First Storm of the Year

A Winter Storms Hits Aspen, Colorado During Fall Season

This could be the closest I have ever come to a painting in my life. I took a look at this file and was very suprised on how much it looks like a painting. There is no post production or photoshop manipulation to this image. Just a massive amount of snow falling early in the season. There is a pine tree and a few yellow aspen tress in the fame, but they are a bit diffcult to make out. The snow was coming down so hard I could not see more than 50 yards in front of me. I took around ten images of this, some focused on the trees and some in the forground where the snow flakes are focused. The difference was massive and the final cut was a no brainer. This shot was taken at the top of Pearl Pass at around 12,000 feet. The early snow was wet, heavy and really coming down fast.

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Shot details: f/2.8; 1/500 sec; ISO 100; 3744x5616 Pixels
Focal Length 135mm; EF 70-200 2.8 L IS USM
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Frosted Pine Trees Surrounding Colorful Aspens

The Fall Season

Once again I went to Aspen for the fall season. It was more colorful than last year with many red, orange, green, and yellow colors. The aspen trees seem to glow in this image. What happened was this was shot early morning when the first snow of the year fell and stuck to the trees. The sky was cloudy, but then started to clear up making gaps in the cloud cover. This image was taken right when the sun poked out and illuminated the aspen trees. A bit of luck!!! Love those. It was taken around 10 miles east of Aspen, Colorado.

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Shot details: f/8; 1/400 sec; ISO 200; 3744x5616 Pixels
Focal Length 280mm; EF 70-200 2.8 L IS USM; 1.4x
Camera Details: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III