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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Garden of the Gods

One of the reasons why I flew to Colorado Springs (besides soul searching) was to take good landscape pictures for my project in my photography class. Luckily, I'm not disappointed with the results. It was really an amazing scenery.




The Garden of the Gods looks unreal. It's hard to believe that the forces of nature conspire to create this amazingly beautiful rock garden, with Pikes Peak forming the beautiful backdrop. The rocks stood up majestically in various architecture.




I took lots of great pictures to show how beautiful and serene the place was, but there is nothing to compare with seeing it in person.







There were people rock climbing on one and that was exciting to see. I hope I could try this someday.

Of course, my signature pose!




Best of all, entry to the garden is free.
Check their website

So tell me what you think, criticize my photos!

53 comments:

Abou said...

at kinareer talaga ang photography...

hataw pics mo. i luv the first and the last pic. ganda ng hues. sana me macro shots din.

Dakilang Tambay said...

wow.. photography? pangarap ko din yan.waaaaaaaah..

chase / chubz said...

inggit ako ha..
may pa photography2x class ka pa.. hmmph! heheeh..
bili muna ako ng super nice camera before ako mag enrol sa ganun na class.

tragiclemon said...

i love the pics :D especially the last one. its sureal.

cedeux said...

wow! galing kuya cold ah! pro na
pro!

teka may tanung ako, sino kumukuha
ng pics kapag ikaw na ung pumopose?
hmmmmm??? hehe

ingats palagi and i hope success ang soul searching mo.=]

Coldman said...

@ abou; salamat, balak ko ding kumuha ng macro lens kaya lang e medyo mahal, kailangan munang pag-ipunan. =)

@ dakilang tambay: bayaan mo at matutupad din yan. =)

Coldman said...

@ chase: at bakit chubz ka na ngayon? chubby ka na ba? =)


@ tragiclemon: thank you for visiting. =)

@ cedeux: sino taga-kuha ng pics ko? Hahaha! malaking pala-isipan yan. =)

amicus said...

i'm halfraid of heights! favorite ko yung third from last...

ignoramous said...

Ano ba yan, masyadong professional ang pagkakuha! Puwede bang pangitan ng konti para konti lang ang mainggit sa skills at ganda ng camera mo?

bob said...

Photos number 1,6,7, and the last one. Mystic and calm. Okay pagkakuha mo sa mga silhouettes, mas naging dramatic ung mga lighted parts.

may filters ka bang gamit? ganda ng saturation eh

kalansaycollector said...

ang ganda. dalhin mo ko riyan now na!!!!!

R-yo said...

the pics were great. ganda ng contrasts. pero mas namangha ako sa sinabi mong isa pang purpose. Soul-searching? Wow, bigat! Ibang level ka na talaga.

FerBert said...

ang galing! hangganda! napa-wow ako..

pero mas maganda sana kung kasali ako sa picture..

Coldman said...

@ amicus: pwedeng-pwede ka palang isama sa sky diving. dyuk. =)

@ igno: sabi nila pag nag-uumpisa ka raw sa photography yung first 1000 shots mo daw ay basura muna.=)

Coldman said...

@ bob: wala akong filters na gamit, gusto ko sanang bumili ng bagong lens kaya lang para namang akong bumili ng isa pang cam sa mahal. =(


@KC: punta ka na ng US embassy, asikasuhin na ang Visa. dyuk.

Coldman said...

@ attorney: Hahaha! pa drama epek ko lang yun! Para naman maiba, =)


@ ferbert: bayaan mo ikaw ang gagawin kong model sa aking nude photography! lol

joy-joy said...

galingan mo jan sa photography class mo at pagkatapos ay turuan mo na lang ako.

in fairness maganda ang mga kuha mo. :D

Coldman said...

@ joy-joy: hmmmm... bolera! Hahaha!
dyuk lang, salamat! =)

mink said...

ang ganda ng pagka Blue ng kalangitan!

linglingbells said...

galing galing!! DSLR gamit mo???

loudcloud said...

C-

no wait, D+

no, wait, not suitable for publication

hahahaha

joke.

galeng coldman. paki photograph naman yung interiors ng cupboard below my sink. very natural habitat na siya ng ibat ibang species.

kaya mo yun i glamorize through photography. i have such faith in you!

KRIS JASPER said...

the last photo is truly amazing! really really beautiful!

cant_u_read said...

i love the colors of the first photo. way to go, mr. photog!

;-)

The Gasoline Dude said...

Pwede na. Pwede ka nang mag-asawa.

