Musings of an image maker

This week’s subject is color! I headed down towards the Platte River near Mile High Stadium. There was a power generation station in the vicinity that might offer some interesting images. There was construction work along the river. The bike paths had been redirected so access would have been difficult to get a decent setup for images. While driving in the area, I noticed a street that I had not visited before. I drove around the area that showed this to be a promising location. So I parked and walked along the re-routed bike path. This led past a derelict building on Colfax Avenue. At the back was a red desk that had a green bush growing underneath.

The derelict building had red painted brickwork with green bushes growing in front. A stormy sky was present, offering some interesting possibilities. The broken windows also revealed some interesting details. All this made for some great HDR treatments. Here is one of the image that I made from several exposures.

I continued to explore the neighborhood. Along Colfax I spotted several brightly painted buildings. Looking up, the yellow and orange walls contrasted nicely against the remains of the passing storm. This ladder was located some 20 feet above the ground, reaching up into the sky.

Looking south, the clearing storm was revealing blue skies hiding behind the clouds as the setting sun highlighted the colorful wall.

I made my way around to the rear of the building, where this elevated deck complemented the colorful walls and door.

The adjacent building was painted a lime green hue. The stairs leading up the the back door was painted a contrasting purple-magenta.

Making my way round to Colfax, the setting sun was lighting up the turret at the corner of this historic building. This is now the site of Brooklyn’s restaurant.

Heading back, I passed tall stacks of plastic — maybe they are concrete forms or barricade sections — that were stacked neatly under the Colfax flyover. The blue and white of the regular pattern made for an interesting picture.

Nearby was an orange drain pipe that carries away water from the elevated flyover.

The light was fading rapidly as I headed back towards the parked truck. Earlier another photog was busy with a portrait session in front of the interesting wall. A red shoe was abandoned on the sidewalk together with this abandoned building.

It was only later that I noticed the red shoe!

Tagged as: bike path, blue, Colfax, color, drain, flyover, green, hdr, ladder, Mile High Stadium, orange, purple, red, sky, storm, sunset, yellow

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