Rocky Mountain Wildflowers — nature photography

This year is proving to be a spectacular year for wildflowers. Along roadways, trails, and in fields and in high country meadows, colorful blooms can be seen everywhere in abundance. If you have a chance, you should visit Crested Butte Colorado during the 2015 Crested Butte Wildflower Festival. The week-long event takes place July 13-19 with additional events continuing through August. Even if you don’t attend scheduled events that are well worth the price, you can travel the back roads on your own to enjoy fantastic wildflower displays.      Aspen Sunflowers and Meadow with Larkspur, Aspen Sunflowers and Mule's Ears...

Let’s hear it for the school children of Colorado! Twice they have influenced the legislature in naming official state symbols. The Rocky Mountain Columbine began its road to becoming the state flower in1891 as it was voted overwhelming the favorite flower of Colorado’s school children. The white and lavender Columbine, Aquilegia caerulea or coerulea, was adopted as the official state flower on April 4, 1899 by an act of the General Assembly.       Discovered in 1820 on Pike's Peak by mountain climber Edwin James, the columbine was also named and described by him. The two spelling confusions are due...

Guffey, CO is well worth a trip back to the Old West. It is located in the South Eastern corner of Colorado's South Park Heritage Area in Park County. Guffey, Colorado has become the #2 destination in the USA as listed by AARP. AARP - Guffey is #2 (literally) as a place to visit in the Nation...North of the Royal Gorge and west of Pikes Peak, Guffey has 98 human residents who look to their pets for political leadership: Citizens have elected cats and dogs as their mayors for as long as anyone can remember. The town itself is a ramshackle masterwork...

    Here is an idea for a holiday gift that will be well appreciated and used for years to come. Heavy, fine quality tempered glass kitchen cutting boards depict colorful Colorado wildflower and scenic photo and watercolor images by award-winning photographer Bernie Nagy and watercolor artist Linda Nagy. These cutting boards make a beautiful addition to any kitchen or food preparation space.  They can also be used as place mats, or serving trays. Boards have a large 11.5" x 15.5" surface area for use in so many kitchen projects. They are constructed of tough, tempered glass that is heat resistant,...

  Wildflowers are an important part of landscape photography. Using them as a foreground almost guarantees an interesting photo and the color that they add can be a very important part of the picture. Shooting wildflowers isn't difficult once you know a few pointers. Here are a couple that works well... I'm often asked when is the best time to shoot wildflowers in the Rockies. By mid to late June it is usually possible to find wildflowers at the seven to ten thousand foot levels. However, the real displays of high country wildflowers found at eleven and twelve thousand feet...