Morning photo: Spring potpourri

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Will it ever melt?

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Soft serve.

FRISCO — A short set with a potpourri of images from the most recent storm and the early part of the weekend. It’s pretty amazing the way the wet spring snow really sticks to everything. Even if it’s not the dead of winter, it can, like the top photo in the set, look snowier this time of year than it does in December, January or February. Please visit our online FineArt America gallery for a selection of stunning Summit County landscapes. (more…)

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Morning photo: Insta-spring

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Some iPhone fun …

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Wetlands sunset.

FRISCO — To start the weekend, some of the best iPhone shots of the past week. (more…)

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Morning Photo: Happy Easter

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Spring? not quite yet …

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Ptarmigan pasque flowers.

FRISCO — Yesterday we featured some spring snow photos in the daily photo essay, but Easter — whether you celebrate it as a religious holiday or not — definitely carries a connotation of spring, and for me, a resurrection of the warmer time of the year, when the Earth itself comes to life. And by this time last year, early wildflowers were already abloom on south-facing slopes, but not this year. That’s part of the beauty of living in the mountains — the seasons are unpredictable, and we wouldn’t have it any other way, right? (more…)

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Morning photo: Best of February

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Winter wonders

A mid-winter sunrise over the Tenmile Range.

A mid-winter sunrise over the Tenmile Range.

FRISCO — It’s probably just as well that February is a short month, seeing as how by this time, a lot of people are ready to move on to spring. For weather forecasters, in fact, March 1 marks the start of meteorological spring, so don’t be surprised if you hear more references to the change of seasons even though the equinox (the “official” start of spring) is still a few weeks away. In the high country, it doesn’t really make all that much of a difference. March is often the snowiest month, so even if the days are nice and long, it still feels like winter. And this year, with the early season drought, we’ll take all we can get. If you like the shots in this post, visit our online FineArt America gallery for a great selection of Summit County landscapes, available as prints and greeting cards. (more…)

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Morning photo: Weekend …

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

January thaw …

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An ice climber rappels down along a frozen fall in Tenmile Canyon, near Officers Gulch.

FRISCO — Wow! What a spectacular weekend in the high country, with highs near 40, cloudless skies and no winds. Of course, it’s not really what we want – or need – at this point, but if it’s going to be dry, it might as well be nice and sunny. Saturday evening offered up a nice wave cloud over the Divide, making for a brilliant sunset, but it was also nice to shoot some scenes in clear winter light. Here are a few from the weekend. (more…)

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Morning photo: Forest light

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Sun and shadow …

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The first few rays of sun shine into the dark reaches of the Snake River Canyon.

FRISCO — I headed up to the Snake River between Keystone and Montezuma again Thursday morning for a quick photo session, once again trying to find the perfect balance between the bright light on the snow and the cool blue shadows of the forest. It’s not an easy thing to photograph — what the eye takes in, the lens has a hard time capturing. I’ve found that it’s best to look for the half-light, in between the full sun and the shadows, where the blues are partially displaced by the warmer hues of the rising sun, or to go for the strong contrast, like sunlit trees against a dark forest or a shadow background. When I first started shooting and processing these images, I was always tempted to lighten up the shadows, but even with Photoshop, it just doesn’t look right. In this set, I decided to go with the deep blues, which add an element of mystery.

Many of the photos in Summit Voice photo essays are available in our Fine Art America online gallery, and there’s also Summit County gallery at our ImageKind website. You can also order images by contacting me at bberwyn@comcast.net. It’s a great way to support independent online journalism. (more…)

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Morning photo: Best of autumn 2012

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Best light

A September sunrise over Dillon Reservoir delivered exquisite light.

A September sunrise over Dillon Reservoir delivered exquisite light.

FRISCO — The incredibly rich light of autumn made for some wonderful images. Many of the photos in Summit Voice photo essays are available in our Fine Art America online gallery, and there’s also Summit County gallery at our ImageKind website. You can also order images by contacting me at bberwyn@comcast.net. It’s a great way to support independent online journalism. (more…)

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Morning photo: Freezing up

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

Ice, everywhere …

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Evening light on the blue ice of Dillon Reservoir.

FRISCO —The shortest days and longest nights of the year are upon us and everywhere you look, there’s ice. Some will say, “It’s about time,” while others yearn for spring. I just go with the flow and look for beauty in the moment. I think, ultimately, that’s one of the reasons I enjoy my photo excursions. They really do keep me in the here and now, focused on what’s right in front of me at that moment in time.

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Remnants of a puddle or pond, frozen and shattered, like pieces of the sky.

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Morning photo: Crystalline magic

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

From the vault …

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Smooth, round ripples and jagged frost crystals contrast along the Snake River.

FRISCO — To celebrate the start of the season of snow and ice I dug back into the archives from about a year ago, finding that — surprise — Dillon Reservoir was already frozen over by this date in 2011. By mid-December, the ice-sailing season was in full swing, as local afficionados of the sport took advantage of a few weeks of clear ice. Just like this year, I was scouring the banks of local streams and creeks, sometimes getting lost in the magical world of frost crystals growing from the water vapor above the streams. (more…)

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Morning photo: End of autumn

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Bob Berwyn

One more look at bare ground

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Fine snow, autumn leaves.

FRISCO — One more quick look at autumn just before the first real winter storm of the season rolled into Summit County, so we don’t forget what bare November (and early December) ground looks like. It was a long wait, but as always, it finally came …

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If you ever wondered how ice forms, this picture might help explain. Rather than forming in a uniform sheet, narrow spikes freeze first, sort of as pioneers into the warmer water.

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