On Great Sand Dunes Nature Trail © 2008 Bo Mackison
Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world. ~ Arnold Newman (American photographer)
Shadows of Leaves – Great Sand Dunes Nature Trail
December 3, 2008 by 8 Comments
Mountain Bluebird
November 16, 2008 by 8 Comments
Mountain Bluebird in Great Sand Dunes National Pk ©2008 Bo Mackison
This male Mountain Bluebird seemed to be admiring the setting sun as it dropped below the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado in mid-October. The mountain bluebird is one of three bluebird species in the United States–the other two are the Eastern Bluebird and the Western Bluebird–but the only one to be all blue instead of having a brownish underbelly. The females of all the species are more difficult to identify, as they lack the blue intensity of the male, and tend to be an overall grayish-blue.
The Mountain Bluebird is found throughout the western parts of the States, usually west of the Rockies. This guy was perched only a few hundred yards from the nearest peaks, the Sangre de Cristo Range.
Pretty little guy, isn’t he? He’s the first Mountain Bluebird I’ve ever seen.
“Good Morning” in the Blue Dawn
October 19, 2008 by 15 Comments
Mule Deer on the High Plains ©2008 Bo Mackison
Crisp, chilly. I would have been cold if I hadn’t prepared for wintry mornings on the high desert. Everything was frosty, shimmery. Pinks and blues, too – a pastel sort of early morning.
Sand Dunes in Blue
October 18, 2008 by 15 Comments
Sand Dunes in Blue ©2008 Bo Mackison
After leaving Santa Fe, we spent a couple of days camping at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. I wanted to photograph the dunes at sunrise. The temperatures had dropped into the teens in the early morning hours and iced the sculptured sand, making the trek up the dunes rather easy. It’s much easier to climb frozen dunes than to sink with every step into soft sand.
