Time to get outdoors no matter how cold it is! It was beautiful day at Barr Lake State Park in Brighton. The sun was shining and no wind. We arrived around 10:30 am and that is pretty late in the day to see bird activity, but is was like 17 degrees at 7:00 am. Too cold for me. The lake was frozen over and the brush was a bright red. We had one thing on our minds - Bald Eagles. We saw some other fellow photographers with their big glass on the trail. They had similar luck, the Eagles were just not around. The Canadian Geese were out in considerable numbers though, and you could hear them barking as they took flight. We hiked 5 miles, whew, I have been sedentary for some time now and boy did I feel it. We spotted some eagles from the Gazebo, they were far away. You can just barely see them and I was zoomed all the way out at 400mm. We decided to go to the rookery to get closer to them but by the time we got over there they were gone. Not a total loss, we spotted some deer on
We haven't been out much since the Salton Sea Road Trip. It is getting colder and Colorado is back on 'Safer at Home'. So, we are doing our part. A quick trip to Mike's Camera and we are now the proud parents of 2 7-14 MM F2.8 ultra wide lenses for the Olympus kits. I know what I said, one lens to rule them all for the travel camera. I have no control and neither does Erich. For their inaugural expedition we took them out to downtown Denver to catch the Holiday lights and see how well the low light capability is. Pretty awesome I must say! We headed out to Denver late in the afternoon and started at Larimer Square. The roads were blocked off to traffic and I think they should make that permanent. There was outdoor dining areas set up and pop up bars. People were standing in line and not really social distancing, for the most part they were wearing masks though. We walked down the 16th Street Mall and over to the Pavilion. No Parade of Lights this year, but we