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Wildflowers at 12,000-ft-San Juan & Elk Mountain style

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Posted by Kane Engelbert on July 28, 2010 at 12:01 AM
I enjoyed a fantastic 9 day trip to the San Juans and the Elk Range. As usual, I made my yearly trip to the Ice Lakes Basin. I also spent 4 days in the Vestal drainage. Once the monsoon hit, I left the San Juans and made my way up to the Buckskin Pass area of the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness.

My first set will be focused on the Wildflowers of both areas. I went Wide and Macro for most of the set.

Soon, I'll post a link to the mountain shots. I watched an unbelievable sunset from UN13,049, which has a very unique view of the Maroon Bells. I also shot a beautiful sunrise from the summit of Peak 3, which has the perfect view of one of Colorado's top 5 assortment of peaks- the Grenadiers, which includes Silex, Storm King, the Trinities, Vestal and Arrow Peak.

http://www.kaephotography.com/gallery/wildflowers/

Thank You
Posted by Brent Doerzman on July 28, 2010 at 12:20 AM
Wow, great collection of images Kane! Really well done on both the wide and macro! Love the Ice Lakes pics, the clouds rock! But I honestly think the King's Crown image is my favorite of the bunch!

Can't wait to see the rest!
Posted by Todd Caudle on July 28, 2010 at 12:51 AM
Nice stuff, Kane. CAN'T WAIT to see the rest!
Posted by Jared Atencio on July 28, 2010 at 1:19 AM
wow-nice clouds for the ILB shots! I agree w/ Brent about the king's crown shot-love the comp on that one! They all look a tad bit dark to me though-my monitor or yours :confused:
Posted by Stan Rose on July 28, 2010 at 2:38 AM
Nice! Great series from Ice Lakes...
Posted by John Mumaw on July 28, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Love the wildflower closeups in particular. Great series!
Posted by Jack Brauer on July 28, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Nice work, Kane! But I can't wait to see your "peak" photos!

"San Juan Forever #2" is really nice...

It was fun hanging out when you were here... hopefully my friends and I weren't too obnoxious. :biggrin: :toast:
Posted by Tien-Chien Chen on July 28, 2010 at 1:17 PM
I love the Columbine Fever, San Juan Pride and many many others!! Very nice collection.
Posted by Brian Jackson on July 28, 2010 at 5:27 PM
Great collection. Really like those paintbrush shots.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 28, 2010 at 5:35 PM
Another very nice collection Kane! Love all the wonderful colors.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 28, 2010 at 9:06 PM
Gorgeous collection, from the flowers to the scenics! Outstanding work.
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on July 28, 2010 at 10:32 PM
These are great. Please create another post when you add the peak photos. Thanks. :smile:
Posted by Paul Martin on July 29, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Very nice work, in particular I really dig the Ice Lakes Basin images.
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on August 3, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Great flowers.