Thirteen-Years Ago (27-February-2008) — Colorado

Wintertime Nature at Kelly Place B&B near Cortez, Colorado.

Morning Walkabout: Dark-eyed Junco (Pink Sided). href=”https://ebird.org/checklist/S67624148″>eBird Checklist

Dark-eyed Junco (Pink Sided). (David J Mathre)
Dark-eyed Junco (pink-sided) in a tree at Kelly Place B&B. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thirteen-Years Ago (26-February-2008) — Colorado

Wintertime Nature at Kelly Place B&B near Cortez, Colorado.

Morning Walkabout: White-winged Dove, European Starling, American Robin, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco, Red-winged Blackbird. eBird Checklist eBird Checklist The Dark-eyed Junco’s were “Pink Sided”. The House Finches were using Cliff Swallow nests.


Birds viewed during a morning walkabout at Kelly Place. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Thirteen-Years Ago (25-February-2008) — Colorado

Photography in the Southwest.

Road Scholar (formerly known as Elderhostel) Workshop Day 1: Kelly Place B&B/Retreat Center.


Morning walkabout at Kelly Place. Sleeping Ute mountain, Window, Kiva entrance, Juniper berries, and Old tree. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Star Trails. (David J Mathre)
Winter night sky looking north at Kelly Place near Cortez, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/2.8, 150 min). Composite of five 30 min exposures. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, DxO, and PhotoShop CC. (David J Mathre)


Winter night sky star trails looking north at Kelly Place near Cortez, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 min). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and DxO. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Thirteen-Years Ago (25-February-2008) — Colorado

Wintertime Nature at Kelly Place B&B near Cortez, Colorado.

Morning Walkabout: Canada Goose, European Starling. eBird Checklist

Canada Goose. (David J Mathre)
Three Canada Geese in flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
European Starling. (David J Mathre)
Three European Starlings in a tree. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Eleven-Years Ago (26-February-2008) — Colorado

Road Scholar “Photography in the Southwest” Workshop Day 2. Silver Efex Pro 2.

There is an underground Kiva at Kelly Place in Cortez, Colorado. On our second day of the Road Scholar/Elderhostel workshop the owner of Kelly Place allowed us to enter the Kiva for a photo session. He burned some sage to create smoke to create this image. The first image was converted to B&W using Silver Efex Pro 2. The second image is the original RAW image processed with Capture One Pro 6. Lighting for this image is sunlight coming in through the roof entry and a gold reflector.

Kiva Sunbeam. Kelly Place, Cortez Colorado. Elderhostel "Southwest Photography" Workshop Day 2. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 20 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. (David J Mathre)
Kiva Sunbeam. Kelly Place, Cortez Colorado. Elderhostel “Southwest Photography” Workshop Day 2. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 20 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. (David J Mathre)
Kiva Sunbeam. Kelly Place, Cortez Colorado. Elderhostel "Southwest Photography" Workshop Day 2. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 20 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
Kiva Sunbeam. Kelly Place, Cortez Colorado. Elderhostel “Southwest Photography” Workshop Day 2. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 20 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)