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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Balanced Rock after Sunset

After work today I went to Garden of the Gods to try to get a photo of the 700-ton Balanced Rock in the evening sunshine. Unfortunately I was too late as the Sun had already dipped behind the nearby mountains, but I made the best of the remaining light for a couple of Skywatch Friday shots.
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33 comments:

  1. Oh, and superb shots they are, Al!! What clear, beautiful BLUE skies! The rocks are so dramatic silhouetted against the skies! Terrific for the day! Have a great evening!!

    Sylvia

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  2. Awesome rock formations and captures!
    Love the blue skies!
    Happy weekend ahead.

    Skywatch Friday"

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  3. Wonderful shots. Very nice view of the balanced rock.

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  4. Awesome photos, I love the shot of the balancing rock.

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  5. i like the low light, and rocks like that are always worth photos. Cool stuff!

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  6. Cool views & beautiful blues! =)

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  7. Beautiful Blue skies..my favorite is the first one...perfect balance in Nature ( the Rock ).

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  8. I like the first one best with the balanced rock, but they're all good!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  9. Wow...great photos!Perfect for SWF!Have a nice weekend!

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  10. i hope there isn't an earthquake that would unhinge that rock.

    what a beautiful place.

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  11. Very dramatic photos with so much serenity and peace. These would make great covers for a yoga CD!

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  12. These are great skywatch shots. That first shot is amazing!

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  13. Great captures. My favourite is the balanced rock.

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  14. I like the first photo, kind of exciting to capture. Happy weekend Al!

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  15. Oh this is rather breathtaking ~~ Those rocks are magnificient.

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  16. What comes out of your camera is simply superb

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  17. Beautiful rock formation. Happy SW!

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  18. We use hike here when we lived in Western KS and needed some mountains. Great shots!

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  19. Incredible site. We are so fortunate to have such beauty within our borders.

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  20. That first photo, looks like the rock might topple over.

    Were we siblings in our previous life? We seem to be in the similar areas and taking similar photos. Our "parents" must have instilled these interest.

    We went to a rocky place and I still have so many photos.

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  21. Crystal clear Colorado skies and the natural beauty of the rock formations. Perfect capture.

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  22. That huge rock has better balance than I do! Wow, so amazing! ;-D

    Happy friday!

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  23. Wow! What an amazing place! The light is fantastic and makes it look even more mysterious.

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  24. Interessanti formazioni rocciose !
    Mi piacciono anche le spade del tuo precedente post !
    Buona serata :)
    Myriam

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  25. Oh my....! I would not dare to drive there.. sure that rock is stabel? What if it drops down... :O But to get this absolutely wonderful photos, I might have dared to..... :)

    Have a nice weekend, best wishes! :)

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  26. You did a very good job - sun or no sun ;-)

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  27. Very clever composition with the rocks balanced above the cars!

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