"Let Me Show You What Real Mountains Look Like"

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I have heard time and time again that visiting drastically different places can give artists a different creative view in their work. As a photographer I am proud to say that I have personally experienced this and it is completely true!  

 
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While in Colorado, there were many tourists around and they were all taking photos of the same view. Now even though each of their photos are unique in a slightly different way and angle, I didn't see anyone looking in a different direction. This photograph above was taken at the Garden of the Gods around many tourists. It probably doesn't look like it, but if I turned around to where everyone else was taking pictures, there would have been many tourists in my image. I thought to myself, this image is like a hidden treasure because I might be the only person out of a hundred people to look the other way.

 
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This image was so neat to photograph because I have never tried taking photos hanging out of a car window before. (Yes, I was out of the window of a moving car, I do not recommend trying this at home.) I used wide angle lens and just kept shooting out the window. I love this shot because it is so simple and breath taking at the same time. Back home in Pennsylvania, I never would have had the urge to photograph the view outside my car window. I just couldn't help it in Colorado, it is truly a breath taking state in the mountains.


Gretchen Elaine Photography

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