The Real SouthPark, CO

[kenyc]

Took a drive down Highway 285 this morning and got this shot of the SouthPark area.

http://www.kacweb.com/images/SouthPark-0021S.jpg

KAC

[garibaldi]

I like the expansive, wide angle view.

[HighPlainsPhotographer]

Where is Cartman?;)

Shaun

[kenyc]

Thanks Garibaldi! I always have mixed feelings about wide-angle shots like this, I always want more detail. :)

Shaun,
He's way down there in the valley, riding one of those cows. :)
(that small town you can barely see behind the small aspen trees is Jefferson, CO)
KAC

[Wreck96]

Hows it go? "whitebread, redneck mountain town"? looks beautiful

[Becca]

Nice shot, Kenny! I see you still have quite a bit of snow in the mountains.

[kenyc]

Thanks Becca, yes we got some snow there last week. The mountains you see there are the continental divide so may not be clear til June. :) In fact I tried to get up to a small lake (Lake Jefferson) which is on the Colorado Trail, but there were snow drifts across the road near the lake and I didn't want to chance getting stuck, so I wimped out.

KAC

[Paul Miller]

Hey Kenyc, I think I may have been around those parts. I was on a mountain biking holiday in Colorado last August, and our first ride was from Kenosha Pass, heading south east from there. The picture below (only a snapshot) was taken looking west. I don't really know the geography of the area but your picture looked kind of familiar, which made me check out mine.

http://www.mania4mountains.nildram.co.uk/Photos/_IMG0267A.jpg

[Jamdiver]

Greats shots, love the wide expanse.
Which lens did you shoot with this?

I love the sweeping expanse of the land in the first shot, rolling plains.
And because I'm a huge a South park fan, I now can't get the theme song out of my head!

[kenyc]

Hey Kenyc, I think I may have been around those parts. I was on a mountain biking holiday in Colorado last August, and our first ride was from Kenosha Pass, heading south east from there. The picture below (only a snapshot) was taken looking west. I don't really know the geography of the area but your picture looked kind of familiar, which made me check out mine.

http://www.mania4mountains.nildram.co.uk/Photos/_IMG0267A.jpg

Paul that's exactly where this was shot from just a bit south of Kenosha Pass at a scenic overlook. :)

KAC

[kenyc]

Greats shots, love the wide expanse.
Which lens did you shoot with this?

I love the sweeping expanse of the land in the first shot, rolling plains.
And because I'm a huge a South park fan, I now can't get the theme song out of my head!

Hey Jamdiver, thanks for taking a look, glad you like it. This was with the 10-22. Here's the details:
File Name
IMG_0021.CR2
Camera Model
Canon EOS 20D
Shooting Date/Time
4/22/2007 9:52:49 AM
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/50
Av( Aperture Value )
18.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
10.0 - 22.0 mm
Focal Length
22.0 mm
Image Size
3504x2336
Image Quality
RAW

Thanks Again!
KAC

[calicokat]

Where's Kenny :eek:

[kenyc]

He's hiding _behind_ the camera. :)

KAC

[Cubix Rube]

Well, there definitely appears to be "ample parking, day or night..."

I seem to recall that maybe it was you who mentioned recently that you don't like overly saturated photos (might have been somebody else).

Anyway, IMHO, I'd like to see a bit more saturation, but that's just me. Nice shot, otherwise...

[kenyc]

Thanks Cubix, likely it was me as I've been bugged lately by the overly saturated photos that seem to becoming more prevalent here.

I'd also agree this looks a bit flat, but it is a pretty good representation of what it really looked like, not much green yet. I did add just a bit of saturation to this.

Thanks for looking and for your comments. Much appreciated.

KAC

[cbock]

how brave of you to go there. i miss my old 'omg! they killed kenny!' t-shirt.

i particularly like the sky in this shot. nice composition.

[kenyc]

Thanks cbock! I liked the clouds/sky myself on this one.

KAC