Photo(s) of the Day - After Thanksgiving Dinner

It's starting to feel like Christmas...

Thanksgiving here in Parker Colorado was filled with snow this year and I am fortunate to have spent this holiday with a great group of family and friends. After stuffing my face with some good food and taking my son out to go sledding for the first time, I ventured out into downtown Parker to capture the city on Thanksgiving night.

Mainstreet facing the Parker Station1/125 * F/1.8 * ISO1600 * 85mm — Mainstreet facing the Parker Station
1/125 * F/1.8 * ISO1600 * 85mm

When I set out, I knew that the town was going to be empty since this is one of the few times out of the year when businesses are closed and everybody is at home enjoying each others company. As the evening progressed, the snow continued to fall and the falling snow muffled any type of sound around me. It felt like I had the whole town to myself which allowed me to focus on getting some of the shots you see here.

20 Mile Central in downtown1/100 * f/2 * ISO 1600 * 85mm — 20 Mile Central in downtown
1/100 * f/2 * ISO 1600 * 85mm

After shooting here for a few hours, I have come to the realization that Parker is a wonderful place to be at night during a snow fall.

Parker Station on Mainstreet 1/50 * f/4 * ISO 6400 * 35mm — Parker Station on Mainstreet
1/50 * f/4 * ISO 6400 * 35mm

Photo of the Day - Fiery Skies over O'Brien Park

The past few mornings have been a bit of a bust for sunrise photos but the sunset today was pretty amazing. These skies are few and far between so I am thankful that I had some time this evening to go out and shoot.

I really love the beautiful tones in the sky and when I processed this, I really wanted to emphasize that.  Hope you all enjoy the skypr0n ;)(5) bracket HDR * f/8 * ISO 100 * 16mm — I really love the beautiful tones in the sky and when I processed this, I really wanted to emphasize that. Hope you all enjoy the skypr0n ;)
(5) bracket HDR * f/8 * ISO 100 * 16mm

Photo of the Day - Sunset at St Matthew's Episcopal Church

Trying out some new HDR software - Aurora HDR Pro.

It's not often you see new HDR tools come out but once I heard that Trey Ratcliff and Macphun designed a new HDR program, I was excited to try it out. Just released today, Aurora HDR Pro is an HDR tool that has a plethora of adjustments with a Lightroom-esque layout and the added capability of using layers. After using the software on the HDR you see today, I was impressed by the initial results.

Check out Aurora HDR Pro here: http://www.aurorahdr.com

Here is my first HDR processed in Aurora HDR shot at St Matthew's Episcopal Church in Parker Colorado this past October.  (7) bracket HDR * f/10 * ISO 200 *16mm — Here is my first HDR processed in Aurora HDR shot at St Matthew's Episcopal Church in Parker Colorado this past October.
(7) bracket HDR * f/10 * ISO 200 *16mm

Photo of the Day - Winter is in the Air

We finally had our first blizzard of 2015 and it was a quick one dumping a significant amount of snow. After it had ended, I decided to go out for the evening and capture a few night shots of downtown Parker and much to my surprise, the town had Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving. Even though I wasn't expecting that, I made the best of it and ended up with a few good photos with a little bit of Christmas spirit in between.

Living in Colorado, the weather can be a bit drastic so by the time my workday ended, a lot of the snow had melted (7) Bracket HDR * f/8 * ISO 800 * 16mm — Living in Colorado, the weather can be a bit drastic so by the time my workday ended, a lot of the snow had melted
(7) Bracket HDR * f/8 * ISO 800 * 16mm

.....and Christmas is just around the corner!