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During our two week stay in Colorado's Rocky Mountains, Liz and I were hoping to see some significant snowfall on the high peaks, but for the length of our stay in late September it only snowed once, and that was just a light dusting of around an inch or so - not the twenty five feet deep drifts we'd seen on the internet!
Even so, just a smattering of snow sent us driving up to the highest point we could get to, an impressive 12,000+ feet at the summit of the Trail Ridge Road, from where we had a panoramic view out over the snow dusted peaks of the Rockies all around us.
The temperature was at freezing point, and with a stiff breeze blowing Liz and I looked like Michelin men as we staggered about wearing every stitch of survival clothing we posessed.
Shooting the stills for this panorama was a somewhat hurried affair, as I went through my normal leisurely equipment set up routine at twice normal speed, pulling gloves on and off as necessary to adjust tripod levelling and filter position.
Obviously, if you travel halfway round the world to see and photograph majestic scenery you're not going to let a little cold stop you, but we were mighty glad of the Alpine Visitor Centre and cafe just a couple of miles away!
Filename - rocky mountains panorama 01.jpg
Camera - Canon 6D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 67mm
Exposure - 1/50 sec @ f11, ISO100
Location - Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
This image - 1200x282px JPEG
Conversion - Adobe Lightroom CC
Comments - Panorama made up of multiple exposures, stitched together
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