Divided Path at Garden of the Gods Photo

Photographer’s Note

A late afternoon stroll, through the 'Garden of the Gods', outside Colorado Springs town.

"Entrance to the park is free according to the wish of Charles Elliott Perkins, whose children donated the land to the city of Colorado Springs in 1909.

The name of the park dates back to August 1859 when two surveyors helping to set up nearby Colorado City were exploring the nearby areas. Upon discovering the site, one of the surveyors, M. S. Beach, suggested that it would be a "capital place for a beer garden." His companion, the young Rufus Cable, awestruck by the impressive rock formations, exclaimed, "Beer Garden! Why, it is a fit place for the gods to assemble. We will call it the Garden of the Gods." The beer garden never materialized, but the name stuck.

In 2006 a dinosaur species discovered there, was named after the park: Theiophytalia kerri."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Gods

Gerrit, snunney, besnard, pierrefonds, cunejo200, JanD, mvdisco, Cricri, dareco, azaf1, pablominto, Atousa, Royaldevon, shevchenko, JCG, Henryk_Bilor has marked this note useful

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Gerrit (35593) 2009-05-10 1:09

Hi C hris,
what a beautiful rocks.
Excellent landscape and composition and the colors are fantastic.
regards, Gerrit

snunney (34610) 2009-05-10 1:10

Hello Chris,
A good composition of this beautiful park with its rich red rocks towering above everything. The curving path through the trees offers a good perspective. The sky looks slightly unnatural in tone but difficult to judge not having been there. Good clarity.

jurek1951 (25896) 2009-05-10 1:14

Hi Chris,

Lovely photo. Scenery, POV, DOF, composition, exposure control, colors and contrast are very good. Well done
Georg

Nicou (44491) 2009-05-10 1:34

Hello,

Merveilleuse image ce rochers ont une formes superbe avec de couleurs merveilleuse, superbe compo avec la belle route, le pins, splendide.

bravoe t amitié

Nicou

besnard (30492) 2009-05-10 2:02

Bonjour Chris
Ce lieu porte bien son nom, les rochers sont ocres à souhait et la route invite à la ballade.
Je te souhaite un bon dimanche.
Nicole

npecanhuk (13623) 2009-05-10 3:46

Hello Chris!
I don't remember if back in 1982/1983 there was this paved pathway in the Garden of Gods! I don't think so, anyway!
Your great picture brings me excellent memories!
I love the pov, the composition and the level of sharpness! Maybe some overexposed spots, but nothing serious! It's a matter of style and personnal taste!
Have a great sunday!
My warmest regards,
Abraços,
Neyvan

pierrefonds (26105) 2009-05-10 4:33

Hi Chris,

The curve of the path is an asset to the composition. The trees are framing well the path. The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the rock formations. The intensity of the light is giving a good contrast to the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

cunejo200 (7157) 2009-05-10 4:36

Hello Chris,
This image reminds me that I need to revisit the SW U.S. The last time I was here was before the advent of digital photography. A mighty fine composition. The curve from the road, the well defined rocks, and the tempered exposure make this scene. Cheers...Danilo

JanD (14648) 2009-05-10 5:27

Howdy Chris!
Wonderful rocks. Amazing colors. Very good saturation. Original job.
Regards.

dta (4908) 2009-05-10 6:27

Hello Chris ,
The rocks in the right are very impressive . Great game of shade and light on it . This place seems to be so interesting to visit , but , may be , not very wild , as I can see (the cement road) .
Regards

Silvio1953 (41438) 2009-05-10 8:38

Ciao Chris, fantastic view of wonderful place with splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

TopGeo (21639) 2009-05-10 10:12

Hi Chris, fantastic view of wonderful place with splendid light and colors,Excellent landscape and composition and the POV are perfect
Bravo
Georgios

mvdisco (11452) 2009-05-10 10:20

Hi Chris,
Nice patch and entrance to the park outside Colorado Springs town.
Beautiful presentation and composition.
lovely place and details.
nice note ..
My compliments
Michel

