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Without a doubt, the Maroon Bells are two of the most photographed mountains in the whole of the Colorado Rockies. Rising more than 14,000 feet above sea level just south of Aspen, the twin peaks are striped with snow all summer long. Aspen trees drape the hillsides, while Maroon Lake provides a handy mirror that grounds the whole scene in a postcard-perfect reflection.
On this particular morning, as I was walking along the north shore of Maroon Lake I couldn't help but notice this patch of white daisies still blooming even though it was late September. I watched as several people took cell phone shots of the daisies with the Bells in background, a beautiful shot for sure. As I viewed the scene I realized that there was hardly a breath of wind so the flowers were nearly motionless, an essential requirement for doing a focus bracketed set of images. With such a beautiful scene I contemplated if I could pull off shooting a gigapixel wall mural of this beauty God had provided us on this glorious morning. Always up for a challenge to capture God's creation in a gigapixel wall mural, I decided I would position my tripod about 3ft. above the ground, some 6ft. from the daisies (which is as close as my 300mm lens will focus) and attempt to included them in a shot with them as the prominent foreground subject. Plus as a bonus, the lake was nearly a mirrored surface reflecting the yellow Aspens on the foot hills of the Bells. A couple pairs of ducks quietly fed along the shoreline as I was shooting.
Date & Time | September 28, 2023: 9:15am - 9:49am |
Location | Maroon Lake, Aspen, Colorado |
Coordinates | 39.098297, -106.944332 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f/11 |
Shutter | 1/500 sec. |
ISO | 400 |
Num of Exposures | 4847 |
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Total Pixels | 2,690,551,368 px |
Width | 73,356 px |
Height | 36,678 px |
Aspect Ratio | 2 : 1 |
Date & Time | September 28, 2023: 9:15am - 9:49am |
Location | Maroon Lake, Aspen, Colorado |
Coordinates | 39.098297, -106.944332 |
Focal Length | 300mm |
Aperture | f/11 |
Shutter | 1/500 sec. |
ISO | 400 |
Num of Exposures | 4847 |
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