Recent photos of Roxborough State Park - Colorado

A little early for fall colors. Click on the image to see a slightly larger version.

Looking south from the Fountain Valley overlook - September 15, 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 12-100mm f/4 @ 23mm
1/320 sec at f/9, ISO 200


Looking south from the Fountain Valley overlook - September 15, 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 12-100mm f/4 @ 31mm
1/250 sec at f/7.1, ISO 200


Looking north from the Fountain Valley overlook - September 15, 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 12-100mm f/4 @ 57mm
1/320 sec at f/6.3, ISO 200


Looking north from the Fountain Valley overlook - September 15, 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 12-100mm f/4 @ 41mm
1/400 sec at f/7.1, ISO 200


Looking north from the Fountain Valley overlook - September 19, 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 12-100mm f/4 @ 38mm
1/800 sec at f/7.1, ISO 200


Looking north from a more northern point on the trail - September 19, 2022
Olympus OM-1 with 12-100mm f/4 @ 23mm
1/640 sec at f/7.1, ISO 250

David Sparks

I retired in 2005 after 40 years of research and teaching at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (24 years), the University of Pennsylvania (8 years) and the Baylor College of Medicine (8 years). Photography is my retirement hobby.

Nature photography, especially bird photography, combines a number of things that I really enjoy: bird-watching, being outdoors, photography, travel, messing about with computers, and learning new skills and concepts.  I now spend much of my time engaged in these activities.

David Sibley in the preface to The Sibley Guide to Birds wrote "Birds are beautiful, in spectacular as well as subtle ways; their colors, shapes, actions, and sounds are among the most aesthetically pleasing in nature."  My goal is to acquire images that capture the beauty and uniqueness of selected species as well as images that highlight the engaging behaviors the birds exhibit.