Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow. Show all posts

Saturday, April 20, 2013

The Old Dome Station

  I recently reformatted my computer and began pulling in and re-organizing my giant catalogues of photos.  I started going over the pictures from when I wintered over at the South Pole and especially those of the Old Dome Station.  Construction of the giant Elevated Station was completed during my year at the Pole while the Dome was used for food storage.  The following summer the National Science Foundation and Raytheon Polar decided to finally demolish it.  I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to photograph this historic and iconic building during its last winter.  
Me in front of the Dome and Elevated Station at the South Pole
Aurora and star trails above the Dome
The Dome sits quietly beneath the southern stars
The Moon and a hint of sunrise on the horizon
The Last Full Moon above the Old Dome Station
Full Moon above the South Pole
Dawn at the South Pole.  
Sunrise at the South Pole

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Snow on the Flatirons


Snow on the Flatirons from Patrick Cullis on Vimeo.

  Video from my photo shoots of the Flatirons in Boulder on February 27th.  I took photos early in the morning before sunrise and then later in the evening after sunset and before the nearly full moon rose on the eastern horizon.  Once the moon rose, it put a spotlight on the iconic peaks while the stars were still visible.  Music is by Excavacation and my good friend Chad Parsons.  Thank you to him for providing good music to set my photos to.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Moon Burn Pt2

The Flatirons Pre-Moonrise
  Since I've been waiting over a year for the proper snow and lighting conditions to align, I decided to sack up and head back out in the chilly evening to set up cameras under crystal clear skies.  At first the bright stellar jewels of the western sky stole the show above the muted peaks of Green Mountain.  Then the moon rose and set a spot light upon the landscape, making the recent snow glow bright in the night.
The Moon rises in the East

Orion and Sirius above the Flatirons

Moonlit Flatiron Long Exposure

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Moon Burn

Moon over the snow covered Flatirons
  Snow fell on the Flatirons yesterday and I decided it was about time for me to muster the motivation and take a few pictures before the warm Boulder Sun bakes it off.  In the first two you can just make out the halo that surrounded the Moon before the clouds continued to clear.  It was a seriously beautiful night.
Frosty Flatirons

The photographer and Boulder, CO

The Flatirons and Moon