Boulder Colorado Flatirons Sunrise Photos

Located below please view our gallery of Boulder Colorado Flatirons Wildflower Sunrise Photos. The Photos of the Boulder Flatirons and the Colorado Golden Banner wildflowers were taken near the foot of the Flatirons. We arrived before sunrise (5:25am) at the Chautauqua Park trailhead, parked and scouted a good spot in the early dawn light. After setting up we did not have long to wait for the early morning Alpenglow light to illuminate the Flatirons. Once the light arrived it revealed to our eyes the beautiful Golden Banner wildflowers in full bloom. The Boulder Colorado Flatirons Wildflower Sunrise Photos on this page were taken on two separate days two days, May 13 and May 21, 2016. This time of the year is considered to be the best viewing of the Colorado lupines in full bloom.

Boulder Colorado Flatirons Sunrise Photo Gallery

Gear Used to Photograph the Boulder Colorado Flatirons

The following camera gear was used in the Landscape and Wildflower Photos of Boulder Flatirons:

• Nikon D810, with Nikon MB-D12 Battery Grip,
• Nikkor 14-24mm, f/2.8,
• a Nikkor 24-70mm, f/2.8,
• a Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G,
• Really Right Stuff TVC-34L Tripod (TA-3-QC: Series 3 Quick-Column),
• with a Really Right Stuff BH-55 LR Ballhead,
• Tamrac Expedition 7X Camera backpack,
• and an Apple iPhone 6s Plus.

The 5:30 am morning exposures for the Boulder Flatiron images averaged between 1/5 of a second and 30 seconds at f/11 and an ISO of 64. The later morning photos of the Flatirons and the wildflowers used a faster shutter and smaller aperture of 1/80 of a second at F/22. The Boulder images were taken with the Nikkor 24-70mm and the Nikkor 14mm-24mm, f/2.8 lenses. We used the Nikkor Micro-Nikkor 105mm lens for the close ups of the Colorado Lupines and Iris wildflowers. The Boulder Flatiron landscape photos were created by combining 5-7 exposures at one full stop apart so that we could capture the dynamic range of early morning light.

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