Bear Creek

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 20, 20151,220 views2 comments

~~ Colorado Travels ~~ Bear Creek ~
The ore rich mountains of Colorado near Ouray give glimpses to what attracted the miners years ago. Bear Creek near Red Mountain #3 with rocks in the creek painted red after eons of iron rich water flowing are a prime example..
Red Mountain is a set of three peaks in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, about 5 miles south of Ouray. The mountains get their name from the reddish iron ore rocks that cover the surface. Several other peaks in the San Juan Mountains likewise have prominent reddish coloration from iron ore and are also called "Red Mountain".
Nearby Red Mountain Pass is named after Red Mountain, and the ghost town mining camp of Red Mountain Town is located at the foot of the Red Mountains.

Sony A900
11-16 Sony zoom @11mm
ISO 400
f11 @ 1/125 sec

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2 comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on February 20, 2015 at 2:43 PM

Very nice sense of perspective in this image. I really feel as though I'm in the stream. It looks as though you had difficult midday light conditions and yet your shadows show a great deal of detail. Many here at NPN like a slow shutter speed for water compositions like this but I'm not convinced that would improve this image a lot. Good job. The best suggestion would have been to take this under more favorable light conditions.

Also, I don't see the hand of man anywhere in this image so I don't know why it's in this forum.

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Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on February 23, 2015 at 4:28 PM

I like it much. detail, colour and tone management, assured composition, all work together to build a strong image.
All the best!
sandro

Registered on February 8, 2015, 30 Posts, 265 Comments