tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331404009068353142024-02-19T11:28:35.920-05:00Peter Frailey Photography :: BlogPeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.comBlogger473125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-402235370844229832019-11-29T17:09:00.001-05:002019-11-29T17:09:56.135-05:0012 Favorite Photos from the SummerIt is certainly a long way past summer. In fact, it is the day after Thanksgiving and with a forecast of snow and freezing rain for Sunday through Tuesday, this afternoon I'd better make sure there's enough gas in the generator and snowblower.
There's some down time now between football games, so I am reflecting on the warmth of summer by going through my summer photos and weeding out the clearPeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-60705892671042357422019-08-04T09:32:00.000-04:002019-08-04T09:32:00.298-04:00A Few Arboretum Flowers from JulyIn July I took two quick trips to a local arboretum for flower photography. All of these are a result of focus stacking of up to 24 images.
Some of them are a bit blurry in a couple of places. In particular the first pink flower could have used one or two images closer to the camera, as the nearest petal is out of focus.
Here are the best of the bunch.
Unfortunately closes Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-38030337686191531442019-08-02T09:13:00.000-04:002019-08-02T09:13:09.340-04:00Colorado Road Trip | The Java Moose in Fairplay, Colorado - Last of the Trip PhotosLooking back now on the drive through Fairplay on our way to the Denver Airport, I find that these are the last photos taken during the trip. Driving here from Beuna Vista we seemed to be driving across "high plains" all the way. Fairplay seemed to have nothing to stop for, but when I spotted the Java Moose Coffee House at just the right time (10:30 a.m.), it just called out for us toPeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-63818836795707275872019-07-31T08:46:00.000-04:002019-07-31T08:46:00.782-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Quincy's Restaurant - Buena Vista Colorado locationSouth of Leadville is Buena Vista, where we spent one night at the Best Western Hotel on our way to Denver (and home via Southwestern Airlines). We chose this hotel in this town because 12 years ago when we were last in Colorado this is where we stayed on night #1, after flying into Denver.
Now twelve years later, we also wanted to dine again at Quincy's!
Twelve years ago we had Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-33537767057499271652019-07-29T20:39:00.000-04:002019-07-29T20:39:01.146-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Some Finds from the Homesteading DaysDown route 24 south of Leadville (and in and around Leadville, too) are some great old wooden structures. The dry atmosphere has kept them in decent shape for decades.
The first photo of this old wooden corral was taken on this trip. The second is one I like from 12 years ago.
Olympus E-M1 with 12-100mm F4 zoom @ 17mm (34mm full frame equivalent)
Olympus E-520 with Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-66930855937777480772019-07-27T15:56:00.000-04:002019-07-27T15:56:10.625-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Leadville COLeadville is getting more touristy. At least compared with my earlier visits, albeit only twice... 10 and 45 years ago. But it is no wonder it is popular with tourists. It is a "classic" (still quaint?) western town.
I like the town's original name better! It was Silver City, which makes more sense because it was a silver mining town. I'm not sure why it changed its name to LeadvillePeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-39304242211229854432019-07-25T13:46:00.000-04:002019-07-25T13:46:07.283-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | On the Road to Leadville - Route 24Route 24 supplies some wonderful views as you travel south from Interstate 70 to Leadville (and even further to Beuna Vista where we would spend the night in the same Best Western we stayed at 10 years prior on a road trip to the four corners area (i.e. southwest corner of Colorado))
I don't recall what the road is like south of Beuna Vista, but after the night at Best Western, our trail takes Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-81672694905461008832019-07-23T14:59:00.000-04:002019-07-23T14:59:14.424-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | On the Road to Leadville - Camp Hale and Mount Cooper
Tennessee Pass and the 10th Mountain Division
While driving south along route 24 from Vail to Leadville, we were quite surprised when we came upon Camp Hale Historical Area. We knew nothing about it.
