Just a few pictures I enjoyed taking while hanging out with my wife and daughter at the downtown Historic Riverwalk of Pueblo and the Nature & Raptor Center in Pueblo, Colorado during the 2011 Memorial Day weekend. Links:
Had a Great Time visiting the Mile High Marketplace in Denver, CO (Commerce City really). When you are from a small mostly farming community it is a real treat (at least for me) to get a chance to experience a major cultural conglomeration. The variety you find at this place is amazing and the of course, the photo ops are Awesome. All of these pictures were taken with my trusty Canon 60D. I think the little lady with the red dress in the box is my favorite... Please comment! Enjoy!
Here are an assortment of photos I took at the 9th Annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival that is held in Lamar, CO. These were taken at the Nature & Crafts Fair that was at the Lamar High School in the Gym. It was a fun time! The High Plains Snow Goose Festival: http://www.highplainssnowgoose.com/
A little bit of everything in this post, from a dragon hanging from the ceiling of a coffee shop on the Plaza to a Spanish Folk Art style skeleton outside a shop in downtown Taos, NM as there is always something to shoot while there.
It had been a long time coming, but it finally did happen. My daughter and I were able to make a trip to Taos, New Mexico recently to get a chance to catch up with each other and to share some quality father/daughter time and to experience some of the magic that the Taos area has to offer. In this area there is the art, the light, the food, the craftsmanship, the mystical and the religious plus a few other fun and interesting traits and qualities that make this such a fun place to visit. The lizard and the yarn pictures were taken outside of a couple of the wonderful and varied shops and galleries that are near the Plaza downtown. The fossil fern picture was take at a labyrinth on the southern outskirts of Taos that we had the pleasure to walk and reflect. The ragged prayers flags were shot at the Kagyu Mila Guru Stupa just north of Questa, NM. What a beautiful place!
Round two of the A Walk in the Woods photos. I will keep this very short. I hope you enjoy these shots from the nature trail behind the Lamar Community College in Lamar, Colorado. Here is the link to my first set of pictures from the walk - http://vipgrafx.posterous.com/a-walk-in-the-woods-1
Fall is in full swing here in southeast Colorado and I was lucky enough to get an opportunity to do a little walking in the woods with a friend of mine. We had been trying to get out and take some pictures together for some time now but life just seemed to keep getting in the way. It must have been for a reason as we finally did get our chance to get out and what a wonderful day it was for a walk in the woods.
Known as the "Castle of the Plains", Bent's Old Fort is now a National Historic Site and features a reconstructed 1840's adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail. This is where traders, trappers, travelers, and Plains Indian tribes came together to do trade. This is the last installment of the Bent's Fort Photo Series. I hope you have enjoyed it. Bent's Old Fort is a place I will come back to many times for many reasons, and who knows, maybe you will even see some more pictures. Thanks to Eric for the idea to use some B&W.
Bents Old Fort on the Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway Mountain Branch http://bit.ly/9P3dw9
Here are few more select pictures I took while visiting Bent's Old for a while back. Back in the day, Bent's Old Fort was know as the "Castle of the Plains"
I have always had an interest in photography but only in the past few years have I really developed a passion for it and have taken the next step to start developing a style and figuring out what I like to shoot the most.
Currently, the photography I most enjoy shooting is isolated objects, whether it be flowers, animals, vegetables, automobiles or whatever. Just recently started doing candids and I want to explore portraiture more in the near future... I will keep you posted.
