Abandoned Shack

This is the final image from my trip to Marble Colorado earlier this summer.  This is the door to a shack at the now-abandoned marble processing facility in Marble, Colorado. Lots of great textures here.  This image depends heavily on the placement of the various tones in the image; it may not look very good if your monitor is set too bright.

Crystal Mill

These images are of the Crystal Mill (really a power plant) located near Crystal City, Colorado.  This has been photographed so often that it’s perilously close to being a photo cliche.  (Some claim that this is the most photographed object in Colorado; given the relative difficulty of driving to the Mill, I’m dubious).  Still, it is quite photogenic.  I was too early for fall color when I made these images, but was fortunate to have very warm afternoon light.  There was a forest fire in a neighboring county, and the smoke added a unique color to the light. (Click on the images for a larger version).

This is slightly different than the “standard” composition for this image.  A little less dramatic, but I like how the water leads the eye into the photo.