Garden of the Gods

[sparker1]

I'm sure most people have seen or heard of the large park in Colorado Springs. It is characterized by large sandstone formations, wildlife and numerous hiking/biking trails. Here are a couple shots taken there recently. In the second one, you can see rock climbers at work.

[stoneylonesome]

WOW! Stan those are both truly beautiful shots. I really love the lighting in the first one. :)

[myth337]

Man that red is hard on the eyes!! Is my monitor out of whack, or is it really that bright??

oh.. Cool Shots. #1 looks like a Dragons Back... with a little immagination... ;)

[sparker1]

Thanks, guys. The colors are bright because they were getting some strong light from a setting sun. Each formation has a name, such as "Kissing Camels" and "Sleeping Giant". Haven't heard of Dragon's Back, but it fits as much as any.

[jopfin]

Yeah btw where are your kissin' camels pics huh? Just kidding, those are great shots and at a great time to take them, good timing.Beautiful Stan...................Joe

[MarkoPolo]

Stan, keep 'em coming. Nice shots. It is amazing how red that rock looks in the setting (or rising) sun.

[kenyc]

Great Shots Stam! I'd missed these til now...

I love this part of the front range. It is a "feature the runs all along the border between the mountains and the plains. It's the Garden of the Gods, Roxboro Park, Red Rocks Ampitheater (see the pic in my thread at: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=86219 ) and the Flatirons in Boulder.

KAC

[Rick Baker]

nice pics

[jfrancho]

Fantastic! I really like the second one. The rock climbers really give a sense of scale.

[ed2day]

Nice lighting. I've been meaning to get down there to take some photos.

[rrock]

Those are really nice pictures. I was there Tuesday (7/19) in the morning. Next stop is Gunnison.

[cfcRebel]

Awesome shots of the stones Stan! The colors are amazing! Keep 'em comin. :)

[CyberDyneSystems]

Blowing my mind!!!!!!!!

[Tadhg]

i love the any-sized people in view on the face.Puts it into perspective.

[sparker1]

Thanks for the additional comments.

RRock, Gunnison is a great base of operations to see Crested Butte, Lake City, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Alpine Tunnel and numerous passes. We were there the last week of June and the wildflowers were awesome.

[Leorooster]

Beautiful shots. Love the colors. Great job, Stan!

[Sydor25]

The first one is a beautiful shot. Postcard it.

[Michaelmjc]

Wow Stan, absolutely beautiful shots!

[EOSAddict]

Great shots - reminds me of when I was there exactly 13 yrs ago....

[Sailfish]

Excellent colour. Nice job!

[RockOne]

Fantastic colours. The climbers really give some scale (and you won't catch me doing that).

[Wayne Wood]

great shots Stan the colors of the rocks are amazing

[tumb]

Cool shots, Stan, I spent a few hours there last fall. I like the climber pic.

We arrived at Salida, CO around midday today. I have wireless internet where we are staying but will probably not after tomorrow, but if I do I'll try to post some if I can...

13 hours on the road overnight, man I am pooped!

[Screamer]

Cool Shots Stan! I'll ad one to the pile that I took a couple of years ago with my Nikon Coolpix...verifying the color! I recommend Garden of the Gods as a great place to shoot.

http://www.pmacino.com/GardenoftheGods.jpg

[sparker1]

Nice shot, Phil. You got a great background, which I was unable to do.

Glad you made it, Mike, now relax and enjoy.

Everyone else, thanks again.

[lomond]

Beautiful colours, Stan.
I agree with a previous comment and the climbers giving the rocks a sense of scale.

Would love to see some more. :)

Regards,

[Maureen Souza]

You sure have a collection of beautiful photos..... I love the first one here.... the colors and sky are amazing!

[Bald Eagle]

Its now on my list of places to visit. Fantastic shots, very impressive.