As I enjoy this week of skiing in Crested Butte, Colorado, I’ve managed to take some photos, and I will be posting an album (after the skiing is over!) But for now, here’s an interesting look at two views of the very same mountain.
This first is a photo I snapped yesterday, just before the lifts opened. The sky was clear, the sun was out, and it was warm! The mountain was highly groomed, and in great shape overall. I decided to bring my Canon DSLR along for the day, and got some excellent pictures throughout the morning. Here’s my brother-in-law getting some air at the terrain park:
Notice the GoPro Hero helmet cam? We should have some good first-person footage to integrate into our media memories of this trip!
At lunchtime, the weather clouded over, and the light was gone for the balance of the day. With tidings of great snow, we were optimistic for good powder to come. Sure enough, here’s a view from my balcony this morning, looking at the mountain – or, i should say, looking in the direction of the mountain!
The snow is supposed to continue all day today, with the forecasters predicting over a foot of snow at the base, maybe more up top, by the end of today. Powder days indeed! More to come…
Today we spent our first day skiing this beautiful mountain! Mt. Crested Butte rises 12,162 feet into the air, and even from the top of this highest lifts on the mountain, the peak still towers majestically above. We had a good day on the slopes, a bluebird day if you will, although I would have liked a bit more fresh snow. Not to worry, that seems to be in store over the next few days.
Conditions today were good but the powder was a bit crusted over, leading us to start referring to the mountain as "Crusted Butte." Still, we had a very enjoyable day!
For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you've seen that I am trying a new iPhone app called "Ski Tracks." So far, I have to give this app two thumbs up! It's a GPS driven app that records my wanderings all over the mountain, and reports with statistics, graphs and maps – and one-click Facebook publishing. Really nice, and I'll be posting more about it later.
That's all for now, it's time for rest! More to come…
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I travel quite a bit in my line of work, but today, I'm traveling with a different purpose: fun. I'm on vacation! I'm headed off to the mountains of Colorado for a week of skiing. I'm really looking forward to it, not only as a rest from the daily grind, but also as a chance to enjoy some exciting winter sports, to commune with Nature in a beautiful setting,and to recharge my creative batteries. Keep an eye out here for images and words to come over the next week!
My journey today takes me from my home in Saint Petersburg, FL, through Denver and onward to Gunnison, Colorado – where I'll catch a ride onward to Crested Butte, a ski resort I've never visited. The base elevation there is 9375' above sea level, so I'm sure I'll be feeling the effects of the altitude – I'll be drinking a lot of water to stay hydrated the first 24-48 hours.
In traveling to the airport today, I found myself excited but calm. In years gone by, heading out on a plane flight would be an adventure in itself – checking my flight arrangements, making sure I had my travel documents, packing, checking in and so forth. But, I do that so much anymore, the airport experience to me is now second nature. I found it odd today that I didn't have that travel apprehension that you might expect when heading out on a long journey. Instead, I'm just filled with that feeling of "Are we there yet? I wanna be there!" It's nice to be able to live in the moment for once and not have to worry about the distractions of the travel itself. That's a small reward of my life as a road warrior.
So, I find myself in my plane seat, en route to Denver as I write this. A week of excitement lies ahead, and by this time tomorrow, I plan to be "dancing with the mountain." Oh, and of course I've brought my good camera! I have some ideas for photographic experimentation this week, and I'll be sure to post some of the results here. Stay tuned.
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I'm always on the lookout for unique views and unusual photo opportunities, and this one jumped out at me – not every day do you see a torchiere in a stone foyer with open windows! And, at dusk, the orange glow of the lamp lent a nice warm glow to the interior of the stone building.
In this composition, I've quite literally tossed the rule of thirds out the window, but I like the way it looks. I hope you do, too!
This photo is part of the +#Window Wednesday party on Google+.
Stone House
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In today's video tutorial, I show some interesting ways to take advantage of the Mixer Brushes in Photoshop CS5, including how to load the brush with multiple colors.
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This has been a warm winter over most of the US (unlike most of Europe) and, here in Florida, even warmer than normal. We've even had our fair share of rain lately, which is usually more of a summer occurrence.
Last week, while leaving the house in the morning, I spotted this rose leaning across the sidewalk, covered in beautiful, perfect raindrops. The light wasn't the best, but the rose was literally begging to be seen. So, back in the house I went, and grabbed the 50mm f1.2 for some depth of field fun.
Sometimes, the busy world just has to wait while you smell the flowers.
In album Eccentricity (1 photo)
Raindrops On Roses
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Adobe Camera Raw misbehaving? I have answers…
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In today’s video tip, you won’t learn how to create or apply cool develop settings to make your images look amazing. What you will learn is how to set …
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Nothing says "welcome" less than bars over the windows – except, perhaps also adding a plywood barrier inside. With a small peephole, of course, for surveillance purposes.
Of course, in this window, there seems to be a small can for donations available – just in case you're so inclined!
This image is part of the excellent +#Window Wednesday series on G+.
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