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New Years at Silver Cliff

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Posted by Stan Rose on January 2, 2013 at 3:18 AM
I wasn't really excited about going on 4 hours of sleep to drive to Westcliffe this morning, but watching the weather unfold at work last night my excitement grew, cause I knew the light overnight snowfall and clearing conditions would be good for photography. Plus, it helped me preserve a tradition of visiting the Silver Cliff Cemeteries for New Years; I always sem to have good luck with that place, it's one of my favorite go-to locations. As a weather nut, this year was particularly impressive with a potpourri of atmospheric optics. You can see the whole series HERE
Happy New Year!
Posted by Ryan Wright on January 2, 2013 at 3:31 AM
Oh dang Stan! That is a great series, I especially like the sun pillar ones! I'll put Silver Cliff on my list of places to visit (including most all of the eastern Sangres)
Posted by Howard Cihak on January 2, 2013 at 4:07 AM
Beautiful series, Stan, and I especially love that pano at the end. Amazing! Personally, I'd print and hang that.
Posted by Bill Bean on January 2, 2013 at 9:11 AM
I was pretty proud of my GOG sunrise till I saw these. Fabulous series, Stan. Thanks for getting up, braving the cold, and sharing these wonderful images with us.
Posted by David Kingham on January 2, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Whoa these are powerful, the black and whites in particular, excellent work!
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on January 2, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Awesome Stan !!
Posted by Morris McClung on January 2, 2013 at 3:28 PM
Fantastic work, Stan! All of them are really excellent. You know you could have made the sun a halo above the statue of the angel. :biggrin: :toast:
Posted by Bob Falcone on January 2, 2013 at 3:39 PM
EXCELLENT series!
Posted by Don Grall on January 3, 2013 at 1:31 AM
The last two panos and the sun pillar shots are sick! :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Mumaw on January 3, 2013 at 3:18 PM
Wow! An interesting place to photograph and some terrific light combined to create a wonderful body of work.
It was a sheer pleasure viewing these, Stan. Thanks for sharing them with us!
Posted by Paul Martin on January 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Cool images, Stan! As soon as I saw the first shot on your site I immediately thought "Moonrise, Hernandez" -- (probably because it has all the same elements). The color stuff is also really impressive :toast:
Posted by Joshua Hardin on January 20, 2013 at 1:43 PM
Wow. Super moody and effective. I love the panorama with the pink mountains and cross of the cemetery. I also like the next color image of the pillar of light, ice crystals and angel that seems to be invoking the scene. Interesting subjects and conditions.