Leaving Cumbres

LeavingCumbres      After taking on water needed for the climb out from Chama, NM, locomotive 474 pulls the Eastbound train heading toward Antonito, CO     Sept 6, 2018

Departing Antonito

DepartingAntonito      Cumbres & Toltec engine 487 departs Antonito. CO heading to Chama, NM with a load of tourists    Sept 6, 2018

Clearing The Pipes

ClearingthePipes      Locomotive 487 blows down some condensate and debris.   Sept 5, 2018

Calico Cut

CalicoCut       Colorful cut of the roadbed.  Notice the erosion in the hillside.   Sept 5, 2018

San Miguel River

SanMiguelRiver     near Telluride, CO    June 29, 2017

Along Colorado 141

AlongColo141        Beautiful scenery in the canyon along Colo 141    June29, 2017

Scenic Mountains Challemge

My selections for the Scenic Mountains Challenge  has reached Gurushots "All-Star" level.  I have always enjoyed shooting mountain landscapes. To order a photo file of one of these or any of my other photos, click the "download" button under the photo.

BurrowsPark                     Along the Alpine Loop near Lake City, CO

ManyGlacierView    (one of Guru's Picks)            Glacier National Park, MT

LochVale                            Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

TetonView                        Grand Teton National Park, WY

Movements in Nature Challenge

My selections in the Gurushots "Movements in Nature" reached "All-Star" level.  Here were my entrees.

SnowGeese          A flight if snow geese at Apache del Bosque Wildlife Refuge

OldFaithful           Yellowstone National Park

TahquamenonFalls                  Near Paradise on Michigan's UP

OuzalFalls                  rocky Mountain National Park

Luxury Challenge

Gurushots changed their voting totals needing to reach the various levels.  My selections in the "Luxury" Challenge reach "All-Star" level.  Here are my selections.

RyeBeachMansion    Mansion in Rye Beach, New Hampshire

Wentworth    Wentworth-by-the-Sea hotel,  Portsmouth, NH

RedVet                       Red Corvette at the Private Malone Car Show

BarkerHouseTG      Barker House in Manitou Springs, CO

Abandoned Places Challenge

My group of photos has reached "All-Star" level in Gurushots Abandoned Places Challenge.  Over the last couple years, I have been shooting photos of ghost towns, abandoned buildings, and ruins.  As such, I have a good selection.  Selecting the photos to enter in the challenge was difficult.  Here are my entries. 

TurquoiseCurtains                 An old storefront in Sheridan Lake, CO

BurrowsPark                  Along the Alpine Loop Colorado Scenic Byway

AnimasForksHouse                Building in the ghost town of Animas Forks, CO

TexacoStar               Abandoned gas station on the plains of rural Colorado

Rivers, Lakes & Waterfalls Challenge

The most recent collection of my photos that reached "All-Star" level in the Gurushots "Rivers, Lakes, & Waterfalls Challenge.  I had so many good (great?) photos in this category, it was difficult to select 4 for the challenge.

As usual, photo files of those photos are available by clicking on the 'download" button.

LakeManawaSunrise                 Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, IA

OuzalFalls               Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

LewisFalls                      Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

AlbertaFalls                    Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Iron Horse Challenge

My selections in the Gurushots "Iron Horse Challenge" reached "All-Star" level.  This happened even though I did not have my best train photos available since I was away from home when the challenge started.

" RailRunner"  New Mexico RailRunner, photographed in the Santa Fe station.

"AnimasCanyon" Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad traveling though Animas River canyon

"CabooseinSugarCity"   Union Pacific caboose on displace in Sugar City, CO park.

"ManlyLocomotiveCaboose"  Locomotive and caboose on display in Msmly, IA along highway 9

Human Impact Challenge

Another of my photo collections have reached the "All-Star" ranking in Gurushots.  These are my selections in the "Human Impact Challenge".

Bingham Mine new Salt Lake City, UT   (BinghamMine)

Four Presidents - Mt. Rushmore Monument    (4Presidents)

Mine Ruins - Along the Alpine Loop near Animas Forks, CO.    (MineRuins)

Hoover Dam, Lake Meade,  Nevada/Arizona  (HooverDam)

Road Less Traveled "All-Star" Collection

Another of my photo collections have reached the "All-Star" level in the Gurushots photography challenge.  The challenge is photos that depict the "Road Lass Traveled".  Below are my entrees.

MainStreetAmerica    Grayscale photo of Route 66 in Southern California

GrandWashRoad    Capital Reef National Park

RoadofGods     Road through Valley of the Gods, near Mexican Hat, Utah

BurrowsPark     Along Colorado's Alpine Loop Back Country Byway

PeaknValley

Peak and valley along US 550 in the San Juan Mountains of SW Colorado   May 7, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.0 at 1/250 sec   Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW and HDR Darkroom Pro.

MineShack

Mine shack in the San Juan Mountains new Ouray, CO   May 7. 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/250 sec   Aperture Priority  76.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by Photomatix Essentials 4 

ColoradoPlainsElevator

Abandoned (?) grain elevator in the plains of Colorado    May 17, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/400 sec   Aperture Priority  42.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by Photomatix Essentials 4 

CBVisitorBW

Crested Butte Visitor's Center  May 4, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.0 at 1/320 sec   Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW converted to grayscale stylized by Photomatix Essentials 4 

MountainCabin

Abandoned cabin in the San Juan Mountains near Ouray, Colorado  May 7, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.0 at 1/500 sec   Aperture Priority  31.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW by Photomatix Essentials 4 

PlainsCabings

Grayscale photo of an abandoned cabin on the Eastern plains of Colorado    May 3, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/6.3 at 1/320 sec   Aperture Priority  100.0mm  ISO 400   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV) Processed from RAW and converted to grayscale by Photomatix Essentials 4