Matt Gregory 6 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 For this year's vacation, my wife and I went to Colorado. Tried to cover the entire state, or as much as we could in seven days. Over one thousand three hundred miles on the rental truck, thirty-five or so miles of hiking at elevation, witnessed a wildfire at night, sleep deprivation, awesome food, got sunburned and frostnipped within twenty-four hours of one another... Good times! Anyhow, here's some of my favorite shots from the trip: Hope you enjoy looking at them, and the shots bring you to a good place, like capturing them did for me! Link to post Share on other sites
B Finnigan 5 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Awesome pics! What camera are you using? Link to post Share on other sites
John Page 68 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Awesome pics! What camera are you using? I was wondering the same thing Great photos, I that looks like a great trip. I've been to Colorado a few times, but I was too young to remember much. John Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Gregory 6 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Thanks, guys. Nikon D7000, Nikon 70-200 VR1 f2.8 and Nikon 14-24 f2.8. I was also stupid enough to lug around my Gitzo tripod and a Manfrotto monopod, both of which I attribute the quality of the shots with. Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Ullrich 22 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Geez, man, you know what youre doing with a camera.... those pics are stunning. What an adventure you had there! Link to post Share on other sites
Savage Knives 0 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Great photos Matt and the composition is well thought out. But!!!! next time maybe dial the campfire back a notch or two Link to post Share on other sites
B Finnigan 5 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 He had a lot of hot dogs to roast and not much time to do it in. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Gregory 6 Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 heheh Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Rose 5 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Matt very nice shots as noted - what part(s) of my home state did you visit - 1300 miles out here's just a weekend trip for us locals.... I live in Durango, the far south west corner just north of the New Mexico border....and yep one can get both frost bite and sun burn all in the same day, both winter and summer. Last night's low here was 22° and the high today was 75° with 6% humidity mid-day - add in the elevation ( I live at 6500' ASL but the mtns 30 miles to the north go up to over 13,000') and the sun gets intense real quick and with low humidity and no clouds at night the temps can drop real fast and low...then there's the wind which can change quickly - yesterday was 20-55mph today 5-10mph.... Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Gregory 6 Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 We hit Denver, Colorado Springs, Vail, Aspen, Eagle, Avon, Rifle, Mesa, Estes Park, Grand Junction, and a handful of others along the way... ; ) Up here around Buffalo, we have temperature variation from below zero to one hundred on the hottest of days, and intensely humid summers - however, once it gets near a temperature, it tends to stay there for a while. One of the best parts of my area of the world is the wonderfully different seasons. Colorado, however, was a beautiful place to visit. I couldn't handle living in your haunts, though - the heat is the bane of my existence. I could handily live above ten thousand feet, though - give me snow and twenty degrees and I'm thrilled! Thanks for all the kind words, gang. Link to post Share on other sites
C Craft 183 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Absolutely great photo's! Love that country out there! Although I don't think I could stand the winters anymore! Sounds strange since I grew up in Nebraska but I've been a Floridian now for the past 35 years! Link to post Share on other sites
VaughnT 11 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Amazing photos. That clear water amazes me. Around here our rivers and lakes have zero visibility and are more like very thin mud! Actually being able to see the rocks on the bottom must be a neat experience! Link to post Share on other sites
Myles Mulkey 0 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Those are some wildly awesome photographs. Great shots of beautiful scenes. Link to post Share on other sites
Niaro To 4 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Brings Peace. Thanx. Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L 0 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Nice camera. I have the same camera, wish i had the same lenses though. Makes all the difference. Nice work. Link to post Share on other sites
Steven Campbell 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 nice owl. i always see them around but have never gotten a good picture of one Link to post Share on other sites
Cody James 0 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Now thats my kind of country. Really makes me want to go there. Beautiful photos. Link to post Share on other sites
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