Pawnee Buttes

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted May 29, 2011144 views8 comments

I love Colorado's plains, especially in spring when everything is green and wildflowers are blooming. One of my favorite places to visit in recent years has been the Pawnee Buttes, about two hours outside of Denver. Between my visit last year and this year, another wind farm and two natural gas plants have popped up, making landscape photography almost futile. Here, one wind farm can be seen on the left side of the frame. Still, this subtle sunset last night was a pleasure to watch.

5D2, 24-205 lens @35mm, f/10, 0.4 sec.

Thank you in advance for any comments or critiques.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on May 29, 2011 at 9:33 PM

This is lovely, Sarah. Very serene. I really like that sky. For many years I frequently visited the Pawnee Grasslands, and especially the buttes. The development going on out there is pretty off-putting. Still, it's a peaceful place and I do find myself out there on occasion.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on May 29, 2011 at 10:50 PM

Beautiful Sarah. I love the sky! Interesting to think you could have posted this 'landscape' only a few years ago- and now you have to put it in 'man and nature'...that's sad. The windfarm doesn't really distract from your beautiful composition.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 29, 2011 at 10:57 PM

Excellent work Sarah! I like the streaks in the sky and solitary butte. The expanse of the sky completes the story.

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Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on May 30, 2011 at 7:57 AM

I like the vast feeling this image gives me. Well captured light and subject in my opinion.
Bob

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 30, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Excellent work. Love the colors in the sky

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 30, 2011 at 8:58 PM

Gorgeous image Sarah.The sky is awesome and I love the softness this shot portrays. Excellent!

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Comment posted by Sarah Marino on May 30, 2011 at 9:35 PM

Thank you for the comments - I really appreciate each one!

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Comment posted by Walter Rowe on July 11, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Great image. I'm crushed to hear about the wind farms and gas plants. Pawnee National Grasslands is such a peaceful, desolate place. I was there in May 2005 and a thunderstorm came through in a hurry. It was a amazing experience sitting out there alone waiting for it to pass. I'll have to dig up some of my archived images from there.

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