We finally had our first two snowstorms this week after a very warm and dry November and December that brought some seriously destructive fires to my community. The snow came a day late, but at least it came. After the first storm, I was busy helping friends from the fires, but this morning, I woke up to about eight new inches and I headed out early since it was supposed to have cleared by this morning. I live in Boulder, Colorado and my favorite place to photograph after the snow is our Flatirons. They are the landmark of my hometown and you cannot really separate Boulder from the Flatirons. They are large rock formations and are named from "The First" to "The Fifth" Flatiron. The Third is the most well-known and juts prominently out from the others. This is our playground year-round.
The Flatirons, Boulder, Colorado
Well, I went this morning, but the low clouds had not cleared enough for photos but I decided that because I am so excited to finally have snow, I would share some photos from our area in winter. I have been shooting landscapes the past year with my Canon 100-400mm F 4.5-5.6 L Is II. I bought this lens about a year and a half ago and I can't stop shooting with it. While the above photo is taken with a 16-35 mm lens, the following photos are shot with my telephoto lens. I love the details you can capture and the more intimate landscape with a telephoto lens. I have realized that over the last two years, I have gone from shooting wider scenes, to using my telephoto lenses about 80% of the time. Here are a few I captured last winter:
The Third
Second through Fourth Flatiron
This next image is not an actual Flatiron, but another rock formation in the same area known as "Seal Rock" on a very moody day.
While the mood is very different in this one, I love that in all of these shots you can see each individual snow-covered pine tree. There are hiking trails and climbing areas throughout this entire area, and I have learned to love photographing them so much more this way. It stayed so cold here today that I am hopeful the sun will be out tomorrow morning and I can grab some shots before the snow starts to melt.
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