Fonderie

Posted on 5 January, 2011 by Eric

A few months back, we took a trip out to Ohio to visit some of my wife’s relatives. One of the places we stopped in at was Lehman’s — a sundries store in the heart of Amish country, aiming to serve those that choose simpler lifestyles. Apparently they’ve hit on something, because the place is HUGE.

Anyway, I thought this was an interesting line-up:

I wouldn’t have thought of bells as being a big draw, but Lehman’s got a bunch of them in all sorts of shapes and sizes. I guess if you don’t use electricity (much less the internet)…

Have a very colorful New Year!

Posted on 31 December, 2010 by Eric

Another shot from this year’s Photographers’ Night trip downtown — a much broader view of the Denver City and County building in all its gaudy holiday colors:

I took this from across the street in Civic Center park (good news: easier to take in the view; bad news: no way to get the trees out of the shot). If you look closely, you can see the smeared lights of cars coasting by on Bannock street…

Tweets on 2010-12-30

Posted on 30 December, 2010 by Eric

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Taking a breather

Posted on 29 December, 2010 by Eric

We spotted this little guy along the side of a trail while taking a break from driving through Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada:

I don’t know if he was just resting, or on his way out, but I appreciated the opportunity to at least save a bit of his beauty for posterity.

Pinnacle

Posted on 27 December, 2010 by Eric

Every year in December, the city of Denver turns off the street lights near the City and County building for a few “photographers’ nights” — so we can get good shots of the (somewhat gaudily) lit building.

Here’s one shot I took last night — of the building’s clock tower. More to come…

Got my eye on you…

Posted on 20 December, 2010 by Eric

On a hike to see waterfalls along the Johnston Canyon trail in Banff National Park, this little guy was making sure we knew he was around:

Normally I’m used to squirrels trying to look cute for a hand-out; this was definitely a territorial display, though. Lots of barking accompanied the serious looks from this little guy. I had to laugh, but felt a bit sorry that I did — he was doing his best to look tough, after all…

Lake McDonald panorama

Posted on 16 December, 2010 by Eric

A 2-frame panorama I took on a quick helicopter ride over Glacier National Park, Montana:

Pity it was such a hazy day…

First rays of sunshine

Posted on 14 December, 2010 by Eric

The vista at sunrise through Mesa Arch:

This is a somewhat low-key shot from a series in Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Love the rays, though…

Make sure to check out the earlier post for tips to see this yourself!

River of colors

Posted on 11 December, 2010 by Eric

Another fun night shot from the Denver Botanic Gardens:

You have to work a bit to see it, but there’s a narrow stream running through the middle of this shot — it’s really only visible from the reflected lights on the bushes. I was more than a little surprised after taking this picture to see just how saturated it looks. The technicolor look wasn’t evident in person, but definitely came out with a long exposure!

All the pretty horses

Posted on 9 December, 2010 by Eric

This past Thanksgiving, we made a quick family trip out east to spend a bit of time with some of Mrs. Argos’ relatives. While we were “in the neighborhood,” we swung through the Oglebay Resort’s “Winter Festival of Lights.”