Classic ride in Edgewater.

A soft looking sunflower on 25th in Edgewater.  

leaf.  Edgewater.

This is not an uncommon view of sunrise as I head out for the day.  Honestly, this is the view from the parking lot of Starbucks.  I really think it makes their coffee significantly better.  

I found this bee inside of a flower somewhere in Edgewater.  He was in there with 2 of his friends.  In my mind, it was like a keg party for bees.  

I saw this bee stuck in a spider web walking along 25th in Edgewater.  I’m pretty sure he made it out alive.  

After work when I’m out of town, if I don’t get out and find something to shoot I feel like I’ve wasted the little personal time I have in these places.  This is on the edge of Dinosaur National Monument in western Colorado.  It was a 9 shot bracket that I waited quite a while for.  I love the contrast on the hills in the back and the sand bank in the river.  Its a curious kind of place and I’m sure it has more to offer. 

While waiting for the light it helps to look around you.  I’ve been told that there are always 10 amazing shots within 10 feet of where you are standing at any given time.  I’m not saying that this is one of them, but you can’t find them if you don’t keep looking.

I like the short depth of field on the fence allowing you to see different part of the fence closer and the top barbs a little further down.

In retrospect, I wish I hadn’t posted this one but its  important to look at what I’ve done wrong.  This was a 9 shot bracket but I really didn’t get the light I wanted on the front of the machinery and I ended up pushing it too hard.  Every time I do that, I end up trying to over compensate with photoshoppiness.  A little fill flash at the time would have probably made this a fantastic shot.  I do like the glare on the patching in the road and I’m generally happy with the composition.  

As anyone following may have noticed, I’ve been doing a some work on black and white images.  This is almost entirely based on a conversation on Rangefinder Radio with Mitch Dobrowner (http://www.mitchdobrowner.com/).  The contrast in some of his images is so amazing and the blacks are unbelievable.  I’ll keep working on it.  

With that in mind, I have three rolls of black and white film that will be given a go over the next few weeks.  Its amazing how long it takes me to get through a single roll in a film camera.  I cherish those frames.  The cost and care that must go into each one.  Its one of the few things that allows me to slow down mentally.  

Dragon Boat Festival at Sloan’s Lake, Denver, Colorado.  July 30, 2011