The Beauty of Imperfection
Aspens are such wonderful visual and photographic subjects. Their golden leaves in fall seem almost to be lit from within so brilliant is their color. And aspen trunks often are pictures of arboreal perfection rising straight toward the sky one after the other within huge stands covering vast areas (many acres or even square miles of aspen forest may actually be a single organism). Here though, as is often the case, it is the imperfections in these aspens--likely fostered by enduring avalanches or the peculiarities of how the snowpack presses on the trees in this small area--that elevates and distinguishes their beauty.
This shot is from an awesome, pandemic-cautious, trip a few weeks ago through the autumn splendors of central Colorado with Josh Krasner and Sky Matthews, and we were especially fortunate to be able to enjoy some of the trip with Josh's family. Special thanks to Josh and his family for everything they did to make the trip happen and for sharing some of this grand adventure with us!
Our circuitous route on this trip took us to Telluride near peak aspen color, and being photographers, these famed curved aspens found their way onto our list of things to explore. It is rare in our modern world for anything to be kept secret, but some quick searches for the location of these trees revealed only some clues but nothing specific, which added considerably to the fun in finding them among the endless stunning scenes offered by Colorado's mountains on a crisp fall morning. The typical phrase used to describe their location is something like "in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado" and I will leave it at that here too so others can share in the interest of the search as well as the enjoyment of seeing them.
Thanks for viewing!
The Beauty of Imperfection
Aspens are such wonderful visual and photographic subjects. Their golden leaves in fall seem almost to be lit from within so brilliant is their color. And aspen trunks often are pictures of arboreal perfection rising straight toward the sky one after the other within huge stands covering vast areas (many acres or even square miles of aspen forest may actually be a single organism). Here though, as is often the case, it is the imperfections in these aspens--likely fostered by enduring avalanches or the peculiarities of how the snowpack presses on the trees in this small area--that elevates and distinguishes their beauty.
This shot is from an awesome, pandemic-cautious, trip a few weeks ago through the autumn splendors of central Colorado with Josh Krasner and Sky Matthews, and we were especially fortunate to be able to enjoy some of the trip with Josh's family. Special thanks to Josh and his family for everything they did to make the trip happen and for sharing some of this grand adventure with us!
Our circuitous route on this trip took us to Telluride near peak aspen color, and being photographers, these famed curved aspens found their way onto our list of things to explore. It is rare in our modern world for anything to be kept secret, but some quick searches for the location of these trees revealed only some clues but nothing specific, which added considerably to the fun in finding them among the endless stunning scenes offered by Colorado's mountains on a crisp fall morning. The typical phrase used to describe their location is something like "in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado" and I will leave it at that here too so others can share in the interest of the search as well as the enjoyment of seeing them.
Thanks for viewing!