It was closed to the public where we were. When we pulled off the road we were able to park next to the gate and could see miles of dirt roads and building foundations. The Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-41786629340617333852019-07-21T12:17:00.000-04:002019-07-21T12:17:05.092-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Heading to Vail/Avon/Beaver Creek
Leaving Steamboat and on our way to Vail
Eventually as we headed south from Steamboat, things became quite desolate, hot, and arid (photos #3 and #4). We drove through small towns with little in the way of services. They included Oak Creek (pop. 900), Phippsburg (pop. 204 in 2010), Yampa (pop. 246 in 2014), and State Bridge (pop. unkown as it has not been included in past census Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-43800709979112735172019-07-19T17:18:00.000-04:002019-07-19T17:18:12.644-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | 15 Snapshots from Steamboat Springs
Alpine Rose Bed and Breakfast
The Alpine Rose B&B was a fine bed and breakfast on the outskirts of town. Of course the town isn't very big, so this meant just a few blocks away from restaurants and shops, yet it was peaceful and quiet.
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Random Images from downtown
Bicycles are everywhere, with
substantial bike paths and trails in the Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-36300720064154184872019-07-16T14:27:00.000-04:002019-07-16T14:27:03.126-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | On the way to Steamboat Springs
We left Winter Park (Fraser/Tabernash area) and headed across miles of some very flat arid wide open land to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Steamboat Ski Resort is an internationally known ski destination. It is a relatively new ski area, which started in 1963. I believe that is the same year that Waterville Valley here in New England (NH) started. Nevertheless, we've been told Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-63531481790568080492019-07-14T20:12:00.000-04:002019-07-14T20:12:00.846-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | A Drive to Rand, ColoradoWhile still staying at the Wild Horse Inn, we spend the better part of a day driving out to Rand, Colorado. Rand is an unincorporated ranching community. There is a post office that I learned later was established in 1883, though the current small building is clearly not the original. The population of Rand is 49.
All photos below taken with my Olympus E-M1 and 24-200 mm full frame Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-26103591661019916932019-07-12T18:04:00.000-04:002019-07-12T18:04:00.334-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Driving around county roads in TabernashBelow are a few images taken while doing a bit of exploring on the dirt and gravel county roads around Tabernash and Fraser. We decided we'd spend a morning getting lost. One road just got narrower and narrower and I was afraid I might not be able to turn around. Fortunately I found a spot before I ran out of room. Thankfully there was no one coming the other way.
Because we Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-31407824596511483392019-07-10T16:50:00.000-04:002019-07-10T16:50:01.117-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Wild Horse InnPerhaps the nicest place we stayed was the Wild Horse Inn. It is in Tabernash, which is not far from Winter Park and Fraser. It is from here that we drove to the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.
We would have stayed at Wild Horse longer but our visit bumped into a weekend in which the inn had been booked full for quite a while because of a wedding. I didn't take aPeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-66698402810070583942019-07-08T19:37:00.000-04:002019-07-08T19:37:00.616-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Western Entrance to Rocky Mountain National ParkAfter spending a number of days visiting the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park (via the town of Estes Park), we moved over to the western side and stayed at a B&B in Tabernash called Wild Horse Inn. This is located about 25 miles from the Kawuneeche Visitor Center entrance to the park and a few mile north of the resort of Winter Park where we would soon spend a couple of daysPeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-70763699274769843672019-07-06T14:59:00.000-04:002019-07-06T14:59:00.134-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | The Estes Park side of Rocky Mountain National ParkThese photos were all taken from the eastern side of the Park over the course of several days.
Longs Peak. 14,000+ feet
(I climbed it in 1977)
Skiers were climbing and skinning to ski down through
trails that were once Hidden Valley Ski Area
(now defunct)
One cold morning at the Cabin
One cold morning at the Cabin
(Actually, it was cold enough to have a fire Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-294932828892244102019-07-04T14:40:00.000-04:002019-07-04T14:40:23.188-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Boulder to Estes ParkAfter a very nice post-wedding breakfast, we headed to Estes Park, one of the eastern gateways to Rocky Mountain National Park. We rented a log cabin on the Fall River, just a couple of miles from the Park entrance. The road traveled (routes 72 and 7) from Boulder to Estes Park is called the "Peak to Peak" Highway.
