Last Sunday, we had a warm sunny day with almost clear skies. Early Monday morning a snow storm arrived. Later in the week, I made some images of the fountains near Arapahoe Station while making my way to work. At this time of year, the light from the rising sun is reflected off the Cobank building, backlighting the fountains. After making several images, I chose this one because of the spout of water near the left side was almost disconnected from the remaining water below.
Fountains With Cobank Center At Sunrise.
Here is another close-up image with the reflected sunlight streaming into the left side of the fountain.
Fountains, Stop Motion And Water Splashes.
A few weeks ago, I made some images of the building with the strip lights in the back. Moving around the fountain, I found that I could make an image of the water spouts, still backlit, and include some of the same building.
Water Spouts At Spectrum Building At Sunrise.
Several metal tables and chairs are located nearby. In this image, I was careful to include sunlight that reflected off the background building, as reflections in the table and chairs.
Sunrise Reflections On Empty Table And Chairs.
Later in the week, this image was made to show blue shadows cast by the trees in the snow. Because the sun was directly behind me, I was careful to hide behind one of the trees so that my shadow was not in the image.
Shadows In The Snow, Tuscany Plaza.
So, what about the snow-storm that allowed me to create these images. Well, on the morning of the storm, I made the following image while waiting for the train to arrive at DU station.
Snow Storm At DU Light Rail Station.
This shows how heavy the snow was. I noticed the gold spire of the University building was just visible in the background and felt to make some images.