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Photos by Michel - HDR Photos

Full Steam Ahead

Steam engine with open gondola. Taken at the Colorado Railroad Museum Golden, Colorado
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All Aboard the Rio Grande

Two trains of the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad at the train station in Alamosa, Colorado.
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Locomotive and Tender of the Cumbres & Toltec

Steam locomotive and Tender of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad at the yard station in Antonito, Colorado.
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All Aboard the Cumbres & Toltec

Steam train of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad at the yard station in Antonito, Colorado.
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Ready for work

I noticed this tractor in an orchard. Creating a Black & White / HDR image looked very dramatic.
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Golden History Park

Golden History Park in Golden, CO.
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Ski Season

Nightly trail grooming at A-Basin ski area in Colorado. This is a panorama, consisting of 3 shots.
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Wijnhaven in Dordrecht

A view of one of the canals in Dordrecht, Netherlands. Old houses surround the canal where a red boat is moored at a dock.
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Twee Gebroeders at the Wolwevershaven in Dordrecht

Twee Gebroeders (Two Brethren), ship moored in Wolwevershaven, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Black & White with selective colors. This is usually a spot which is pretty crowded with ships. I was lucky to find just this ship by its own. It's an old cargo sailing ship. Also of note are the wooden Side Swords (on each side) for stability.
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Kinderdijk Windmills

Typical Dutch scene: windmills. These are 5 of the 19 windmills you can find in Kinderdijk. They still stand where they were build and are actually funcioning and inhabited windmills. Kinderdijk is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Red Bicycle in Amsterdam

Typical Dutch scene: a bicycle parked at a gracht (canal) in Amsterdam. The city has more bicycles than residents! The red bicycle caught my eye because of the color. I decided to highlight the red and make everything else black and white so it would stand out.
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Prinsengracht in Amsterdam.

Typical Amsterdam scene: narrow houses along a canal, Prinsengracht, along with several bicycles.
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City Hall in Gouda

City Hall of Gouda in the Netherlands. This was originally build in the 15th century in a gothic style, it is one of the oldest city halls in the Netherlands. For a more dramatic picture, I decided to make everything black and white and highlight the red of the shutters so it would stand out.
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It's a Piano, Man!

Old Spalding piano, out in the streets of Salida, Colorado.
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Old homestead barn and museum

An old homestead barn and museum. Made the picture Black & White, added a Sepia tint, and then an antique look with dust and burn marks.
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Abandoned Truck with Daisies

Old rusted, abandoned truck. With HDR the rust on the truck really comes through.
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Abandoned Truck

Old rusted, abandoned truck. With HDR the rust on the truck really comes through.
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Storm clouds above Estes Motel

Storm clouds moving in over the Estes Motel at Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park in Lakewood, Colorado. Taken in Infra-Red with 720nm filter, then processed through HDR.
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Grote Kerk in Dordrecht

Grote Kerk (Church of Our Lady) in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Photo taken from the Lange IJzeren Brug across the Nieuwe Haven marina.
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Isak Heartstone troll

Isak Heartstone in Breckenridge, Colorado. One of only 2 sculptures in Colorado by Danish artist Thomas Dambo who used reclaimed wood pallets, other recycled material, and a heart-shaped stone. Three local girls brought Dambo the actual heart-shaped rock, which gave the troll his name. Isak is number 38 in a worldwide series of giant trolls.
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St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Manitou Springs, Colorado

St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The church was built in Gothic Revival style, and building started in 1905. Photo processed making it monochrome, then through minor HDR to bring out the clouds.
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Littleton Train Station

Train station in Littleton, Colorado. It was originally used as a Denver & Rio Grande depot, now in use as an RTD light rail station. Photo taken in Infra-Red with 590nm Super Color filter, then processed through minor HDR to bring out the clouds.
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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Interactive exhibits, innovative displays and a vast artifact collection. The musem embodies the Olympic values of excellence, friendship, and respect, as well as the Paralympic values of determination, equality, inspiration, and courage. Photo processed making it monochrome.