Neil Corman Photography

Denver Photographer

Hike for Discovery – Button Rock Preserve and Hall Ranch

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This past weekend as I continued on with the Hike for Discovery program, we did a group hike at Button Rock Preserve and Hall Ranch near the town of Lyons.  Starting out with a two mile hike towards the dam, we then proceeded to hike up a trail from the base of the dam to get to lake level and see Longs Peak in the distance.  Longs Peak is one of the options for us on the finale hike in Rocky Mountain National Park this September.  After spending some time at lake level we headed back down to the base of the dam and on the Sleepy Lion Trail.  As we climbed in elevation and higher than the dam we were rewarded with views of the reservoir as well as Longs Peak.

Longs Peak

We then reached the cutoff to Hall Ranch where we hiked in the Boulder County Open Space for two miles.  As we headed through trees and finally out into an open meadow we did not realize the view until we turned around and were treated with an unexpected view of Longs Peak, Mt. Meeker as well as other mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park and the Indian Peaks Wilderness.

Longs Peak from Hall Ranch

After a short break we hiked a little over four miles back to the cars and then on for a well deserved drink and meal on a warm June day.  For the day we hiked just over nine miles.

As a reminder, you may take part in my Hike for Discovery experience my donating to the cause on my event page.  The money directly helps the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and is tax-deductable.

Linking the Week – Farmers’ Markets

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While summer starts in just a few days officially most of us are already in the summer mood. One of the things which come around each summer are Farmers’ Markets in our communities. By attending the markets are purchasing produce you are buying fresh local produce and items, eliminating some of the extra miles place on the road for the transit of goods and of course helping out the smaller farmers.

Here in the Denver area we have quite a few markets open during the summer:

In the past I have usually visited the Cherry Creek Market which is probably the most well known around where I live. However as I am busy on Saturdays with Hike for Discovery this summer as I mentioned last week I will head to the market on Old Pearl Street.

Now if you don’t live in the City of Denver, be sure to check out the following site provided by the USDA to search for a Farmers Market where you live.

Happy Father’s Day

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Happy Father’s Day Dad!  From all those places you took us over the years, events you attended, long hours you worked and everything else it means the world.

Love,

Neil.

p.s. Go White Sox !!!

Linking the Week – Hike for Discovery

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This summer I am taking part in Hike for Discovery , an endurance-hiking program where I train during a 14 week period towards a final hike at Rocky Mountain National Park. While training, I am raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) which is used for vital research so blood cancer patients live longer, better lives.

I was quite young when I first heard about Leukemia. The boy who lived next door to us, Ben, had Leukemia and even though he was more around my sisters age I tried to hang out with them. Of course when a boy around the age of three is hanging out with the two of them he was not always welcome. Especially when the two of them four and three years older than me were planning their whole future together. Anyways, when I do this hike I do think back to those quite early years even if one of the reminders was being tied to a fence so the little kid wouldn’t bother them.

Even with that reminder of the early years, I ask you to visit my hike page at the link below and consider making a tax-deductible donation towards this worthwhile organization. This will help enable me to achieve my fund raising goal and place money directly towards the society’s mission.

http://pages.hikefordiscovery.org/rm/rockymt08/neilcorman

I thank you in advance for anything you may be able to contribute and will keep you up to date on the progress of the training as well as the hike.

Santa Fe Arts District First Friday – June 2008

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As I mentioned last week I had some images on display this past Friday during First Friday.

I would like to thank everyone who stopped by 855 Inca and the Atmosphere Creative studio this past Friday.  It was an interesting experience to discuss my work as well as other topics with everyone who stopped by the studio.

If you have not done so, I recommend signing up for the Images from Neil Corman Photography E-Mail List to receive notifications of more events like this one in the future, as well as news and discounts.

The following is an image of the prints on display this month.

First Friday at 855 Inca

Thanks again.

Happy Birthday Hannah!

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Today my niece Hannah turns 4, where has the time gone?

When I talked to her this morning to wish her a happy birthday she was bouncing off the walls knowing her party was today.  She even sang Happy Birthday to me over the phone, of course including her name even if it was Happy Birthday to You.  Unfortunately with everything going on this month I was unable to make it out to the party this year, but I did see her two weeks ago in Chicago and took some pictures.

At the end of Navy Pier with a special guest (aka Daddy/Poet, Pundit, Pulpist )

Having fun at lunch…

Heading Home

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While flying home from Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, I decided it would be interesting to grab a window seat and take some images. Thinking about the direction of flight and where the sun would be located I decided the ‘F’ seat would make the most sense and just hoped we would have some clear skies as we traveled east towards Denver. Being a passenger and take a pictures out of a window in an airplane further limits the control you may have in regards to taking an image. Not only do you not have control of the light and sky conditions as normally is the case while outdoors you also don’t have control of your location, the direction facing, obstructions (i.e. engine, wing and dirty window) and a clean window to name just a few. Also did I mention you are moving at a quick rate of speed so grabbing the image you see is limited in time. My main objective while take images on this flight was to compose some interesting scenes I was passing by at 35,000 feet.

The following images are a few of the many I took during the flight of under two hours using a Canon G9 point and shoot camera.

Lake Mead Shoreline (Brine Spring Area)

Lake Mead from Above

San Juan River near Piute Canyon

San Juan River near Piute Canyon

Descending through the clouds

Descending through the Clouds

Final Approach

Field on Final Approach to Denver