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September 23, 2008
What were you taking a picture of?
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I followed Mitch home after work today and on the way, I was shooting out of the Tahoe with my long lens. When we got to his house, he was like, "What were you taking a picture of?"
"The mountains," I replied.
"But it's not even clear today," he continued.
"Yes. I noticed that."
And I think what happened to Mitch is what happens to all of us. We grow accustomed to the world around us. I think it's human nature. I live in the mountains, but can't really see them. To really see the mountains, you have to get out to about I-25 and look back. And the view is just well...if you've ever seen it, you know. And if you haven't seen it, it's breathtaking. Nothing can do it justice. Imagine a 7,000 foot wall going from Wyoming to New Mexico and that's pretty much what you see. Spectacular.
This photo is nothing to write home about. Which is possibly what Mitch was alluding to. It's just a shot I snapped while driving down the road. Maybe I'll get out and try to get a clean shot with a tripod over the next few days.
Note: Many of the peaks are 13,000 -14,000 feet above sea level, but Denver is 5,280 feet above sea level, so the mountains appear to rise about a mile or two above the plains, from one horizon to the other (you do the math).
Posted by Rob Kiser on September 23, 2008 at 11:14 PM
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