Sawtooth Mountain
Tough little tree
Love the sky andPeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-1608042141264798132019-07-03T17:58:00.000-04:002019-07-04T13:47:15.477-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | A few from BoulderThe first leg of the trip was Boulder, where we were for a few days for a wedding and to spend time with family. Here are a few photos:
Dinner at Mountain Sun
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An evening outdoors at the Hilton Gardens. No humidity. No bugs.
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The University of Colorado is gorgeous. It is on one side of Boulder Creek and the town is on the other Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-56387782818167327502019-06-29T15:01:00.002-04:002019-06-29T15:02:09.691-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Photo Gear
Before I get into the gear I packed for the trip, I thought I would write something about my philosophy regarding travel photography. It is simply that travel comes first and photography comes second.
Let me give an example of what I mean. When traveling, if we were to arrive at a gorgeous landscape location at noon and the light is harsh and the shadows deep, I would Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-87196827477764370502019-06-28T10:05:00.000-04:002019-06-28T10:05:07.467-04:00Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Initial Planning
Road trips are always fun. The planning for this one started with an invitation to our niece’s wedding in Boulder, CO.
Neither my wife nor I particularly enjoy flying. Actually the flying is fine… it’s all the antics and shenanigans between leaving the house and actually sitting at the gate at Logan airport. There are just so many things that need to go right (or at least not Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-78267440554834104492019-05-23T13:31:00.001-04:002019-05-24T07:24:13.757-04:00New Lens and some Fresh FlowersIn my last post I talked about the new (for me) Olympus lens I now own. It's the 40-150mm PRO F2.8 zoom (80-300mm-full frame equivalent).
Here are a few shots from our local public arboretum. All were done at F2.8 using the focus bracketing feature onboard my Olympus E-M1. All were shot with 25 images. I focus on the closest part of the flower and the camera does the restPeter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-53969745931012999872019-05-20T17:54:00.000-04:002019-05-20T17:54:10.522-04:00I Got Me a New Lens!
Well, it’s not exactly new; but it is new to me. I bought it “used”, but in mint condition, from my friend Dennis.
I’d been eyeing this lens since it was first announced by Olympus some four years ago, but I was just not able to justify it. It’s one of their PRO models: the 40-150mm (80-300mm full frame equivalent) F2.8 and is pictured below on the right. [Side note: Think of it as Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-88946172363858485812019-01-17T07:11:00.000-05:002019-01-17T07:11:59.088-05:00Waterville Valley Yesterday for some nice Skiing
Monday I was able to get in my first day of skiing this season. Things hand looked pretty good around Thanksgiving (about seven weeks ago) with some decent early snow. But there has been no snow down here in southern New England since then, while northern ski areas were able to finally get some the last couple of weeks. For one reason or another I got a delayed start this season. &Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-65399920525259266982019-01-12T11:57:00.001-05:002019-01-12T11:57:12.494-05:00Reviewing old images: a few black and white Landscapes
My friend Dennis Mook had a motivating post on his blog this week (link) about his use of black and white renderings for landscapes. It had me thinking about my own (rather limited) use of black and white for landscape photography. Like most of us, I shoot digital and color. Then, on my computer with Adobe Lightroom (Lightroom works great for me, but any software will do) I Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833140400906835314.post-88894963794812738052018-12-31T04:00:00.000-05:002018-12-31T04:00:57.652-05:00Look for the Light and Stop the Car
Driving home earlier this month after a rain storm, the light became beautiful as the sun dipped down out of the clouds and rested on the horizon. These photos were taken about 3:50p on December 3rd, and sunset was at 4:13p. This put me nicely in the “golden hour”. The light of the setting sun with the contrast against the dark clouds was spectacular.
These two images are Peter F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15358240600634062387noreply@blogger.com0