Images

As I wandered through Denver on a quiet Sunday morning I photographed some of the new buildings within the city. Approaching one which was still being worked on the lines of the build caught by attention and how they grew to the sky. From northwest perspective I was able to capture these lines and the contrast on the facade of the building. With the clouds of the morning I decided to include these in the frame to not only give perspective but also a change in texture from the building.

Prints: Lines to the Sky in Denver

On the first morning of 2021 I headed out to a familiar location to capture the first sunrise of 2021. It had been a few years since I did this on the first day of the year, and on this occasion I went with a little different perspective in order to capture one of the newer buildings in Denver. The 35-story Confluence joined the Denver skyline just a few years ago. As it is separated from the downtown core of buildings it is not always included in skyline images of Denver.

Prints: First Denver Sunrise of 2021

I headed out to capture the final sunset of 2020, however just before sunset clouds moved into the area to prevent the image which I was going to take on this day. But where one opportunity ends another open as the light started to sneak through just a little to give a nice hint of color for a couple of minutes over the Rocky Mountains. This image is four images stitched together to make a panorama of the mountains.

On a winter evening a few years ago I was walking in the LoDo area capturing some of the holiday lights as some snow fell in the city. As I approached Union Station I noticed the holiday lights on the train station and thought about incorporating the Oxford Hotel into the scene. Using the corner post of the building as an edge I positioned my camera to frame Union Station through the awning of the hotel while also letting the scene reflect in the windows.

Prints: Oxford Hotel and Union Station in the Winter

As the Alaska Railroad headed south towards Anchorage on a March afternoon I was able to look back and have a few of Denali National Park and Preserve from a distance. It was a day when the peaks were visible and not in the clouds which are quite common on these tall peaks. March may not the first month you think of when traveling through the middle of Alaska, but this day turned out to be a great one for a train ride between Fairbanks and Anchorage.

A few years ago while exploring on Christmas Night around Denver I came across this decorated tree in the Highlands area of Denver. As fresh snow fell in the area it made the scene quite festive on the quiet evening. Before my arrival to capture this scene it is quite evident there were others there as well with the footprints in the fresh Christmas snow.

 

Heading south on the Alaska Railroad from Fairbanks to Anchorage is quite an experience. In early March one year I took this trip and was fortunate to have nice conditions, and yes cold, as the train made the twelve-hour journey. As we passed through the Alaska Range the low clouds provided scenic views along with temperatures near zero as I watched from an open window in the train.

Prints: Ridges in the Mountains