Roxborough Snow, a photo from Colorado, West

Photographer's Note

Roxborough Snow

Roxborough State Park .. south of Denver, Colorado.

Roxborough is a state park of large red rock formations (fins) in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains ...
Andrew and I took our first trip to Roxborough in November .. I put coming back to this place when the red rocks would be covered with snow on my little checklist ..

Thanks to stopping and shooting foggy river pictures on my way down in the morning we didn't get down here until early afternoon .. the winter sun and thick fast moving clouds created all sorts of lighting conditions .. just like the last time I was here ... gave the place all sorts of different moods.

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ulfhetnar (250) 2007-02-08 13:31

High John,

Great Shot. I like the colours and the contrast between the sky, the Rocks and the snow. very well

carper (96) 2007-02-08 13:38

hello John,
a very nice winter shot, I like the format and the unusual pov, good clear shot and the contrats are great in the photo job here, well seen and well done.
gr. jaap

jaywalker (16105) 2007-02-08 14:23

Hi John, A very well composed photo, the light is excellent clear & crisp, superb focus & lovely colours, great contrast between the stone & the snow, kind regards Wilson.

danyy (0) 2007-02-08 15:11

Bonjour John,
désert glacial, ce genre de paysage qui offre un visage différent à chaque saison mais toujours probablement aussi séduisant. Et ce n'est pas en hiver, blanc et surmonté de ce superbe ciel, qu'il doit être le moin beau.

Une grande photo 'nature' bourrée de qualités techniques.
Best regards.
Daniel.

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-02-08 15:15

Hi John
Beautiful place. I like this, especially the tilted rock on the right - it looks almost alive, as it would try to arise...
Great light and colours, only snow in the foreground is a bit too bright ;).
Regards

izmirli (3989) 2007-02-08 16:40

merhaba dear john
wonderful winter picture.wonderful light and landscape.beautiful sky and clouds.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Angelillo (9374) 2007-02-08 17:30

Hi John,

These rocks formation are really amazing, and the way which emerge from the snow is very strong and almost dramatic. I see here the force of the nature, the presence of a time almost eternal. Very beautiful too how the sky and the eart (white the both) frame the mountains. Very well seen!

Angel.

mesutilgim (0) 2007-02-08 17:54

Hi John,
Another great capture from your "kitchen". Wonderfull POV and colors.
TFS
MESUT ILGIM

lilimih33 (9918) 2007-02-08 18:08

Hello John!
Incredible beautiful place! Nice colours, sharpness and perspective!
Excellent done!
Lili

UnTrained (0) 2007-02-09 5:30

Hi John,
white, white and white (and wide). Excellent composition in three layers with snow, rocks and sky. I like the strong colors and the clear sharpness of the rocks.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Buin (42580) 2007-02-09 13:13

Hallo John!
This is an astonishing photo! The huge snow plain lets the mountains hover. I like the mild changeover from the snow to the rocks by these trees and this warm sunlight on the rocks.
A great photo!
Greetings from rainy and grey Germany - and have a nice weekend!
Frank

berek (50518) 2007-02-11 1:54

Hi John,
this is beautiful. you caught very good perspective with beautiful clouds. I like snowy rocks and colors. take care. have a nice Sunday .
Burak
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ollie59 (796) 2007-02-14 16:12

hi john ,
well worth coming back to see this again ,those rocks are so beautiful in their colour and the way they lean out towards each other.the sky and colours are truly stunning ,
ps thanks for the tips on ps and my you have been busy clicking ,i can see me doin a lot of critiqing as soon as lizzies better
ollie

pboehringer (770) 2007-02-27 10:39

Hi John,
although I like your composition a lot I think I give preference to Caroline's WS. The reason is the overexposure of the snowfield in the foreground. It is to dominant and that beautiful colorful rocks and the gorgeous sky get a little bit lost. Just cropping it away helps a lot.
Taking pictures with sunlight in snowy landscape is a huge challenge. You might try to bracket, or do different layers on PP and blend the different layers together. I know it is a lot of work but at the end you will enjoy the outcome a lot. Another possibility is to approach it with HDR.
Regards, Peter

fserajian (2299) 2007-06-13 14:39

Hi John,

The trees put the rocks in proportion, an excellent contrast. Well spotted. I would have cropped the bottom if you dont mind me saying. Regards,

Fara

gunbud (34066) 2007-10-19 20:46

Hi John,
The large red rocks loom up over the snow impressively as the contrast with the blue sky and bits of snow clinging to its surface. Wonderful view in the distance that gives this image nice depth.
Regards, Tom

bakes888 (18499) 2008-06-09 0:57

Hi John. Caught this shot on your intro page, glad I did. Beautiful sky and wonderful contrast in the colours. You have handled the light well to maintain so much detail and colour. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

gregbarnes (154) 2009-01-07 8:04