Lake Haiyaha sparkling in the sun, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Just found this photo of Lake Haiyaha in Chaos Canyon and thought I’d post it! Ahh…summer in Colorado!
Boulder Creek Festival, Boulder, Co. from Caroline Treadway on Vimeo.
I shot some photos of the Boulder Creek Festival recently and put them together in this little video. It’s 16 seconds long, perfect for even the shortest attention spans (which I blame on the distracted frenzy known as multi-tasking) and it’s a little silly. I got really inspired by photographer Ami Vitale‘s awesome still videos, one of which she shot while riding on top of a taxi in a big Indian city at night. Luckily, my first try leaves lots of room for improvement, which is good, otherwise life would be boring, right?
May 14, 2010-Angie Payne manages the desk and works as a vet assistant at the Foothills Animal Clinic in Boulder, Colorado.
Deadpoint’s new women’s issue is out and it’s HOT! It shines with the meticulous creativity and hard work of Jackie Hueftle and Vanessa Compton, among others, who collaborated to craft an outstanding rendition of the women’s climbing world. As one of the few female climber/photographers (I’m sure the number is growing) Jackie and Vanessa asked me to contribute photos in hopes of solely featuring climbing chicas shot by camera chicas. The task was nearly possible, which would have been awesome but no worries. I mined through old Park photos and fun Hueco shots, shot new day-in-the-life images of Angie Payne, Alyrene Dorey and am happy to contribute what I could to the issue. The cover is especially awesome. Enjoy!
Boulder Creek Festival at night, Boulder, Colorado.
After a little inspiration thanks to the Aurora multimedia workshop, fellow Boulder photographers Cary Jobe, Robin Puro and I staked out the Boulder Creek Festival from a parking lot in downtown Boulder, Colorado. It was the culmination of a four-year desire to shoot photos of the Creek Festival at night—a two-day window I’ve always missed. The photos weren’t as awesome as I’d hoped, but I came away with a couple interesting images. Once I got past the disappointment of not getting what I initially wanted, it was easier to be creative.
The Hallett's boulder, RMNP.
I hiked up to the Hallett’s boulder for the first time in a long while and it kicked my ass. We left Boulder around 3 and the skies were black by the time we reached Estes. A light gray drizzle swallowed the surrounding peaks in an unmoving dark mass. It was probably the worst I’ve ever seen it, but we headed up anyways, and hiked into a rainless sphere of fast-moving clouds and hazy sun. Alpine flowers bloomed in recently thawed crevices below Dragontail Couloir and rainbows arced over the valley towards Estes. The light was awesome, the weather was perfect, and the descent was fast. Turns out my memory of the hike was pretty accurate—lots of postholing and traversing over excitingly loose scree. And sneaker-skiing down a semi solid surface over hidden rocks and pits definitely requires a certain focus. Here are some photos from the day!
March 13, 2010-Colette McInerney on Joe Blow, a new 5.13c bolted by Joe Kinder in Hurricane, Utah.
I’m super psyched for the two page spread in Climbing‘s 2010 Photo Annual. The shot of Colette in the Hurricave perfectly illustrates my life in the desert this spring, which involved a lot of climbing, photography and regular old exploring. Despite the uncharacteristically wet, cold weather, Hurricane was amazing. I could totally live there. The abundance of quality climbing and the development of new areas definitely renewed my psyche. Between Keith and Jorge—both incredible photographers—and Colette, Joe and Lauren, everyone was motivated to achieve their individual goals which made for a constant learning environment that pushed me to explore the visual world in new ways.
The National Zoo hopes to establish a breeding colony of Japanese giant salamanders. (Mehgan Murphy/NZP)
After arriving at the Zoo last December, the new Japanese giant salamanders went into quarantine, as is customary. For the Zoo’s veterinary staff, this was more than just a routine practice. It was an incredible learning opportunity. “Medically, we know very little,” says head veterinarian Suzan Murray. “We have to have a good understanding of what’s normal to recognize what’s abnormal. And there’s not a lot of information on normal values for the Japanese giant salamander. This is what we’re working on now.”
The new issue of Zoogoer has hit the web and features an article I wrote on Japanese giant salamanders. Read it and I promise you will fall in love with these slippery beasts like I did, they’re super cool and super cute. Not sure how they got edged off the cover by a baby elephant…
Ever since curators at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo heard about Japanese giant salamanders (Andrias japonicas), they’ve wanted them. Why? Because, as senior curator Ed Bronikowski puts it, “They’re big, ugly, and cool as hell.” Read more…
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