Youtube

I have opened a Youtube account a while back. I recently posted my second slideshow on it. This one is featuring a selection of my recent fall colors photos set to some relaxing music. In this age of multimedia and video recorders on even cell phones, it is prudent for all photographers to apply some form of multimedia into their format. Over time these will include some timelapse and perhaps small short videos, or slideshows with narratives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZI9KL1KB0

New Calendar

I have revised my calendar and found a new printing service. The previous printing services' prices were in my opinion not acceptable. This new service has the same quality, perhaps with a slightly thicker pages but for nearly$10 less. I currently have a 10% introductory discount on it, but that is for a limited time. The direct link is here. There is also a link on my homepage of my website.

new photography exhibit

I am currently having a small exhibit with two of my photos on display at the Koelbel Library in Littleton, Colorado, a southern suburb of Denver। My photos will be on display for the entire month of September. I am there with several other artists from the Englewood Camera Club.

The address is: 5955 South Holly Street, Littleton, CO 80121

One of the photos on display in the exhibit

I have not been getting out a whole lot lately, just a small photo shoot in downtown Denver which is only a few minutes from my home. I am currently saving for another major trip for fall colors where I will be spending 3 nights in Crested Butte, then 3 more nights in Telluride

One of my most recent photos from Downtown Denver, the tracks are for the trolley that runs from the REI flagship store

New Domain

I just updated my website with my own domain name. Now it is just paulscoloradophotography.com without the extra and unnecessary site host branding in the URL. Much easier to type and remember. Sure took me long enough.

On another note, my new calendar has hit a mini snafu, pricing is become an issue for me, trying to find the best source to print at a reasonable cost yet maintaining that high quality that I strongly expect to see.

some photos from my most recent outing

Flagstaff and Waldo Canyon Fires in Colorado

Trying something new here, not a video expert but at least develop some simple basic videos made out of my own photos. This is the first one made and of course, it is one of the biggest events in Colorado this year, the many devastating wildfires.

Flagstaff and Waldo Canyon Fires in Colorado

New Website Update

I am currently working on updating my website that would give people the opportunity to purchase prints and greeting cards straight off of the site. Recent Shots is updated with all but one photo available. I am currently working on the other galleries, but as I am the only one doing this, it will take some time.

If anyone is interested in a specific photo, just let me know and I will make that photo immediately available

Still lots of photos taken these past few months that have not been seen by the public yet. Here is a sneak peak of what is to come:

The Winds Are Raging

This has been one wacky winter here in Colorado, the first time that I can remember where Denver is getting more snow than our mountains, and right now, the winds are blowing upwards of 80 MPH and have been for the past 2 days, the closed front door of my apartment was moving from the winds and my lights have flickered a couple of times. The winds are definitely not good for photography, both for excessive motion in the trees and their leaves and the blowing of the camera even on a sturdy tripod. Nor is it good for fire conditions as there is a very dangerous fire near Lyons 15 north of Boulder where people are being evacuated as I am writing this, and perhaps inspiring me to write this.


Last year was an extremely wet year all over Colorado so the fires were not very severe. Though, in March there was a series of wildfires in the Front Range and near Denver, the period of February and March was the only time it was abnormally warm and dry, enough to fuel these fires. The fire near Denver was at such a location to make photographing it really easy. I am sure there haven't been many wild fires as close to Denver as that fire was. I was able to get out for two nights to get numerous photos of it and not even leaving the greater Denver area. I am always amazed by wildfires and have always wanted to document them but until two years ago with the Four Mile Canyon Fire I never was unable to. Perhaps I will be "lucky" again to get more of these wildfires since I have not been too lucky getting good landscape shots so far for 2012. Destructive yet necessary part of nature, and oh so mesmerizing to watch.






These photos are from last years fire near Denver:

This one was taken at very high ISO to get a relative fast shutter speed. 

Where Highway 58 Becomes Highway 6 in Golden in western Denver, the lights in the background is the road closure and the streaking lights at the bottom are automobiles passing by

The view looking to the east with a part of the Denver area. The air is quite obviously filled with smoke

 

 

 

 

These photos are from the Four Mile Canyon Fire west Boulder in September 2010, this was the most destructive fire in Colorado history burning 175 homes and causing over $300 million in losses. These photos were taken with a much older DSLR so the resolution and noise control was much poorer than the current camera I currently use with which the previous photos were taken with:

The world renowned Longs Peak just peaking through the massive smoke cloud

While we are at it, here is an example of a couple of photos I took during some extremely strong winds, taken last July at Brainard Lake near Ward. It was quite a bit of effort and a very fast shutter speed to keep everything even remotely sharp in appearance:

getting back in the swing of things

I am a hooooorrible blogger, I blog a bit then give up, and wait a year or two and blog again, then give up. I even have bounced around on a couple different blogging hosts and come away unhappy with them for one reason or another.

Here is the reason I am blogging tonight, it is a promotion of my activity in the art world. More specifically, my display at a gallery and my online presence for the gallery's website, called the Denver Photo Art Gallery, it is owned by the renowned nature photographer John Fielder, and is a host to art created by several photographers of incredible caliber.



Here is a list of some of my favorite photos I took in 2011, hoping 2012 will be as productive: