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From the Macro to the Micro: Finding Beauty in Small Details
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When we think of nature, we often think of grand landscapes—the towering mountains, vast oceans, and endless skies that make us feel small in the best possible way. These sweeping scenes captivate us with their sheer scale and majesty. But another side to nature that often goes unnoticed: the small,…
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From Pretty to Profound: The Journey of Seeing in Nature and Photography
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“Our ability to perceive quality in nature begins, as in art, with the pretty. It expands through successive stages of the beautiful to values as yet uncaptured by language.” - Aldo Leopold
There’s something undeniably universal about the way we first experience nature. It often starts with what’s simply pretty—the…
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Why the Flatirons Never Look the Same: Insights from Behind the Lens
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I’ve photographed the Flatirons more times than I can count. And every single time, it’s like they’re showing me a new side of themselves. It reminds me of something Ansel Adams said about Half Dome in Yosemite:
“I have photographed Half Dome innumerable times, but it is never the same…
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Finding Solitude on Coffintop Mountain
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Solo on a lesser-traveled mountain named Coffintop. How would that make you feel? It kinda gave me the heebie-jeebies. I reasoned with my overactive imagination; many people hiked it before me and survived. I grabbed my pack and jumped in the car.
I had a few goals for the day.…
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What’s So Royal About The Royal Arch?
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What’s in a name? Is the Royal Arch deserving of its regal title? Or, is it a misnomer for another rocky outcrop on the landscape?
Nestled in the foothills of Boulder, Colorado, lies a gateway to the sky so majestic that it’s ‘Royal.’
Read on as we delve into the…
