Snowy winter mornings are so great for photographs! It was 5 degrees below zero when I headed out the door to catch the sunrise AND the new snow this morning. 7 am and the sun was just rising.
The first few shots were taken in North Boulder and then I drove into the mountains up Olde Stage Road and Left Hand Canyon. Heil Valley Ranch was absolutely beautiful and I had it all to myself with the cold temps!
The last three images were processed in HDR (high dynamic range) giving a painterly feel to the images. Sometimes it works and sometimes it’s too unreal. But the snow had such a surreal feeling, the processing seems to work here.
Snowy Boulder Sunrise
Snowy Boulder Barn at Sunrise
Heil Valley Ranch with a herd of elk behind
Heil Valley Ranch
Left Hand Canyon Home in Snow
Altona Schoolhouse
Altona Schoolhouse
North Boulder Sunrise with HDR Painterly Edit