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I love when the conditions are right for hoarfrost. It doesn't happen very often, so it's special when it does.
Took me until today to find my first Phidippus arizonensis of the year. This is a lovely male specimen on the exterior wall of a home in my Colorado Springs, Colorado neighborhood. Happy Arachtober 5!
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Standing in the shadows cast by the cottonwoods of Crane Hollow in Boulder County, Colorado, the low autumn sun illuminates distant leaves while an early winter storm moves in over the Front Range and Longs Peak.
For an instant, the clouds parted, and I could see a beautiful sight. I especially loved the clouds on the right horizon that were hugging the landscape.
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
~Rabindranath Tagore
TGIF! And a very happy upcoming Mother's Day to all of the moms!
Image Notes: a bit of a hybrid image betwen a normal HDR (sky) and single exposure (foreground). If you get a chance please view large on black, click "L" to see.
Some nights it seems like there are three main sunsets: 1. When the sun sets behind the horizon; 2. When the first round of cloud glow kicks off after the sun sets behind the horizon; and, 3. Once in awhile a second round of glow comes to the clouds just as blue hour is kicking off.
Last night was just such a night here in Fort Fun, yay!
Image Notes: Manually blended two exposures for foreground and sky. Shooting blue hour can result in some fantastic results, but experiment with exposure. For e.g. this image is a tad brighter than the scene was in reality.
I hopped up from my desk because there was an odd glow to the East as the sun was setting to the West. I pivoted, picked up my camera, went outside, and looked to the West. Throughout the day there had been 90 mph wind gusts in the Rocky Mountains and extreme weather warnings, including concerns about avalanches. Travelers and people doing outdoor activities were advised to be careful. This photo is the second one I took in a series, as an assortment of clouds blew through our home area. Below, and not seen in this photo, were the ridges of the Rocky Mountains. I'd read that sometimes lenticular clouds can be iridescent. And they were here as the sun was setting! These odd-colored and variously-shaped clouds constantly changed until it became dark in a few minutes.
From this vantage on the Emerald Lake Trail, the Front Range summits of Long's Peak and Half Mountain appear orange in the late evening sun. While the forest below begins to quickly transition toward blue hour.
Emerald Lake is a magnificent location in Rocky Mountain National Park with a well-maintained trail from the Bear Lake Trailhead, that passes both Nymph Lake and Dream Lake and meanders along the Tyndall Creek, as seen here.
Even on the first of June (when this image was taken), daytime high temperatures were in the mi-50s at these elevations (around 9900'), which was comfortable for the hike, but became chilly as the sun lowered and darkness set in.
Recognition:
Accepted for Display - NOV 2020 Darkroomers Photographic Club (Affiliate of Southern California Association of Camera Clubs {SCACC} and Photographic Society of America {PSA})
365: The 2014 Edition (360/365)
DDC "After" - The best Christmas gift of all was the big snow storm that hit on Christmas night. The Duo played their hearts out this morning!
365: The 2015 Edition (318/365)
This is the snow cover on the forest floor, It will be the "bottom layer" that won't melt until April, at the earliest. We once lost a dog vest on the day before the first big snow storm. We didn't find it until the next spring.
366: The 2016 Edition (48/365)
DDC "Smooth"
Shyla's ability to unexpectedly become airborne makes me laugh!