David 247
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Some days things go the way you hope and sometimes they don't. Decided to head to Red Rocks Park above denver, only to find the areas I hoped to photograph "packed" even early on a Sunday. The upper parking lot was packed and quite a ways down the road as well. The overflow lots were mostly snow and mud so no one wanted to use them (self included). It has become a popular place for people to go and run and ride bicycles due to its "extra altitude". The rows of seats in the Natural Amphitheater are very popular with hard core and professional runners to train.
Grabbed a few shots elsewhere though since I was there.
In the middle above you can see the Famous "Natural Amphitheater situated between 2 large sandstone outcroppings.
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Something new at the Trading Post. Specially reserved "Close In" parking spots for Electric Vehicles, complete with charging stations.
Now, the following two images are not from the Olympus EM5 Mark II. Rather they the first one is from my old Panasonic GH1, and the Second from a Panasonic FZ150. I am showing them only to provide a better view of the Amphitheater since I couldn't get any close-in parking and my bad knee was complaining a bit too much to walk uphill or climb stairs much. (forgot to wear my brace).
Taken almost 5 years ago with my old GH1 and 7-14 lens. These are the seats, each of which has a concrete pathway in front. Runners now like to run these back and forth from bottom to top and back down again to help condition for high altitude running. (Denver is a Mile above sea level and the park amphitheater is another 1200 feet above that.) Tough for me to walk the stairs along the sides now days, much less run every row.
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Taken with a Panasonic FZ150. At the bottom is the stage where a great many famous performances take place, from Rock and Roll to Classical and Opera. Every summer there is a series of premier performances. To "Play the Rocks" is a sign that you have made it. And yes the sound there is quite incredible. In the distance (if you enlarge it) you can see the skyline of the city of Denver to the left of center. It was a dusty day, so air quality was not so good down lower but great up at the park. Taken about years ago.
Guess I'll wait till some of the snow and mud disappears then try to get back up here early some weekday morning to get some better photos when the place is not so packed as it was today. As you can see from the last two photos, it wasn't as popular back then, but Denver has grown a lot in the last 4-5 years. Getting too crowed and too expensive for me. And now days too cold in the winter, don't handle the cold the way I used to. (Philippines here I come).
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Grabbed a few shots elsewhere though since I was there.
In the middle above you can see the Famous "Natural Amphitheater situated between 2 large sandstone outcroppings.
[ATTACH alt=" Something new at the Trading Post. Specially reserved "Close In" parking spots for Electric Vehicles, complete with charging stations. "]983097[/ATTACH]
Something new at the Trading Post. Specially reserved "Close In" parking spots for Electric Vehicles, complete with charging stations.
Now, the following two images are not from the Olympus EM5 Mark II. Rather they the first one is from my old Panasonic GH1, and the Second from a Panasonic FZ150. I am showing them only to provide a better view of the Amphitheater since I couldn't get any close-in parking and my bad knee was complaining a bit too much to walk uphill or climb stairs much. (forgot to wear my brace).
Taken almost 5 years ago with my old GH1 and 7-14 lens. These are the seats, each of which has a concrete pathway in front. Runners now like to run these back and forth from bottom to top and back down again to help condition for high altitude running. (Denver is a Mile above sea level and the park amphitheater is another 1200 feet above that.) Tough for me to walk the stairs along the sides now days, much less run every row.
[ATTACH alt="Taken with a Panasonic FZ150. At the bottom is the stage where a great many famous performances take place, from Rock and Roll to Classical and Opera. Every summer there is a series of premier performances. To "Play the Rocks" is a sign that you have made it. And yes the sound there is quite incredible. In the distance (if you enlarge it) you can see the skyline of the city of Denver to the left of center. It was a dusty day, so air quality was not so good down lower but great up at the park. Taken about years ago. "]983099[/ATTACH]
Taken with a Panasonic FZ150. At the bottom is the stage where a great many famous performances take place, from Rock and Roll to Classical and Opera. Every summer there is a series of premier performances. To "Play the Rocks" is a sign that you have made it. And yes the sound there is quite incredible. In the distance (if you enlarge it) you can see the skyline of the city of Denver to the left of center. It was a dusty day, so air quality was not so good down lower but great up at the park. Taken about years ago.
Guess I'll wait till some of the snow and mud disappears then try to get back up here early some weekday morning to get some better photos when the place is not so packed as it was today. As you can see from the last two photos, it wasn't as popular back then, but Denver has grown a lot in the last 4-5 years. Getting too crowed and too expensive for me. And now days too cold in the winter, don't handle the cold the way I used to. (Philippines here I come).
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- David
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