Morning photo: Best of January

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Winter!

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Buffalo Mountain through the morning mist generated by the Frisco Nordic Center’s snowmaking operation.

SUMMIT COUNTY — I was really hoping that January would be the month to photograph deep snows, but as we all know, it ended being a dry one. Still, it’s winter (sort of) and the land is (mostly) frozen, so if you want to get those classic winter shots, this is the time. There is a distinct change in the quality of the light from early in the month to the end, when the angles and shadows are already noticeably different. The first part of January, I visited the Snake River, upstream of Keystone, several times to take advantage of the low angled sunlight streaming through the frosted trees. I’m glad I did, because once Keystone stopped its snowmaking operations, the wonderfully luminous water vanished. And I did manage to shoot a few scenes that look like mid-winter after one of our paltry snowfalls. (more…)

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Morning photo: Back home …

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Winter, where art thou?

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New snow, old leaves.

FRISCO —After weeks of dry January weather, a storm finally rolled into the mountains at the end of the month, bringing a return to the wintry weather we’ve all been craving in the Colorado high country. Let’s hope it’s the start of a wet, stormy pattern for the last few weeks of the season, because spring is right around the corner. (more…)

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Morning photo: Weird ice … and more

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Some strange stuff along Dillon Reservoir

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The water level in Dillon Reservoir continues to drop beneath the ice, which has led to some weird shoreline formations.

FRISCO — Went for a morning wander on the Dillon side of the reservoir, where I enjoyed some unusual ice formations at the shoreline. It appears that the receding water has literally peeled back a layer of earth and left near-vertical ice ridges extended for hundreds of feet along the shore. It’s beautiful, in a weird sort of way, but does not bode well for the spring, when I think many people will be surprised at how low the water is. Think snow, people.
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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: A winter’s day …

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Snow country

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Frozen mist over Dillon Reservoir Friday morning generated a brilliant sundog.

FRISCO — A couple of brilliant days in the high country, and few more to come. If the forecast can be believed, we’re probably a week away from any significant snow, and the longer term outlook is particularly encouraging for big dumps any time soon, so I’m enjoying winter while it’s here. Remember, last year we were all sort of counting on a big March, traditionally our snowiest month, and instead, it warmed into the 50s. By the time March was over, nearly all our snow was gone, especially in the valleys, so I’m thinking right now is about as deep and crispy as it may get the rest of the winter. The first and last shots are with the DSLR, the ones in between are iPhone shots. (more…)

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Morning photo: Ice and snow

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

The cold season …

FRISCO — This week’s #FriFotos Twitter chat is themed snow and ice, so it wasn’t hard for me to find just a few pictures in the archives — after all, winter reigns for more than half the year here at 9,000 feet, and it’s not unusual to get a stray snowstorm in July. Often, the first snow of the new season coats the high peaks in September, and we’ve even had a few dustings in late August.

This year was epic for early season ice along the local streams. Often, the ice gets covered up by snow as soon as it forms, but autumn was very dry in the Colorado high country, so the I had a chance to explore some cool ice formations along the creeks.

I’m looking forward to seeing ice and snow images from around the world. Join the fun – upload your snow and ice pics, tag them with #FriFotos and share them on Twitter via your favorite social media photo channel!

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Morning photo: Second look

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

eye candy …

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In the right place at the right time, as a gust of wind sends frost crystals skittering through the sky on the Dillon side of the dam.

FRISCO — A lot of the morning photo posts are quick hits, when I choose the first image that catches my eye from a particular set. Then, a few weeks later, when I go back to delete photos, I find another few that may be technically better (exposure, composition). I save them to use as illustrations for stories, but I don’t always go back to re-post them in a morning photo series. So here are a few second-look images from the archives, going back to November.

Check out out our online Imagekind gallery for more Summit County shots through the seasons. You can also visit our FineArtAmerica online gallery for metal and canvas print versions, as well as greeting cards. (more…)

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Morning photo: Frost City, USA

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

The heart of winter

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Even a dead tree can become a thing of beauty in the right light, covered with frost.

FRISCO — I had a chance to try out the Olloclip lens for my iPhone camera the past few weeks. I was especially interested in the macro attachment, and after playing around with it for a while, finally figured out how to optimize the shots. If you haven’t heard of it, the Olloclip is a three-way (wide-angle, macro and fisheye) lens that simply slips over the corner of your iPhone. It retails for about $70 and adds some versatility to your repertoire. I still haven’t figured out all the tricks, but I can say that, for a pocket-sized attachment, it offers some fun features. It’s never going to be quite as sharp as a true all-out DSLR macro lens, but as the photo below shows, it does the job for casual snapshots. Now, to explore a telephone lens for the iPhone. All the photos in this set are by iPhone. (more…)

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Morning photo: Winter magic

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

Yeah, we need more snow, but …

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Starburst sunrise late in the day, as the sun edges up over the rim of the Snake River valley.

FRISCO —It’s still looking pretty good along the Snake River, fresh frost coats the trees and bushes each morning, and the snow on the trees persists where it’s shaded from the mid-winter sun. This weekend, I had a chance to explore the area in the afternoon, looking for some different light, but I’ve decided the early morning is the best for this particular reach, when the ice is refreshed by flows of water coming out of the Robert Tunnel as part of Keystone Ski Area’s ongoing snowmaking efforts. By the afternoon, those flows from the Roberts Tunnel are diminished, leaving hollow tunnels in the ice. (more…)

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Morning photo: Frost hunting

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Bob Berwyn

January treasures

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A little depth-of-field magic and perfect morning light helped isolate this heavily frosted branch from the rest of the wintry landscape.

FRISCO — Even though it hasn’t snowed in a few days, there are still a few nooks and crannies where the snow hasn’t melted off the trees. You have to look in wind-sheltered spots on north-facing aspects, because even in January, the mid-day sun can quickly eat away at the powder. That’s not to say that old snow is bad. Any snow is good, but it’s fun tracking down places where it really looks like the deep winter it’s supposed to be.  (more…)

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