IMGP3156, originally uploaded by MattB.net.

I was happy to catch these images tonight of the visiting comet and the crescent moon together. There was a 20 minute window to get the shot in clear skies so a smaller one with these clouds. My son and I hiked to the top of a nearby hill and I got these with my Pentax K-5 and vintage Pentax A*300/4 lens. They were just barely close enough together for 300mm to work! Now I'm getting I'm excited for ISON in November!

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I was off work for a trip that got cancelled so I thought I'd shoot some of the dramatic clouds we were having that day just to get out. I headed down to the river near the Van Tuyl trails and brought a few favorite lenses and my ND 3.0 filter. It's a 10 stop filter which reduces the light coming in by 1/1000x. That allowed for the 25s exposure which have this fun effect in the clouds and water.

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Yes, we actually have one here. It's usually late summer/early fall. Storms roll through in the afternoons and evenings followed by clear skies and a low sun. Perfect! This one is on the W Mountain Ranch near the airport. I shot it with my widest lens, a Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 fisheye. The perfect tool to fit all of this into the frame.

If you want more, here are all my photos tagged with the word rainbow on Flickr.

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Big day yesterday with a big ride and a big drive. The ride was a fun one on and off Monarch Pass made extra hard by wind. We needed to go that way anyway but with only one car I needed to ride the shuttle route. That would be tough even without the headwind. The drive was to pick up my son from my in-law's place in Southern Colorado.
I took this photo as we were about to drive into the town of Silver Cliff at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo range. Haze from distant fires accentuates the sun rays in a way that I just had to stop for the shot. Light traffic made the road a good viewpoint.

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Hartman Rocks is dry. A bit too dry even, but the transition from ski to mountain bike was smooth and instant this year.
It was a nice evening out there last night with some great storm clouds rolling through the valley.
This shot is from the Top of the World trail looking North at a spot I've taken photos before.
Pentax K-5 & da40

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Some scenery I just had to stop and shoot on the way to Grandma's house for Thanksgiving.

In particular, there were some really interesting clouds.

This first one is taken with my new (to me) Pentax-A* 300mm f/4 prime. A manual focus but auto aperture lens with some very nice optics.

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I saw this horse riding home from a mountain bike ride. She wanted some pats and came right up to the fence. The light suddenly broke through the clouds and I knew I had to get this shot!

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I shot this a few weeks ago on July 18 when I posted my last lightning shot. What's interesting about this one now is I discovered another photographer across town (which is about a Mile away here) got a picture of the very same bolt from much closer. His is up close and personal!

Flases of Brilliance on FLickr by Ryan C. Wright

I guess in a larger community it might not be that noteworthy but in our town of 5000 or so I thought it was pretty cool.

Nice shot, Ryan!

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I spent a few days visiting my parents and of course took the opportunity to shoot some sights I don't see as much here in Colorado. This harvested field was a couple of Miles from their house just outside Ann Arbor. I loved how yellow the field was and the lines in the sky and on the ground seemed to compliment each other nicely. Sadly, I just missed some really fantastic light.

Just standing there shooting for a few minutes got me covered in sweat. I do not miss that kind of weather!

Pentax K-x & Pentax DA15 Limited f/8 1/250s ISO 100

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Caught some good lightning from the porch last night. A powerful storm rolled through and I just set up the tripod on the covered porch taking shot after shot of 10-15 second exposures. I got three decent lightning captures and I think this is my favorite.
Pentax K-x & DA15 Limited, f8 ISO 100 10s

Edit to add: I was flipping through all the photos on my camera and it looks pretty cool so I made a short time lapse video here. For some reason I can't embed the video into this post. I should probably upgrade my blog platform...

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