Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
On a late summer day, we visited Rocky Mountain National Park in 2021. In a couple of weeks, I will share some of the images I captured there. All of those images were captured with my Nikon D500, some of them in a completely new post featuring 6- through 12-image panoramic photos stitched in high dynamic range (HDR) via Lightroom. I always take a few moments to capture some high-resolution celpics as well.
Sprague Lake features a half-mile walk around the lake with boardwalks and bridges. If you like trout fishing, you may find this lake a proper place to fish. The lake is named after Abner Sprague, a homesteader who eventually opened a lodge that became the Sprague Hotel in 1915 when the area became part of Rocky Mountain National Park. The hotel no longer exists, but the lake, created by a dam placed by Sprague to improve fishing, still attracts many visitors every year.
About the photo: This image was captured in 12,000×9000 pixel mode (108 MP) on my Samsung S20U with 1/750 sec, F/1.8, ISO-16 in automatic mode. I used Adobe Lightroom for basic edits and Luminar Neo for final tweaks. It was reduced for publication here, but if you click on the image, you can view it in 2K HD on my Flickr site.
I encourage fellow bloggers to create their own Cellpic Sunday posts. I never have a specific topic for this feature, and the only rules are that the photo must be captured with a cell phone, iPad, or another mobile device… If you have an image from a drone or even a dashcam, that’s acceptable as well. The second rule is to link your challenge response to this post or leave a comment here with a link to your post in the comment.
John Steiner
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Beautiful reflection of the clouds!
I had a few photos taken of the lake on my phone, and this is the one I chose simply because of the interesting reflection in the lake.
Thanks, Aletta!
Wonderful 😊
That’s a lovely photo John. What was that paddling away from you?
A small duck. That’s an example of my typical “wildlife” photo. 🙂
👍🦆😃
Love the blue sky and the cloud reflection in the lake.
This really is a most tantalizing preview of things to come, John – I can’t wait to see more from the Rocky Mountain National Park!
Thanks!
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What a view!
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Too beautiful, John.
Here is mine:
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Beautifully captured, John, you are right about the lovely reflection. I wonder if our main drag in Spokane “Sprague Ave” was named after Abner Sprague? Here is mine for this week, and as always, thanks for hosting! https://secondwindleisure.com/2022/09/04/sunday-stills-why-i-chose-a-staycation-over-a-vacation/
Fabulous picture Jon.Thank you for sharing.☘️
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Beautiful, especially the unexpected vee of the duck’s wake.
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That wake attracted me to process this one rather than another I snapped that was similar without the wake.
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Beautiful sky and reflection!
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I was there myself not long ago, love these beautiful images and your shared experience!
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. That park is a beautiful place, for sure.
You’re welcome!! Yes it really is!
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Looking forward to more photos, thanks for the share.
Gorgeous lake and yet another place I’d love to see. You must spend a lot of time on the road as well as cruising. Wow! Have a great trip, BTW.
Thanks, Marsha!