Category Archives: Photography
Photography: Greg Thow’s Colorado (part 2 – Nature)
Last week, in part one of our series on Denver photographer Greg Thow, we saw some fantastic shots of the 5280, one of America’s most beautiful cities. Of course, stunning nature photography is a prerequisite for shutterbugs living in Colorado, and while it was his urban photos that first caught my attention, Thow has an eye for the Centennial State’s trees,
Read morePhotography: Greg Thow’s Colorado (part 1 – Denver)
Recently one of my Facebook friends posted a link to a photograph that just staggered me. The shooter was someone I had never heard of, a guy named Greg Thow.
Read moreComing up: a special ArtSunday preview
Here’s a preview of this week’s ArtSunday feature, with some comments from the editor at the end. King Subway (Tokyo Station)—October, 1988▲
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Denver’s Old Elitch Gardens: there’s a treasure trove next door
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I now live in a development on the site of Denver’s old Elitch Gardens amusement part, which operated from 1890-1993. In addition to the really cool new urban community, there’s also some historic preservation going on, as they renovate the old theater. I’m being told that at this stage they’re doing basic
Read moreThe tree shall swallow the cross
Denver Chalk Arts Festival, 2011
This year’s festival was outstanding, but I’ll begin by apologizing. If I had talent and/or a real camera I might do the artists in our annual festival justice. As it is, I’m a schlub with a smart phone camera, so please, imagine how awesome these would be live and in person. Next year we should take up a collection to
Read moreSunday morning in the new neighborhood
Saturday evening in the new neighborhood
Fourth of July, Rocky Mountain High
We took a little drive this morning through some of the more scenic portions of Gunnison County, Colorado. For reference purposes, Gunnison County is significantly larger than the state of Delaware, and since it’s extremely mountainous (the city of Gunnison, which sits in the valley, is at an altitude of 7,700+ feet), there are a lot of scenic spots in
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lullaby pit 