Sunset from the Colorado State Capitol Size:24"x36" however usually by Memorial Day

however usually by Memorial Day Weekend it is open again connecting Estes Park with Grand Lake

I found a spot along near the sculpture and worked to compose my image to bring in parts of the city and also show the motion of the water with a little longer exposure giving this image

This allows the viewer to have a sense of place but puts the attention on the snow in the fresh spring growth

Within five minute this wave crashed into the seawall send up a large wave with great force

The tree above is one I first found in early 2008 and went looking for it in the snow

Sunset from the Colorado State Capitol Size:24"x36" however usually by Memorial DayAs I was walking past the State Capitol I decided to stop and capture an image of the sunset. I have used this perspective in the past couple of years to capture the change of seasons as well as the morning light against the Rocky Mountains. With the sun setting to the southeast this time of year it allowed a little of a gradient of the darkening evening skies framed by the architecture of the building itself.