Photo Friday: Reflections on Red Rock Lake

As with life, I’ve often found that sometimes great things are found in negative conditions.  Last September I traveled to Colorado with the intent of photographing the west side of Rocky Mountain Park.  Since I was traveling from the east, the fastest way to get to the other side was to go over Trail Ridge Road which is the highest elevated paved road in the United States.  Since the road is at such a high altitude the weather is very dynamic and can change very quickly.  On the day that I arrived, a snow storm had rolled through and the road was closed.  Unfortunately, the only other way around was to travel south to the Interstate and back north again on the other side of the range adding about 4 to 5 hours of travel time.

During the trip I needed to stop for lunch and my GPS showed a National Forest Area.  I turned off the highway and found this little lake nestled among the trees.  It was a beautiful scene and one that I might never had witnessed had I not had to detour because of the storm.  I enjoyed the view for a while and captured this image with the storm clouds still hanging on the mountains to the north into Rocky Mountain National Park.

Technical Details:
Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40 f/4L @ 31mm, f/10, 1/160 Sec.
Red Rock Lake, Colorado