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On a windy spring day I was able to head up to the clock tower of East High School, which is the oldest high school in Denver but not the oldest school building. The original East High School at 19th and Stout was demolished in 1925. The East High School building has a clock tower modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia. This tower sits 162 feet high and provides views of the Denver area from the location of the school near City Park. For this image I took some steps backs to include the lines and shadows entering the tower to provide a feel for the space in the building.

Denver from East High School 

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Located in southern Colorado the Great Sand Dunes are still slowing building as the wind blows sand and soil deposits from the Rio Grande and its tributaries. Even with the daily changes with the blowing wind the dunes remain familiar to most who visit. There are plenty of photographic opportunities in the dunes whether using black and white or color as your palette. For this photograph, it was the lines of the dunes and contrast of the blue sky which drew me to capture this image on an early morning in May 2008.

Prints: Top of the Dunes

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Spring is here in the Mile High City. This image was taken a few years ago outside the Colorado Convention Center in spring as the leaves were starting to come back to life on the trees outside the center on Speer. With the snowiest months in the Denver in March and April you never know when spring will truly arrive, however on this year it was the start of spring for sure and hopefully it will be an enjoyable spring in Denver this year as well.

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Over the years I have noticed some potential images while driving and this is one of them. As I was heading home a couple of times I noticed how the Daniels and Fisher Tower sits in front of the Four Seasons giving the contrast between the old and new in Denver and how they work together.

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Just like in any large city growth is inevitable. In Denver the past few years this is quite noticeable anywhere you look with new buildings sprouting up near Union Station and other locations. On this day as I was walking through lower downtown I looked up noticed the old and new elements of the buildings blending together. The new building is 1800 Larimer, also known as the Xcel Energy Building, while the old is the Denver City Cable Railway Company building. There are plenty more instances of this in the Denver area, it is just finding the right angle to see how they work together.

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Day 14 of Thirty Days 2013 found me in Clear Creek Canyon with a friend who is familiar with the area from his many trips here for some fishing.  As we stopped at a parking area in the dark we climbed up higher to get a perspective over the road.  Highway 6 can be busy with traffic heading to the casinos and other mountain locations west of Golden.  However at times you can also find a lone car as in this image for today.

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A nice sunny day in Colorado on Day 6 of Thirty Days 2013. Today I headed to Sloans Lake for some afternoon light. First stop was photographing the skyline across the lake with a steady breeze blowing. Prior to leaving the lake I checked out some other areas and found some tall grasses backlit blowing in the wind. Letting the sun wash out some of the scene I photographed these with a hint of the rocky mountains in the distance prior to the sun dropping behind the mountains to end another day in Denver.

Prints: Afternoon at Sloans Lake

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Photographing and living in Denver has its benefits since I can visit the same areas over and over easily and watch them change.  On this visit to City Park I went to a familiar spot and zoomed into the city a little to capture the fresh grass of spring at the park on this spring day in Denver.

Prints: Denver Skyline in Spring