Nature's Gift Photography
Sprouting Rock
I took off from the parking lot right off of I-70 with just enough time to get up to Hanging Lake and take some images and get back down before total dark. Donning my camera gear and flip-flops, I set out on the short but steep hike up to the lake. I am quite comfortable in my flip-flops but got a lot of stern looks and even an admonition from one passer-by. Personally I was more concerned about getting up and down before nightfall but to each their own I suppose.
It's a lovely canyon hike and the hanging lake itself was beautiful but I didn't really find any compositions that I liked. I did read on the sign that there was another feature up this way called "sprouting rock." I had been here once before with my mom many years ago but had not heard of this other place. I saw the sign for it just before getting to the lake and after some proper appreciation, I decided to go have a looky. I found this beautiful fall and yes, if you look closely, you can see that it doesn't pour over the rocks above but comes right out of them! My composition doesn't highlight this so well but the actually cliff top is twice as high as this spout and a bit of water does come over the top. It's quite a little gem and I glad I explored. It's literally just a minute or two above the lake.
I photographed a few different compositions, most good ones involving getting my flip-flopped feet wet, and then beat it back to my truck just before true darkness set in. Another case of planning to do one thing and then coming back with something unforeseen. I do love the opportunities for serendipity that photography brings. How many times have I experienced the choice to let go of an idea to embrace some other gift that is being given to me? It has really taught me to be more flexible in the mind.
Sprouting Rock. Hanging Lake Trail, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
Comments and critiques are most welcome but please no badges and blinking lights.
This is another one of my newly uploaded images on my website. If you haven't already, please take a peek.
Sprouting Rock
I took off from the parking lot right off of I-70 with just enough time to get up to Hanging Lake and take some images and get back down before total dark. Donning my camera gear and flip-flops, I set out on the short but steep hike up to the lake. I am quite comfortable in my flip-flops but got a lot of stern looks and even an admonition from one passer-by. Personally I was more concerned about getting up and down before nightfall but to each their own I suppose.
It's a lovely canyon hike and the hanging lake itself was beautiful but I didn't really find any compositions that I liked. I did read on the sign that there was another feature up this way called "sprouting rock." I had been here once before with my mom many years ago but had not heard of this other place. I saw the sign for it just before getting to the lake and after some proper appreciation, I decided to go have a looky. I found this beautiful fall and yes, if you look closely, you can see that it doesn't pour over the rocks above but comes right out of them! My composition doesn't highlight this so well but the actually cliff top is twice as high as this spout and a bit of water does come over the top. It's quite a little gem and I glad I explored. It's literally just a minute or two above the lake.
I photographed a few different compositions, most good ones involving getting my flip-flopped feet wet, and then beat it back to my truck just before true darkness set in. Another case of planning to do one thing and then coming back with something unforeseen. I do love the opportunities for serendipity that photography brings. How many times have I experienced the choice to let go of an idea to embrace some other gift that is being given to me? It has really taught me to be more flexible in the mind.
Sprouting Rock. Hanging Lake Trail, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
Comments and critiques are most welcome but please no badges and blinking lights.
This is another one of my newly uploaded images on my website. If you haven't already, please take a peek.