(Nyahaha! Anong koneksyon?!?!)

Great shots! = D

berg said...

Kung nabisita ko yang lugar na yan in person i would have probably shed a tear or two (char!)... sigh ang ganda. No wonder its named Garden of the Gods.

Kuya coldman, super ganda ng mga pix mo... mas maganda pa nga kesa mga postcards! lalong lalo na yung mga may nakatalikod na taong nakataas ang mga kamay. Pero ang daya mo ha, the places you photographed were already very beautiful to begin with... natural maganda yung turnout ng photos. pero saludo pa rin ako sayo. naku ang haba ng comment ko... parang blog entry. :p

coach said...

ganda naman dyan. the best pic of course is the one before the last pic. andun kasi si coldman ^^

tragiclemon said...

whats the first that you felt when you saw these landscapes? =D

kalansaycollector said...

ahahaha. nako mahaba ang pila. nakakatamad. chos.

Coldman said...

@ mink: syempre dinoktor ko na yan , para mas maganda. =)


@linglingbells: yup, yung Canon Xti ang gamit ko. Thanks =)

Coldman said...

@ kuya loudcloud: basta ba kasama ka dun e, kayo kung gawing majestic ang scene. dyuk. =)


@ kuya kris jasper: talaga lang ah. dyuk. salamat. =)

Coldman said...

@ rye: thank you po. =)


@ kuya berg: salamat, bayaan mo at ako ang gagawa ng portfolio mo pag magaling na ako =)

Coldman said...

@ coach: yan ang tinatawag na bola. Hahaha! salamat! =)


@ the gasoline dude: pwede na ba? hahaha! tenchu. =)

Coldman said...

@ tragiclemon: very orgasmic ang feeling! (ang halay!) lol

@ KC: umpisahan mo ng pumila ngayon. kaw din. dyuk. =)

john be anonymous said...

not bad... hala... bitter... hahaha...

Coldman said...

@ john: yeah, not bad for a rookie! lol

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tragiclemon said...

uhm... ok. orgasmic ha? single ka ano? joke =D hehhehe

coldman said...

@ tragiclemon: no comment. hahaha!

kurisujae said...

pare,napadaan lang...
galing ng mga shots mo!

CM Remarkable said...

nice talaga ang mga pics.. hobby mo ba ito or gagawin mo nang career? yayaman ka ba diyan? or siguro self-satisfaction lang talaga, regards, =)

coldman said...

@ kurisujae: salamat s pagdaan at goodluck sa malapit mo ng pagpapatali. =)


@ Cm remarkable: tenchu! hobby lang naman ito, pero malay natin =)

the nomad said...

galing ng pictures. you're really honing that skill good.

next time, ikaw naman magrock-climb, kami kukuha sa'yo. =)

coldman said...

@ the nomad: buti naman at nabuhay ka na? lol
salamat parekoy. =)

Mojo Potato said...

ano ang tinuturo mo sa 2nd pic?

at todo slide sa rocks sa 9th pic....yan ba ang bagong butt sculpting treatment dyan sa states?


great pics!wah!

coldman said...

@ mojo potato: UFO? hahaha! salamat =)

manilenya said...

waaahh dadanda ng mga shots mo ha! naks may photography class sya kainggett!

MISTERHUBS said...

I like the 7th photo best. There's something mysterious and phallic about it.

Also like the last one. Nice work, coldman!

Coldman said...

@ manilenya: Hmmm.. bola! Hahaha! salamat!

@ misterhubs: love that photo also. salamat po. =)

LAD said...

nice. Canon Xti is really good.

landscape photography ba ang target mo? masyado ng marami sa field na yan, but then mukha namang may future ka.

i like how you play with colors but make angular shots and not just how you see the view. I mean, try applying the subject-background concept, kasi most of your shots are all background type.

pero all in all maganda siya. i hope you accept such criticisms.

salamat sa pagdaan.

and one more, try using different kinds of lenses.

wanderingcommuter said...

nice signature pose! hahaha

coldman said...

@ lad: I really appreciate your comments, kagagaling ko lang sa blog mo and I was reading your tutorials. Salamat sa tips. By the way, iisa pa lang ang lens ko, kailangan ko munang mag-ipon, the same time more practice pa kasi ang mahal pala nila. =)

@wandering commuter: syempre, laging meron yun! =)

chase / chubz said...

galing na mag take photos ni papa coldman oi.
eheheh

i like the title.. "garden of the gods"
soo, heavenly.

coldman said...

@ chase: konti pang praktis, lalarga na! thanks =)