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Hi, my name is Steve Barge, I live in Fort Collins Colorado and I like to take pictures. Email: stevebarge42@gmail.com

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11-29: Friday morning we woke up to fog in Fort Collins, so I decided to go up to Horsetooth again. I took this shot of the fog spilling over the hilll towards the water. I think this picture looks better when viewed larger.

4-09: One more fox pup picture. I cropped this one in a little tighter. This little guy obviously noticed me too.

12-26: Another from the golf course on Wednesday morning. There was a heavy frost on the trees which, in this shot, was helping to pick up a glow from the sun.

2-1: Saturday evening we had quite a nice sunset, so I took a walk along the Poudre trail near Prospect street hoping to find some good views. I found this waterfall like thing.

2-02: This is another from Saturday's sunset. Several people have asked if the colors are real (natural) in yesterday's. It was taken as three bracketed exposures but only at -1, 0 and 1. Then combined in Photomatix. Then final processing in Capture NX2 (mostly brightness and focus adjustments) I didn't change any colors. I did actually have to desaturate a little because the orange and reds tend to be over saturated sometimes. I used the same processing on today's post. This one was actually taken a few minutes before the one I posted yesterday, so the clouds are more orange than red or pink

2-22: This is another from a sunset a few weeks ago. I like this one because as you look at the clouds from west to east you can see the color vary from more orange to more pink

11-05: I was driving around south Fort Collins in an area I don't think I've ever been and I actually got kind of lost for a while. The street ended at this pond so I stopped and took a picture. Yesterday was cloudy with dark clouds that looked like rain clouds - very unusual for this time of year in Fort Collins.

3-13: All work and no play makes Steve a dull boy - I finally got out for some pictures Thursday evening. It was very overcast and I didn't think there would be much of a sunset but it ended up being very nice! This was taken at Running Deer natural area. Fort collins comes up with wierd names for some of it's natural areas.

5-23: This is a bridge over the Podure river north of town. You can see that it is really greening up around here!

2-12: Back after being very sick for almost a week. Wednesday morning I finally felt good enough to get up and take some pictures. This was taken a few minutes before sunrise on the Collindale golf course.

12-15: Sunday we woke up to more snow and bitter cold. When I took this picture in the afternoon it was only about 4 degrees F! The sun was causing some fog to form over Horsetooth

1-04: This is another from Thursday, actually taken a few minutes before yesterday's post. This shot was taken looking towards the other end of Horsetooth. As you can see, it's a very long and fairly narrow reservoir. It's amazing how fast the sky was changing - a lot of this color was gone in just a matter of seconds. It's also unusual how calm the water is. Normally you won't see a reflection this good on Horsetooth because of the wind.

1-03: Thursday I let my daughter drive up to Horsetooth and on some of the roads up there (she's just started learning to drive). It just so happened that the sky was pretty awesome looking so I had her stop and I took some pictures. As you can see our snow is almost completely gone now :(

12-21: This is another from the foggy morning at the Collindale golf course. The fog was freezing on some of the trees branches and needles

12-14: Saturday evening we went to the 16th street mall in Denver. On the way home we stopped to look at the lights on the Denver City and County Building. With this lens I had to go behind some trees to get the whole building. Also, unfortunately, I didn't have my tripod, so it didn't turn out as good as it could have.

8-08: This was taken in front of a restaraunt along Harmony road in Fort Collins after dinner on our way to a movie. I drive by this little waterfall display every day on my way home from work and I've wanted to take some pictures here.

6-09: Another from the stormy day in Greeley. The sky was clearing over the mountains to the west. I took this looking over a field of some kind of grain.

3-29: My older daughter and her family just moved into a townhouse and nearby I saw some interesting art work on the train cars. The composition isn't quite what I wanted - but I still kind of like it.

1-16: Thursday morning we woke up to thick fog again. It lasted till about noon. I was able to go out on my lunch break and take some shots along the river right after the fog lifted. The fog had frozen to the tree branches and bushes. I was able to get some shots before it all melted.

11-08: Friday afternoon I took a walk along the river near a place called Legacy Park in Fort Collins.

2-23: I woke up at 5:30 Sunday morning thinking about work and a task I'm supposed to finish soon so I decided to go to work for a while. I know it sounds really sad but it did give me an opportunity to take some pictures! This was taken near the Arapaho Bend natural area just down the hill from HP. I like the morning light on the grass

7-19: Saturday morning, while out shopping at garage sales, we happend upon a place called the Gardens at Spring Creek. It's a pretty little place and they have a pond with water lilies. This dragon fly (cross my fingers that it really is) was very cooperative (compared to others that I also thought were dragon flies). I took several pictures of it. This is one of my favorites - the color in the bg courtesy of some water lilies.

1-23: Quite a dramatic view of the out house near River Bend ponds. I never posted the color version but I like the B&W better. It looks like it's out in the middle of nowhere but actually it's pretty close to the parking lot - I have to walk passed it to get back to my car. This was taken shortly after sundown a couple of weeks ago.

