Saturday morning, as I approached home after a few days in the hills, I suddenly realized that I left my tripod on top of an 11,700' ridge 125 miles back, not far from Old Monarch Pass. Luckily, I knew someone who worked nearby, called him, and he sent one of his crew up to grab it. Yesterday I returned and picked up my wayward gear, and stayed the night on that same ridge. This was last night's sunset.
What I found fascinating about this scene, translated in this pano, is how each end looks like two different events, with the warmer tones on the left giving way to cool grays on the right, punctuated throughout by little bits of pink clouds where the sun was able to sneak in.
View it actual size! (well, almost): CLICKETY-CLICK UPDATE: I have now made the pano a rollover with peak names and elevations. To see it without the names, just keep your cursor off the photo. If you have any problems viewing it, let me know.
#3: Finally, here's the mighty Ute Chief's namesake, Mount Ouray.
Posted by Jack Garrett on June 29, 2010 at 1:19 AM
Veeery nice Mr. C.!!! Last night was a great night for sunset shots. I'm working on one I got at Lake Granby and it seemed everywhere you looked there were pinks and salmons. Your second shot is pretty darn awesome too!!
Posted by Kalin Wilson on June 29, 2010 at 2:22 AM
Great clouds and light, Todd. Is this a pano crop or a stitch? This would be nice BIG!
The first shot is great! Being forgetful ended up being a good thing...
Posted by Brett Deacon on June 29, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Holy crap, that pano is unbelievable! Amazing clouds, colors, and intriguing comp. How many images are stitched? Congratulations on a truly great shot!
Posted by Brian Jackson on June 29, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Will you made out better than I did. I was in unfamiliar conditions working out of a friends truck. I took off my 500 and placed it in the truck and away we went. Next stop I realized I left my $480. tripod on the side of the road. We went back and it was gone! I didn't even get a good image out of the deal. Real nice job on the pano the colors and clouds are magnificant.
Posted by Jack Brauer on June 29, 2010 at 12:39 PM
Nice shots! I really like the last one in particular.
Yeah, Geez those are nice. The pano detail is off the hook! Whenever I leave something behind it's gone for good. (If anyone finds a 24-85mm Nikon lens in an OR case at the Matanuska Glacier overlook, please send me a note)
All are very nice shots each with a lot of positives going for them. Hard for the group to decide on a favorite. So yes, you should leave your equipment behind more often.
The Ouray with the three layers and changes in colors and light for each. A few clouds to fill in the sky. That one is my favorite of the set.
These are magnificent, and that panorama is simply spectacular!!
The larger version is awe inspiring. Thanks for adding the names to the peaks for ignorami like me. What are those buildings on the closest ridge?
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
John, those are actually not buildings. Maybe someone here has a more informed opinion, but I believe they are signal reflectors for microwave or some other type of nearby tower. Why there are three in a row like that, I just don't know.
Wow--i just checked out the huge mouseover version--real impressive! You have got to get a big print of that hanging up somewhere--maybe Monarch Ski will buy it off you. I wonder if those reflecting thingies are solar panels...got me. Its probably for alien contact of some sort....
The new version is REALLY nice!
I think those panels are for some type of microwave reflecting. There is one in Colorado Springs on the hill above UCCS. They haven't been used in years (some kind of experiment, IIRC), but the structures still stand.
That large size pano is beyond spectacular! Adding the names was a stroke of genius! Last night I was taking lightning shots from the Shavano-Tabeguach trailhead road as that large storm passed across Mt Shavano. Saw one bolt hit Shavano about half way up above timberline. There was gropple or hail visible on the peaks this morning.
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29 repliesWhat I found fascinating about this scene, translated in this pano, is how each end looks like two different events, with the warmer tones on the left giving way to cool grays on the right, punctuated throughout by little bits of pink clouds where the sun was able to sneak in.
View it actual size! (well, almost): CLICKETY-CLICK
UPDATE: I have now made the pano a rollover with peak names and elevations. To see it without the names, just keep your cursor off the photo. If you have any problems viewing it, let me know.
The Ouray with the three layers and changes in colors and light for each. A few clouds to fill in the sky. That one is my favorite of the set.
The larger version is awe inspiring. Thanks for adding the names to the peaks for ignorami like me. What are those buildings on the closest ridge?
I think those panels are for some type of microwave reflecting. There is one in Colorado Springs on the hill above UCCS. They haven't been used in years (some kind of experiment, IIRC), but the structures still stand.