Colorado Captures

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I went up into the hills really early in the morning to see the Leonid Meteor Shower. I figured high up in the Rocky Mountains on Loveland Pass would be a good spot to get away from the lights of Denver and to see lots of sky. Unfortunately, the meteor show was pretty light. I saw a few, but didn’t capture any. So instead, I just went for a few night shots I had in mind.

I’ve always liked the starry night skies over snow covered peaks and this moonless night was spectacular. I wasn’t surprised at all to see several other nuts at the top watching the skies with me. Pretty crazy – considering it was winter, it was cold, and it was 4 am. Even with the challenges though, I was able to capture this long exposure shot (5 minutes) with a truck going over the top of the pass that really lit things up!