And now for a breather...my own kids needed a break from having a lens in their face all the time but I still had a need to create. This led me to dabble in landscape photography in order to keep shooting. So hard to narrow it down to a select few but again I'll start with New York and end in Colorado with a few trips thrown in there as well.
View of Lower Manhattan taken from Governor's Island
I'm a huge fan of the blue hour--that time right after the sun has sunk below the horizon. It's a great time to combine the mixture of warm and cool colors that the tungsten light and the cooler sky provide. I also love to experiment with different shooting techniques such as free lensing and panning while using a longer shutter speed. Free lensing is shooting while the lens is separated from the camera body. It can create some beautiful bokeh. Panning is the technique of shooting while using a shutter speed that is on the longer side either on a tripod or handheld. It changes the scene before you almost completely and can simplify a messy background or can lend an abstract look to something as mundane as trees or buildings.
The following images are from trips to Seattle, San Juan Islands, Moab, and Leadville.....
Strong lines and starbursts can add so much interest to daytime images when the light isn't quite as interesting.
Mount Daley is a frequent subject in my Colorado landscapes as it is a very recognizable peak in Snowmass Village with it's diagonal stripe.
and here we end with a wintery scene taken behind the gondola on Aspen Mountain. The kids are lucky to have the opportunity to do some snowshoeing here on a field trip with the school.
These photos have me itching to get out and shoot. We are so lucky to live in such a beautiful area of the country, with so many opportunities to create fantastic imagery. Are you interested in a portrait session in one of these idyllic locations?