Finally getting around to posting some more photos from Colorado. Lots of things have been going on and it finally cooled off enough to sit at the computer and get some photo editing done. Hoping to get some more exciting things rolling out soon. There is a new website in the works so if you find some downtime at www.kendaljeanphotos.com, please stop back by. I hope to make the transition smooth, but you never know what can happen with technology.
Back to Colorado. As part of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo admission is a drive up the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. This stone shrine was built on top of the mountain and has amazing views across the foothills and plains of southern Colorado. The details throughout are what caught my eye as you can see in the photos. I wish there would have been a decent photo from before we drove up, but I will have to revert back to a stock photo. Have a look at the official site for some of the history and a photo that will really give you some perspective. It was a cool site to see.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Garden of the Gods
I forgot to post pictures from the Garden of the Gods. Before we went to the zoo we stopped at this free park in Colorado Springs. Such amazing rock formations and they are so red. The pops of green all over the place is stunning as well. I asked my brother how many times he had been there and he said something like five. I could never complain because it's free and gorgeous. The lighting probably changes every visit. I was lucky that the sun came out, but the big puffy white clouds stayed to give some great contrast in the photos.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Family Photos
The last couple of days in Colorado were spent relaxing for the most part. Mom did convince me to do some family photos before I left though. Payment was a yummy dinner at Red Lobster for all involved parties. I could do photos for seafood any day :0)
We did two sessions, one of me, mom, my brother Jason and my half brother Adam. The next evening (hours before we left) I did a second session of my mom, her husband Dave and Adam. I'm loving the look and feel of the first photo of those three. Adam has such a rock star, teenager look. Very fitting for his attitude about now.
We did two sessions, one of me, mom, my brother Jason and my half brother Adam. The next evening (hours before we left) I did a second session of my mom, her husband Dave and Adam. I'm loving the look and feel of the first photo of those three. Adam has such a rock star, teenager look. Very fitting for his attitude about now.
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The teenager rock star look apparently, though I do like the mood of this photo.
Monday, August 3, 2009
The Zoo!
I love zoos. They are so fun to be able to see animals you would never see regularly and it is even more fun when you have a camera with a big zoom. The last time I was at a zoo was almost 3 years ago when I went with my Dad and his wife to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. I didn't have my big 70-300 zoom yet (I think I got it the next week). Now I want to go to more. Hopefully I'll be able to go over to Seattle to go to Woodland Park sometime.
After we got done at Garden of the Gods we drove up to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. It is a very unique zoo that is built into the mountain side. You kind of meander your way up the hillside. I'm still loving the zoo in South Carolina though. The nice thing about that one is there are ditches between you and the animals instead of fences, makes for better pictures which is of course all I care about :0)
Here's a sample of some of the pictures I took. Have some fun and make a caption for that silly giraffe and leave it in the comments. Might be fun to see what some other people are thinking when they look a that photo.
After we got done at Garden of the Gods we drove up to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. It is a very unique zoo that is built into the mountain side. You kind of meander your way up the hillside. I'm still loving the zoo in South Carolina though. The nice thing about that one is there are ditches between you and the animals instead of fences, makes for better pictures which is of course all I care about :0)
Here's a sample of some of the pictures I took. Have some fun and make a caption for that silly giraffe and leave it in the comments. Might be fun to see what some other people are thinking when they look a that photo.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Start the Touristy Day
After Estes we relaxed for a day. We went down and saw my SIL's art at a coffee shop in Longmont. It was very fun to see her great art on the walls of a business all displayed fancy like. It was on display along with a photography art show that closed main street in Longmont. We wandered up and down the street, listening to music and looking at inspiring photos in various businesses.
We were up early the next morning for an adventure for Jason and I. Up at 5am to drive down to his place (Shawn slept), load into his car (Shawn slept) and drive out east to catch the old steam train heading up to Cheyenne for Cheyenne Frontier Days (once again Shawn slept).
While Jason and I waited outside in the nice crisp, morning air (Shawn was sleeping still) I snapped a couple of photos around the spot Jason had scoped out. I got a couple of birds with one being fed. I haven't researched any of the species yet, so feel free to add some input on that.
The weeds growing along the track. You see the bright red all over the place. I really like the perspective.
Then came the main show. Here's an excerpt from the Union Pacific website about this engine:
We were up early the next morning for an adventure for Jason and I. Up at 5am to drive down to his place (Shawn slept), load into his car (Shawn slept) and drive out east to catch the old steam train heading up to Cheyenne for Cheyenne Frontier Days (once again Shawn slept).
While Jason and I waited outside in the nice crisp, morning air (Shawn was sleeping still) I snapped a couple of photos around the spot Jason had scoped out. I got a couple of birds with one being fed. I haven't researched any of the species yet, so feel free to add some input on that.
The weeds growing along the track. You see the bright red all over the place. I really like the perspective.
Then came the main show. Here's an excerpt from the Union Pacific website about this engine:"Steam Locomotive No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific Railroad. It was delivered in 1944. A high-speed passenger engine, it pulled such widely known trains as the Overland Limited, Los Angeles Limited, Portland Rose and Challenger.
Many people know the engine as the No. 8444, since an extra '4' was added to its number in 1962 to distinguish it from a diesel numbered in the 800 series. The steam engine regained its rightful number in June 1989, after the diesel was retired.
When diesels took over all of the passenger train duties, No. 844 was placed in freight service in Nebraska between 1957 and 1959. It was saved from being scrapped in 1960 and held for special service.
The engine has run hundreds of thousands of miles as Union Pacific's ambassador of goodwill. It has made appearances at Expo '74 in Spokane, the 1981 opening of the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, the 1984 World's Fair in New Orleans and the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Los Angeles Union Station in 1989.
Hailed as Union Pacific's "Living Legend," the engine is widely known among railroad enthusiasts for its excursion runs, especially over Union Pacific's fabled crossing of Sherman Hill between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming."
After checking out the train, which blew by very quickly. We headed back to the highway and down to Colorado Springs to the Garden of the Gods and the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. By the way, Shawn slept the whole way.
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