Fort Collins

Moonlight and Fire at Horsetooth

A long exposure over horsetooth reservoir with the moon, the stars and the smoke of the high park fire in fort collins, CO

Smokey. High Park Fire @ Bingham Hill. One of the hardest hit areas is Rist Canyon. Bingham Hill provides a view of the foothills of the area. This was taken Wednesday evening June 13. The smoke is evident on the blackened foothills and a new round of fire is creating smoke as the fire moves west. A beautiful sunset in a somber place.

HIgh Park Fire - Bingham Hill. This was taken of the High Park Fire at Bingham Hill north and west of Fort Collins CO. I used my iPhone camera for this photo. The hills you can make out in the distance were completely burned the following morning.

Poudre River Fall Colors

The Poudre River runs through my hometown. This was taken at a spot where the river creates a small pool which allows for reflecting photos. The Fall colors were beautiful again this year.

Poudre River Falls and Fall Colors

Revealing the tooth in Horsetooth

The full moon setting behind Horsetooth Rock in Fort Collins, CO. This rock is the definable spot overlooking the town.

Frozen Horsetooth

A frozen Horsetooth Reservoir at sunset. This tree is sitting on a hill above the reservoir. At the time i was taking the photo, there was a lot of ice movement and loud sounds.

Highlighting the Tooth in Horsetooth Rock

A full moon setting behind Horsetooth Rock in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Horsetooth Rock is a prominent formation overlooking the city of Fort Collins.

Full Moon At Horsetooth

Twice a year, the full moon sets around Horsetooth Rock. Horsetooth Rock is a unique rock formation that overlooks Fort Collins, CO.

A Cloudy Super, Beaver Moon

The November Full Moon is called the Beaver or Mourning Moon. This was also a spuer moon - closest full moon to the earth.

Horsetooth Sunset

A wildfire Smokey Sunset at Horsetooth Resevoir .

Smokey Sunset at Horsetooth

The wildfiire in the west mostly from Montana has made it a hazy day and a red sunet. This is taken at horsetooth reservoir. You can see Horsetooth Rock to the right of the sun. It was Labor Day so if you look closely you can see a boat on the lake.

#SuperBlueBloodMoon

A Super, Blue, Blood Moon on Jan 31, 2018 was the first time this happened in over 150 years in the Western Hemisphere. The Super Moon is when the Full Moon is in the closest to the earth part of the orbit. The Blue Moon is when ther eis a full moon twice in one month. The Blood Moon is the color of the moon (reddish, copper) that happens when there is a total Lunar E\clipse. This was taking in Fort Collins, Colorado with the Horsetooth Rock as the stone the moon is setting behind.

Horsetooth Summer Storm

During the summer, we see a number of lightning storms come from the front range foothills and out on the Colorado plains. In Fort Collins, this typically means it starts near horsetooth rock and reseervior. This night i captured a number of lightning sticks but it was unusual since the storm was heading south instead of east.

Dead Branch Sunset

Photo was taken at Horsetooth Reservoir just outside of Fort Collins, Colorado. The Sunset turned into a full sky event. There was a small ice piece with a dead branch on it. found it was a nice place to shoot.

The Blue Hour

I went to a new spot for a horsetooth sunset which wasn't as colorful as i had thought. The blues was the highlight. Horsetooth reservior is the water near the bottom of the photo and Horsetooth Rock cn abe seen surrounded by blue clouds. The tree was an interesting addition and determining how i could incorporate that into the photo.

Duncan Ridge Tree Happy Hour

This late afternoon photograph was taken at Duncan’s Ridge, a popular rock climbing spot, overlooking Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins, Colorado. In photography, the old saying is dead center is dead wrong but I liked how the rocks and tree was jutting out and overlooking the reservoir which you can see below. it was a chilly afternoon just before sunset.