Maroon Bells

bike21

Had to go see what the fuss is all about with the oft-snapped Maroon Bells outside of Aspen last week. Even though I was well past peak color season they didn't disappoint. I'd like to head back for some milky way shots and stormy weather shots in the future. A must see if you find yourself out this way.



Maroon Bells | Aspen by nl_photo, on Flickr

Stumblebum

Beautiful scene, well captured!
First light?

merlinus

Excellent comp and pp.

ian408

Really a pretty place. The star shots from there are beautiful.

boco

mooie opname.
wel wat twijfel over de witbalans.
grt,boco.

bike21

Stumblebum wrote: »

Beautiful scene, well captured!
First light?

Thanks so much! Yep, got up early after a concert and groggily made my way there. Turns out getting there at official sunrise is a bit early but I'm sure in the fall when the leaves are peaking it's mandatory.

lifeinfocus

A lot to like about this shot.

POV, dof, lines leading to the mountains and lighting. All well done!

Phil

kdog

Great shot. Looks chilly. Curious what kind of a hike it is to get out there?

bike21

kdog wrote: »

Great shot. Looks chilly. Curious what kind of a hike it is to get out there?

Thanks! About 2 minute hike from the car Which probably helps make it one of the most photographed places in the US. The longest part of the morning was waking up early after an awesome concert & driving from Snowmass

bike21

merlinus wrote: »

Excellent comp and pp.

Thanks!

ian408 wrote: »

Really a pretty place. The star shots from there are beautiful.

Yeah can't wait to get up there at night, the mountains face northeast so as the Milky Way comes up from the SW it should make for some cool shots.

boco wrote: »

mooie opname.
wel wat twijfel over de witbalans.
grt,boco.

Thanks Boco, yeah the white balance is a little cool but it was a cold morning

lifeinfocus wrote: »

A lot to like about this shot.

POV, dof, lines leading to the mountains and lighting. All well done!

Phil

Thanks!

kdog

bike21 wrote: »

Thanks! About 2 minute hike from the car Which probably helps make it one of the most photographed places in the US. The longest part of the morning was waking up early after an awesome concert & driving from Snowmass

Oh yeah, that explains the popularity. I was thinking (hoping) it was a much further hike in.

ian408

bike21 wrote: »

Thanks! About 2 minute hike from the car

No way am I walking that far

For some reason, I had it in my mind that the walk was a bit farther. But it would explain why there are such large crowds.

David_S85

First, great shot there. I have only rarely seen a hybridized autumn/winterized pic of MB and it is nice to see that you made the effort to get there in morning light.

Yeah, that hike to get the shot. Its a killer!

But seriously, there is a lot of hiking to be done there too. About 90 minutes up is a really cool mountain lake-like reservoir and other scenery that is well worth the sometimes muddy and rocky walk.

kdog

David_S85 wrote: »

But seriously, there is a lot of hiking to be done there too. About 90 minutes up is a really cool mountain lake-like reservoir and other scenery that is well worth the sometimes muddy and rocky walk.

We should meet out there and do it!

dlplumer

David_S85

kdog wrote: »

We should meet out there and do it!

Yes, we should! Besides the not-too-long 90 minute hike, it is only just another 1,290 miles for me from here.