White Rocks/Teller Farms Open Space (A Photo Walk)

You never know what you are going to find on these photo walks. 

I was pessimistic as Dana Bove and I set out on this short trail just outside of Boulder, Colorado. But, eventually I managed to start “seeing” a few nice images–largely thanks to the handful of unusual lenticular clouds that came and went throughout the evening.

Examples…

Here, in an early attempt, I am playing with some compositional elements as best I can:

White Rocks, #6. Near Boulder, Colorado, 2017

Looking for patterns in the cottonwoods, I came across a collection of nicely rhyming arches:

White Rocks, #8. Near Boulder, Colorado, 2017

The two marshmallows were lovely, but the contrail in the lower left really helped make this one work even better than expected:

White Rocks, #10. Near Boulder, Colorado, 2017

Finally, my favorite image in which three passing birds happened to come along at just the right time. Post-processing it with a high-key effect really helped make the high fliers stand out:

White Rocks, #11a. Near Boulder, Colorado, 2017