Fall colors in Colorado

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I just returned from a photography trip to the Gunnison/Crested Butte region of Colorado. I am still sorting and culling the images. Three photos that captured my attention while doing so are shown below.

The first two photos depict the reflection of a nearby mountain range in the Slate River. The photos were taken near highway 734 to the north and west of Crested Butte.

The Aspen leaves floating in the water partially obscure the reflections of the trunks of four Aspen trees (focus your attention on the gray areas).

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David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.