Colorado Rockies (very smoky)

rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
edited August 31, 2012 in Landscapes
The smoke across Colorado was very bad this summer. It was so bad that only the closest mountains shown any detail, any mountains further away were pretty much just shapes.

The smoke did make for some unusual sunset shots though...
Randy

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    I like all of these, Randy clap.gif
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  • Hikin' MikeHikin' Mike Registered Users Posts: 5,467 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    Sometime smoke can be a good thing!
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,372 moderator
    edited August 29, 2012
    These are beautiful Randy. My favorites are 2 and 3, I'm having a hard time choosing between the two.

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  • dowlingmcdowlingmc Registered Users Posts: 48 Big grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    Randy

    Nicely done. The last two really show off the color of Black and White.

    Mike
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    dlplumer wrote: »
    I like all of these, Randy clap.gif

    Thanks Dan!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    Hikin' Mike wrote: »
    Sometime smoke can be a good thing!

    It did provide a different look than normal. Thanks for looking and commenting Mike!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    denisegoldberg wrote: »
    These are beautiful Randy. My favorites are 2 and 3, I'm having a hard time choosing between the two.

    --- Denise

    As always, thanks for looking Denise!

    I was certainly surprised at how blue the smoke made the mountains, at and after sunset.
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2012
    dowlingmc wrote: »
    Randy

    Nicely done. The last two really show off the color of Black and White.

    Mike

    Hey Mike,

    The smoke really did a good job of showing off the mountains and valleys, giving a separation that is usually hard to capture.
    Randy
  • TreyHoffTreyHoff Registered Users Posts: 388 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    1 & 2 are my favs. Very nice photos.
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    TreyHoff wrote: »
    1 & 2 are my favs. Very nice photos.

    Thanks for your comments Trey!
    Randy
  • karloznzkarloznz Registered Users Posts: 126 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    Good Work Like it - Would love to go there one day
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  • hawkeye978hawkeye978 Registered Users Posts: 1,218 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    Really like #2 and 3. Great layers from the mountains and the haze.
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
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  • bhundtbhundt Registered Users Posts: 122 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    I like them all, nicely done!
  • Roaddog 52Roaddog 52 Registered Users Posts: 309 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    Great set of images. I just returned from Montana and the few days I was there the smoke was so heavy you couldn't even see the mountains.

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  • babowcbabowc Registered Users Posts: 510 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    I love #3! It looks almost like a painting. Beautiful!
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  • wfellerwfeller Registered Users Posts: 2,625 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    All very well made.
    Anybody can do it.
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    karloznz wrote: »
    Good Work Like it - Would love to go there one day

    Thank you!

    Hope you get to visit some day.
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    hawkeye978 wrote: »
    Really like #2 and 3. Great layers from the mountains and the haze.

    Thanks Tom.
    I've photographed these mountains many times over the years, and the smoke allowed a uniqueness that I had not seen before.
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    black mamba wrote: »
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    Tom

    Thank you kind sir thumb.gif
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    bhundt wrote: »
    I like them all, nicely done!

    Appreciate that!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    Roaddog 52 wrote: »
    Great set of images. I just returned from Montana and the few days I was there the smoke was so heavy you couldn't even see the mountains.

    Phil

    Hey Phil,
    Yeah, the smoke was really bad this year. Hope you got some shots!
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    babowc wrote: »
    I love #3! It looks almost like a painting. Beautiful!

    Thank you!
    I was pleased to see the seperation and color that the smoke allowed.
    Randy
  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2012
    wfeller wrote: »
    All very well made.

    Very kind of you to say Walter!
    Randy
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