Time Lapse

On December 1, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Colorado, Photo Challenge2 Comments

We don’t often take photos as a series, we tend to just point and shoot towards the objects that draw our attention. The one exception to this is with sunsets, which by now you know we truly love seeing. We will often take a series of pictures as the sun slowly descends from the sky until it finally leaves only the glow against the clouds to remind you that it was once above the horizon. For this week’s Daily Post Discover Challenge – One, Two, Three, we decided to show not just our favorite shot of a sunset, but instead show the sequence of shots that we captured. We aren’t putting every photo here, but the photos are in the order in which they were taken. This was a sunset as seen from our house, or what used to be our house, in Colorado Springs earlier this year in April.

Turned Our Attention Away from the Sunset to the Stormy Clouds that Helped Create the Sunset

Starting to Focus on the Birds in the Tree

The Sunset is Nearly Over, the Birds are Going to Bed

The Last Photo that We Took of the Sunset

Daily Post Photo Challenge – Cherry on Top

On July 24, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Colorado, Photo ChallengeLeave a comment

Living in Colorado provides the opportunity to get out and see some gorgeous scenery. We love to get out and go hiking and immerse ourselves in nature, but the icing on the cake is that sometimes we don’t need to go any farther than our own front porch. This photo was taken from the front of our house not that long ago, but we see similar sunsets all of the time.

The Calm Before the Storm

On May 2, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Colorado6 Comments

It is true that the day before a storm arrives, the weather is usually deceptively beautiful. Here in Colorado, we usually call it “the warm before the storm”, but the idea is still the same. This was definitely true this weekend as we took these pictures the night before we got another foot of snow. That is right, the last weekend of April and we have a foot of snow in our backyard. These pictures are from the night before the storm. The clouds were already gathering, but that made for a beautiful sunset.

Perhaps it is a metaphor for the excitement before our trip to South America. We leave tomorrow to start our trip and we’re in the process of taking care of the final items on our preparation list. This is actually one of the longer trips that we’ve taken, so there has been quite a bit to take care of before we leave. Today we are relaxed and excited for the adventures ahead of us, but tomorrow will probably start the butterflies in our stomach as the anticipation builds. We’ll post a few pictures from the trip as we can, but we might be out of touch from time to time.

Best wishes to everyone and we’ll share the stories of our trip as soon as we return.