A wintry morning

A fine mist of ice crystals in the air distorted the sun coming up over Swan Mountain and created a sundog in the morning sky.
FRISCO —A dog-walking session Friday morning yielded a few nice shots of sunup over Swan Mountain and Dillon Reservoir. And after writing about iPhoneography in yesterday’s photo essay, I deliberately left the Nikon at home, although I regretted it when I saw the sundog forming, since my standard DSLR lens is mounted with decent zoom lens that would have let me capture more of the ephemeral ring around the sun. I’m hoping for a few more snowy sunrise sessions the next couple of days!

I took a few steps back to capture the fence in the foreground to add some strong lines to the image. This at the Frisco wetlands overlook behind Taco Bell.

Even before leaving our driveway in Frisco, this clump of dried flowers caught my eye.

From this vantage point along the Dam Road I was able to capture both sides of the sundog in a deliberately underexposed image.

An iPhone filter app helped bring out some contrast and detail in this shot of Peak One.

The Gore Range, from the lower Snake River Valley near Dillon.
Filed under: climate and weather, Morning photo, photography, Snow and weather, Summit County Colorado, Summit County snow and weather Tagged: | Colorado, Dillon Reservoir, Frisco Colorado, iPhoneography, parhelion, Summit County photography, sundog



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Beautiful sunny photos…….