Photos of Colorado River with Baker Mountain in Kawuneeche Valley
Photos of Colorado River with Baker Mountain in Kawuneeche Valley at Rocky Mountain National Park. These images were captured on a photography trip to the Colorado River in Kawuneeche Valley. This area is located on West Side of Rocky Mountain National Park. Our goal of this photo shoot was to capture a beautiful sunrise over Baker Mountain with the Colorado River. While on location, the sky erupted in a truly fiery sunrise. The clouds over the peaks burst into bright colors reflecting into the river below. It literally appeared as though the sky was on fire. These photos of the Colorado River and Baker Mountain were taken on July 27, 2018 between 5:29am and 6:19am. The west side of the park is known to be one of the most green and lush areas of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Colorado River and Baker Mountain Photo Gallery
Motion Graphic Video of Colorado River and Baker Mountain RMNP
This video animation of the Colorado River and Baker Mountain was created using special software. This motion graphic software utilizes a still photograph and creates animated vectors within the image file. The resulting video file is called a Plotagraph. This is similar to a Cinemagraph but uses one still image vs. using native video footage to create the final result.
Gear Used to Photograph Colorado River & Baker Mountain in Kawuneeche Valley
The following camera gear was used in the Colorado Landscape Photos of the Colorado River with Baker Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park:
- a Nikon D850 with MB-D18 Battery Grip & Really Right Stuff L-Bracket,
- F-Stop Gear Aloe Green Tilopa 50L Back Pack (with large Pro ICU),
- a Gitzo CF6X Mountaineer 2 tripod (GT2530),
- with a Really Right Stuff BH-40 LR Ballhead,
- a Tamron 100-400mm, F/4.5-6.3 lens,
- the Nikkor AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8 lens,
- and a Nikkor AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.
The photo to the right is a close up of a waterfall from East Inlet on West Side of the Park. These photos were all taken on the Gitzo CF6X Mountaineer 2 tripod. The D850 exposures for the images averaged between 6 seconds to 1/15 of a second at f/6.3 and f/22. We used the D850’s native ISO of 64. The two photos shown in the main banner were captured at the very beginning of the day with one frame and processed in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC. A few of the photos were initially processed using Adobe Lightroom Classic CC and then in Luminar using its AI tool to add an extra pop to the image.
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