As the last week of 2010 progressed, I had several opportunities to make some images to close out the year. After the Christmas weekend, commuters were greeted by this cart, abandoned at the Arapahoe station.
Cart Abandoned At The Station
The fountains at the station have been turned down for the winter season and the water partially drained. On the other side of the fountain, these benches were awaiting visitors!
Benches At The Fountain
As I walked down to work, I passed these decorations hanging outside an office lobby. That’s me in the reflections of the balls — hiding behind the camera lens!
Reflections In The Balls
Returning to the station that evening, I passed by the fountains again. As usual, they are lit by lights under the water during the night hours, with the lights cycling through a variety of colors. These fountains have been the subject of several images. This time, I decided to make an image using in-camera multiple exposures, opening the shutter for each color change.
Fountain Multi-Exposure At Night
Yesterday, the sky was overcast on the eastern horizon, but still dark enough for the street lights to remain lit at 8am. I also included the crescent moon to provide some balance to the lamp.
Street Light And The Moon
Today snow was in our forecast — the first major snow this season! The day started out with clear skies and bright sunlight. During the last year, several storm drains were rebuilt with the new construction projects in the area. “Keep My Water Clean” announces one of these drains.
Keep My Water Clean
As I passed this bus shelter, the sun cast shadows on the green copper patina.
Copper Patina And Shadows
A few minutes later, I arrived at work. Within a half hour, clouds moved in from the north creating total overcast. Soon afterwards the forecast snow storm started. I looked out of the window at noon to see the roots of the maple tree outlined by a dusting of snow.
Roots In The Snowfall
At the end of the day, I walked back to the light rail station. The street lights on this parking lot lit up the snow. There was enough light to capture the sodium colored lights reflecting in the snow.
Snowstorm At Night
We have had very little moisture in the metro area since the summer. This snow storm should provide welcome relief to the trees in the area.
This is the last week of Project 52, that has kept me busy for much of the year, achieving the objectives that I set for myself. This last month has been especially challenging, mainly because I have been working during much of my free time and weekends; this made it difficult to find time to make images. I will continue to publish new images during 2011, but not as frequently.
Finally, I would like to wish everyone “A Merry New Year” for 2011.