Fall Photography

Our Fall Chase the Light Adventure was last weekend, Sept, 25-27th in Ouray.  We drove from my studio in Durango on the Alpine loop from Durango through Silverton, over Red Mountain Pass, and to Ouray.  

Our photo locations included Molas Pass, Owl Creek Pass, Dallas Creek, Red Mountain Pass. The fall colors are mixed:  Silverton is passing peak colors, Red Mountain (I give it an 11 on a scale of 1-10), Owl Creek Pass, grand views and intimate aspen forest scenes are "hot" (full of texture and golden aspen).

The weather was mixed, sunny, cumulus clouds, allowing us to photograph "cloud shadows" across the land.  It rained on Dallas Creek Road, so we spent time learning to use "point and shoot digital cameras".  We stayed at the St. Elmo Hotel in Ouray and reviewed photos on student laptops at the Hotel.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that East Dallas Creek and Dallas Divide were just beginning to change color.  I suspect that peak fall colors will occur over the next 10 days.   More to follow...