Ohio Maize

My coworker Ana and I spent about a week photographing the fall colors in Colorado. After photographing sunrise in Breckenridge we set off for Crusted Butte, by way of a small city called Gunnison. Although we had seen some fall colors near Breckenridge it wasn't until this drive that the colors started to go crazy.

 

After a grocery stop in Gunnison we took off up Ohio Creek pass. The views of the trees, river basin and trees was breathtaking. We stopped so often that the hour long drive started turning into a multi-hour trip.

 

Most of the drive was fairly open, with views of the entire valley basin but eventually we came upon a beautiful grove of Aspen trees that walled us into a little forest. Clouds had come out, bathing the trees with beautiful soft light. When I saw the light hitting the sides of these Aspens, with the orange and yellow ferns below I pulled over and snapped a bunch of photos.

 

D850 w/Nikkor 80-200mm:

185mm, f/9, 1/80 sec, ISO 500

 

Viewed best nice and large

 

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