Posted by Todd Caudle on October 15, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Sunset on Saturday.
Posted by Todd Caudle on October 15, 2009 at 11:58 PM
My favorite Martian -- er, I mean, mountain -- Sunday morning. Check out the delineation between frosty forest and untouched forest. Classic upslope!
Posted by Jack Garrett on October 16, 2009 at 12:42 AM
I like all the layers in number 1 Todd...great shot!
Posted by John Mumaw on October 16, 2009 at 6:54 AM
Magnificent!
#1 is especially pleasing.
The low lying clouds (fog?) and subsequent layering effect are what make these work so very well.
Posted by Kurt Rinne on October 16, 2009 at 7:50 AM
These are both Fantastic Todd!
I'm curious like John, are these clouds or fog?
Posted by Joseph Kayne on October 16, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Posted by Craig Schultz on October 16, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Yowza, that first one is amazing Is that from Rampart too?
Terrific work.
Posted by Scott Bacon on October 16, 2009 at 9:44 AM
If I had the time, I'd stalk you (camera in hand) for your clouds... I love the colors in the first one.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on October 16, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Looks like you had a great weekend of fog to work with!
I drove through this soup on my way home from New Mexico last Sunday evening.
The visibility was marginal all the way from the east side of La Veta Pass to Denver. I just love driving that stretch at 40 mph.
Posted by Jack Brauer on October 16, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Wow they are both incredible. The first one is epic.
Posted by Jesse Speer on October 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Yeah, what Scott said! Wow.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on October 16, 2009 at 1:36 PM
Todd you so consistently come back with good photos. The color in that first one is wonderful and the second one is a real winner too.
Posted by Todd Caudle on October 16, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Here's a follow-up to some of the questions asked. First of all, is it clouds or fog. Aren't they one in the same, and only their position, or my position relative to them, dictates which is which? In other words, here I'm above the clouds, but if I was down there, I'd be in the fog. Or, am I above the fog, but would be down in the clouds? My head hurts...
Second, this was up on Rampart Range Road where the meadows open up above Woodland Park for expansive views to the west. Even after all the times I've been above the clouds -- er, fog, er, I mean, ah, well, whatever -- up there, I've never seen the low clouds cover so much territory. I could look north all the way up towards Long Scraggy Peak, all the way west to Wilkerson Pass, pretty much the whole Hayman burn area, and it was all socked in. Usually it hits the wall of the Front Range and stops, but this stuff had some momentum. Wish I'd gotten up there earlier, I might've kept driving.
Incidentally, the most distant peaks are (l-to-r) fourteenersYale, Columbia and Harvard near Buena Vista. And if you look closely on the left, just above the main cloud bank, you can see the smoke from a couple of fireplaces/wood stoves rising above the clouds. I'm assuming they're just beyond the cloud deck. Also, in other shots turned a bit to the right, you can see cell towers sticking out of the clouds. I think they're the ones down past Woodland Park.
Posted by Brian Jackson on October 16, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Clouds, fog, up, down, whichever, the first one is a pretty sweet shot!
Posted by Jeff Beard on October 16, 2009 at 6:57 PM
While I like the second one, the colors and layers in the first one make it a stunner. Thanks for sharing that view!
Posted by Chuck Peacock on October 16, 2009 at 8:11 PM
I'll just add a , too cool!
Posted by Don Grall on October 16, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Beautiful atmospheric conditions. Glad you were there to catch it. Used to live down there and fish Rampart Reservoir but wasn't into photography back then, good fishing too. Awesome shots Todd!
Discussion
23 replies#1 is especially pleasing.
The low lying clouds (fog?) and subsequent layering effect are what make these work so very well.
I'm curious like John, are these clouds or fog?
Terrific work.
I drove through this soup on my way home from New Mexico last Sunday evening.
The visibility was marginal all the way from the east side of La Veta Pass to Denver. I just love driving that stretch at 40 mph.
Second, this was up on Rampart Range Road where the meadows open up above Woodland Park for expansive views to the west. Even after all the times I've been above the clouds -- er, fog, er, I mean, ah, well, whatever -- up there, I've never seen the low clouds cover so much territory. I could look north all the way up towards Long Scraggy Peak, all the way west to Wilkerson Pass, pretty much the whole Hayman burn area, and it was all socked in. Usually it hits the wall of the Front Range and stops, but this stuff had some momentum. Wish I'd gotten up there earlier, I might've kept driving.
Incidentally, the most distant peaks are (l-to-r) fourteenersYale, Columbia and Harvard near Buena Vista. And if you look closely on the left, just above the main cloud bank, you can see the smoke from a couple of fireplaces/wood stoves rising above the clouds. I'm assuming they're just beyond the cloud deck. Also, in other shots turned a bit to the right, you can see cell towers sticking out of the clouds. I think they're the ones down past Woodland Park.