Cricri (43030) 2009-05-10 10:45

Hi Chris
Une belle image du parc et de ses impressionnant rochers, une très belle lumière qui réchauffe admirablement les couleurs , bon POV et composition
Friendship
cricri

hay_kes (28562) 2009-05-10 14:07

Hi Chris,
What a superb landscape vith great colours and lighting.TFS.
Regards,

hAyAti

gilou530 (35007) 2009-05-10 14:31

salut chris
un parc au coté naturel dans un endroit sauvage et typique du colorado, des couleurs bien dosées et un bon contraste
amitiés
gilbert

dareco (17104) 2009-05-10 16:10

Spectacular lighting and colors!! WOW! Awesome work. Fabulous scenery! TFS

anto95 (1794) 2009-05-10 22:58

hi chris,
Excellent framing and composition, great light management, beautiful colours! Congratulations!
Antonello

nwoehnl (118) 2009-05-11 0:08

Hi Chris. I remember this park from my trip some years ago, it's a rather impressive sight. Good photo here with the path leading the viewer's eye in between the distinctively-shaped and -colored rocks. Pleasant view with a vivid color palette.

jhm (82201) 2009-05-11 3:35

Hello Chris,

You use very nice title 'Garden of the Gods' indeed your picture show splendid the fantastic rocks with the specially colour.
Also good perspective and real colours
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

azaf1 (15541) 2009-05-11 3:39

Hi Chris

Nice place indeed. It's strange how a dessert can sustain corners like that with great vegatation and strange rock formations. Really nice POV and very interesting note.

regards
Argiris

pablominto (40402) 2009-05-11 9:44

Hello Chris,

A fine colour palette on this beautiful autumn day!
The varied light adds life in the scene, and the brown cliffs contrast well with vegetation and sky...
Good lead-in and a fine feeling of depth!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Atousa (3434) 2009-05-11 20:26

Salam Chris,

Beautiful rock formation n the inviting path ..I like your chosen pov n the light control..a nice shot of an interesting place with an interesting name..thanks for sharing.
Best regards, Atousa

danyy (68492) 2009-05-11 23:31

Bonjour Chris,
un soliel très fort difficilement maitrisable, ce qui vaut de ci de là, des zones de surexposition.
Un amalgame de couleurs très interessant et ces sentiers qui invitent toujours le regard.
Regards
Daniel.

Royaldevon (5890) 2009-05-12 0:24

Hello Chris,

I could just imagine dinosaurs roaming through this place - the scale seems perfect!
Good pov using the path to lead towards the trees, giving a good sense of perspective and some indication of the scale.
The towering rocks certainly funnel the eyes.
The shadowy rock, in the distance, helps to increase the depth.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

shevchenko (9862) 2009-05-12 1:10

Hello Chris,
What a corner with good contrast between greenery trees and yellowish rocks, fantastic view and the environment is full in poetic flavour, good shoot to show it.
Ally

izmirli (3019) 2009-05-12 15:42

merhaba my friend chris
excellent nature and landscape.wonderful colours.well done.
friendly greetings from Istanbul.
gürkan akçakır.

JCG (25147) 2009-05-13 4:04

Hello Chris,

Quite pleasant ways to benefit from this superb landscape… I like much contrasts of colors in the image and the good light which gives even more relief to these rocks. Area which I will like to visit one day… Beautiful and interesting photograph, thank you Chris for the note.

With all my friendships and with soon,

Jean-Charles

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2009-05-17 2:18

Hi Chris
Beautiful place, impressive rocks and great light on the photograph.
Regards

mumek (17468) 2009-05-28 3:55

Hi Chris!
You captured a fantastic rock formations in this beautiful composition. Lovely autumn scenery with excellent play of light, colours and shadows.Thanks for posting
regards
ziggy