Waterton Canyon

Went with a photog friend to walk up Waterton Canyon yesterday morning. Started at the Audubon Area for sunrise.

It was a really good sunrise.

This was looking north.

There was water and abstracts.

There was water and ice.

There were small details.

There was abstract ice forms.

And there were bighorns. I was not set up for wildlife, so this is a small crop of the shot. Just an example of them. We saw this ram and his 6 ewes.

Sorry, forgot the photo.

And we saw deer of course. Saw this one buck and his 3 does.

Nice images! I really like the leaf on the ice.

Nice varied range of work from one day.
I also favor the leaf on ice and the sunrise looking north.

You had a productive day! I have the same favorites as John.

Leaf on the ice and numero uno are for me. Nice varied morning.

The leaf on the ice is great. Looks like a nice morning and hike!

(Note to self: Get thee to Waterton Canyon!)
These are all so different yet all so individually strong. Nice job! Is #3 a blend/hdr?

Thanks to everyone for the comments.
Todd, no it's not a blend. I didn't even use a grad. I did use 2 curves mask with the paint brush to bring the exposure a little closer together. The light was just softer to the north that morning. It was my first trip up there and I've lived in the Denver Metro area for 35 years I am ashamed to admit. It definitely is a cool place, and not hardly any traffic, just Denver Water trucks mostly.

#3 is quite a shot! Well played sir!