ice floating in the water over time the waves start to make their mark and it can be seen in the patterns within the ice. This is a closeup of a larger piece of ice which we circled around on a zodiac while keeping our distance for safety. As we continued to move and view the piece from different angles the light would change the look of the piece.
Prints: Texture of Ice
Over the next few months I will continue to review the images which I took during 2019 and add more to the blog in addition to posting new images from 2020. Thank you for your continued support of my work. Happy Holidays!
The Holidays this year are quickly approaching, and with under four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas the shopping season will move quite quickly. From Washington Park, City Park, Downtown Denver and other locations in the Denver metro area Neil Corman Photography offers holiday cards featuring local Denver scenes to help celebrating the season.
Each box of holiday cards includes 12 cards and 13 envelopes at a retail price of $16.99.
The My Colorado exhibition is now on display at Denver International Airport. Over 4,000 images were submitted by photographers in Colorado to share their vision of Colorado’s past, present and future. The photograph Top of the Dunes which I took at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve was one of the 35 images selected. Furthermore, I was notified earlier this month my image was also selected as one of the four images to be included on the poster and other promotional elements of the exhibition.
The following images are from the actual location of my work closer to Level 3 of the Y-Juncture Gallery on Concourse A. The prints in this exhibit are all 27″ x 40″ and were printed by Reed Art and Imaging.
The exhibit is on the mezzanine level of Concourse A (Y-Juncture Gallery), until March 2020. This is beyond security so you will either need a ticket or be passing through Denver International Airport to view the work.
Access via Bridge Security: Once you have passed through security and crossed the bridge at the fork in the walkway head to the left. My photograph is the last one on this side of the exhibit. From here you can either head to the right and will see signs for the elevators to get you to the train if you are heading to Concourse B or C.
Access via Train: If you are heading to the concourses get off the train at Concourse A and go to the left (it will be the right if you are headed to the terminal). Walk pass the escalators to the elevator and take this to level 4. Once off the elevator you will head towards the bridge but prior to walking across the bridge take a right and this is the location of the exhibit, with my image being the last one on this side. From here you can either head to the right and will see signs for the elevators to get you to the train if you are heading to Concourse B or C. To get from the terminal from here you can either take the elevators to the train or walk up the ramp and over the bridge to the terminal.
To help locate the exhibit I have identified the location in red, with the red dot the location of my piece Top of the Dunes.
As part of the exhibition I am giving away a print of Top of the Dunes. Just be a member of the Neil Corman Photography e-mail list and on Saturday November 30th one name will be selected to receive a print (13.5″ x 20″) of this piece. You can join the e-mail list below.
Fall is here and the holiday shopping season will soon been upon us if it is not here all ready.
While I do carry some finishes pieces in stock, the majority of finished work is created upon ordering and requires a couple of weeks to complete. Although this process may take a little longer, it allows you to select the size and type of finish for your print to make sure it will be a perfect addition to your wall.
To guarantee delivery by Christmas, this year your order must be received and paid for by the following dates:
Orders placed after the deadline will be processed as quickly as possible and may still may be available by Christmas.
Earlier this month I was informed my image Top of the Dunes was selected to be part of the My Colorado Photography Exhibition starting in mid-October at Denver International Airport. I am honored to be part of the 34 other photographers who had a piece selected to represent Colorado’s past, present and future.
As the exhibit gets closer I will share additional information on the exact location and dates of the exhibit.
Over the past few months I have gone through hundreds of images taken over the past five years while visiting Juneau and selected a collection of photographs which are now featured on the Discovering Juneau website.
When visiting the website, look for the survey for the Discovering Juneau book which is available for a limited time. Based on your feedback we will determine the best direction to take in developing a book or other printed options of the work.
Lastly, I will be continue to be add photographs to the website as I visit Juneau in the future and capture more of the city.