April 13, 2018

Fall in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado

April 13, 2018/ Ryan Wright

For a number of years, some friends and I made our annual excursion down to the Crested Butte / Montrose area for some superb fall photography and this trip in the fall of 2013 was one of the best. We had all sorts of weather, snow, blue skies, rain, and electric sunsets. We also had a lot of down time so we had to get creative about how to spend some of our time, thankfully we never tired of one another and morale was always high! Where did we go and did we get any good photos? Read on to find out.

January 14, 2017

How NOT to go Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park

January 14, 2017/ Ryan Wright

I start out to walk on the ice and my previous experience comes back full force, my legs were shaking as I'm walking across the frozen lake. Pretty soon I'm standing on crystal clear ice and everyone has left the lake, so now I'm the only person still there. If something bad were to happen, well I probably wouldn't be writing this blog.

December 04, 2016

Crested Butte Snow in the Fall

December 04, 2016/ Ryan Wright

This one saying is almost always true; "bad weather makes for good photos". We found out just how true that saying would be on a recent trip to Crested Butte and Aspen during the peak of the fall foliage during September. Kebler Pass is a mecca for photographers during the fall and it's no wonder why with the sprawling vistas of golden aspen trees. Our trip down there was primarily to camp but the weather didn't allow for us to enjoy camping much.

August 20, 2016

My Review of Canon EF 11-24mm Wide Angle Lens

August 20, 2016/ Ryan Wright

I rented Canon's 11-24mm f/4 lens for a little while and have a review on my experiences with that lens. Was the price and weight worth the extremely wide rectilinear lens, how would it handle Denver's sunflowers, and is it possible to shoot portraits with this lens? All and more will be answered within.

March 14, 2016

Why Wide-Angle Landscape Photography is Too Easy

March 14, 2016/ Ryan Wright

There are lots of reasons that we love wide-angle nature and landscape photography, it's grand, powerful, and you really feel like you're in the photo. Which is the ideal of landscape photography if I'm not mistaken. But because I needed something to write about and I have lots of photos that I need a reason to share, let's dive into why you should ditch your 16-35mm f/4L lens and zoom in more!

March 11, 2016

Glow in the Dark | Crested Butte Night Photography

March 11, 2016/ Ryan Wright

Somewhere in the dark I muttered this phrase to my good friend Chase, who was about to drive his Ford Escape along a dirt road at 2am in the middle of the Colorado mountains. About 30 minutes before I told him this, I had an idea for a photo.

March 07, 2016

Warm Winter's Blanket

March 07, 2016/ Ryan Wright

As a photographer with a photographic memory I visualize scenes that I witnessed, often years prior, and set a visual bookmark to make sure when the time is right to take a photo like what I saw a long time.

March 04, 2016

Guide to Photographic Filters - Neutral Density

March 04, 2016/ Ryan Wright

One of the questions I often get asked when out shooting is what type of filter I'm using and why I use that neutral density photographic filters. There is a lot of information out there on the subject of photographic filters but what I hope to establish is how I use them as a landscape photographer and scenes that I think are best suited for their usage.

February 27, 2016

Tutorial: How to Shoot Waterfalls

February 27, 2016/ Ryan Wright

In this tutorial, I'll be explaining how to photograph the moving water of a waterfall to create a silky white ribbon that will really make your photos pop. I'll also be briefly going over gear needed to take successful long exposures of waterfalls that will have your friends marveling at your photos.

August 07, 2015

Mental Checklist

August 07, 2015/ Ryan Wright

I've been (blessed?) cursed with a photographic memory, while not on the level that you see on TV, I can recall past situations/events/conversations/etc with relative ease. I don't exactly have control over it though and sometimes my memory just doesn't "come" to me like I want it to. Being a landscape and nature photographer though, this is extremely helpful because I can look at a photo and remember most everything about it...years after I saw it.

July 29, 2015

The Papoose Fire - 2 Years Later

July 29, 2015/ Ryan Wright

The Papoose Fire burned in the Weminuche Wilderness but has burned into surrounding areas in the San Juan and Rio Grande National Forests and private land. The fires, particularly the West Fork fire, burned in dead trees killed by the spruce beetle. Due to the intensity of the West Fork fire which for some days was burning in windy conditions no attempt was made to directly attack it. The Papoose Fire burned nearly 50,000 acres and I recently went to the area; two years later to check out the sights.

July 24, 2015

Crested Butte Wildflowers

July 24, 2015/ Ryan Wright

It's no secret, Crested Butte, Colorado is the place for wildflowers in Colorado. Every summer, carpets of mule ear, lupine, indian paintbrush, columbines, and more appear on the hillsides around the majestic valley. So many in fact, during the second week of July the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival occurs in appreciation for all things wildflower.

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