1-11: Saturday morning we drove up Highways 7 and did some hiking in Wild Basin. This is "Chapel on the Rock" built in 1935, part of Saint Malo Catholic Retreat off of Highway 7. I think it's a neat looking old chapel and it resides in a very beautiful setting. Behind is Mt. Meeker. As you can see, it was another very windy morning up in the mountains. A lot of snow was blowing off the mountain peaks.

2-05: Another from Monday evening. I was actually hurrying to get to another location and kinda liked the look here so I snapped off a few shots. I think it sorta looks like fall colors on the trees

12-03: I took this Monday evening at next to a pond near the Environmental Learning Center. We've been having some awesome sunsets here lately. I think this one looks kind of like a painted sky! Unfortunately, it's a little soft because this was handheld and the VR switch on my lens was switched to off. That VR really does work!

3-06: I was in a precarious position while taking this shot so I didn't get it framed quite the way I wanted. This is the keyhole in the Devils Backbone. You can see where it is in the picture I posted for 3-02. My nerve is not what it used to be.

5-18: Sorry for no comments today - Melanie (my wife) had me doing chores almost all day long :( I'll try to catch up soon.
We were driving by a farm near Lions Park natural area north of Fort Collins and this section of fence caught my eye. I think those little glowing round things are dandelion seed puff things.

5-05: It's that time of year! This last couple of weeks we've been seeing baby geese everywhere. They grow so quickly - I think these are probably only about a week old.

11-12: During my lunch break Tuesday I found another trail along the river north of town. It was a nicer day and I had a very pleasent walk. I thought this was a pretty interesting bridge.

4-22: Taken from Running Deer natural area on Sunday.

5-24: We were trying to find a place called Butterfly Woods natural area and this very friendly horse ran over to the fence and let us pet her and feed her some grass. There were some cool patterns in the sky above so I decided to get a shot.

12-16: This is a shot standing in the middle of the road looking down the 16th street mall in Denver. It's wierd that you don't see many people, buses or carriages because the place was packed that night. In fact I was almost run over by a horse drawn carriage on the sidewalk!

4-07: A couple of the pups just climbing out from under the shed to play. I was trying to hide behind a little rock wall but these guys obviously heard me or saw me.

2-20: Crazy busy this week, so another Big Sky picture from our trip to Boulder on Monday.

12-21: Saturday morning I woke up early and couldn't go back to sleep so I decided to brave the cold and take some pictures. This picture was actually taken from the middle of the frozen Podure river near Lee Martinez Park.

End of the road

7-07: We went to Silverton Colorado to watch the fireworks. During the day we went up to my sister's cabin in Cunningham Gulch above Silverton. My dad owned and operated a mine up there about 40 years ago. This is one of the miner's pickup trucks. It is very beautiful country!

8-10: On our way to Denver the other day I saw a yellow field off to the right near Berthod. Sunday I wen to check it out. I'ts a field of sunflowers! They all are facing east and it was around 5:30 PM so the whole field was backlit.

1-09: No time for new pictures today. This is another from one foggy morning on the Collindale golf course taken in December.

5-06: Sunday morning we went to Kingfisher natural area and were watching a bunch of Pelicans. This one swam fairly close to us then turned around and flew away. Too bad it didn't take off towards us but I'm still glad I got the shot.

4-5: Nearby where I work there's a family of foxes living under a shed behind a business. This little guy (or gal) just came up from under the shed and was streatching his legs an yawning. There are six pups and they are so cute!

4-2: My daughter's idea for me to take pictures of her jumping on the trampoline. She had a lot of fun posing in mid air! We were supposed to be getting several inches of snow. Instead it turned out to be a fairly pleasant evening - maybe a little chilly.

8-13: I went back to the sunflower field Wednesday morning and took some shots of them facing the sun. It's interesting to see the difference - front lighting vs back lighting.

2-27: Something a little different. This one is actually taken in November. I was walking near the river north of town and I looked up and this is what I saw. I like how the clouds and branches are making similar patterns.

3-17: Another from the parade on Saturday. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

12-23: Monday afternoon I drove a ways up Highway 34 towards Estes Park and took a few shots of the Big Thompson River. The water and ice in this stretch was kind of green

12-02: Last weekend we spent the night in a cabin at the YMCA near Estes Park. Sunday, on the way back home, we came across this family of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep! They crossed the road then climbed up a very steep hill - they are amazing climbers. If you look close you'll see a few flakes of snow falling.

12-05: Thursday the landscape around here changed drastically - we had our first major snow storm of the season!

1-12: Sunday morning my cat woke me up at around 5:30. So I decided to go take some pictures. This is on one of the River Bend Ponds. I walked out a little ways onto the ice and caught the sunrise.

1-06: I took a few pictures Monday but no time yet to look at them. So, one more shot from the windy morning last week - this one is another of Longs Peak.

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