Waiting for Obama
President Obama was in Boulder on Tuesday to speak at CU and once I learned his helicopter would be taking off from Boulder Airport, less than a mile from my house, I thought I’d try to get a photo of Marine One. Knowing the area well I thought of a nice little bridge close to the airport where I could set up and hopefully get a sweet photo. After dinner we rode our bikes down to the bridge and anxiously awaited the President’s return. Okay, I was anxious, Carolyn was bored.
While I waited for the motorcade to come by some nice photo opportunities presented themselves:
Boulder Traffic
Secret Service?
The Golden Hour
Carolyn is quick
Sunset over Bear Peak and Green Mountain
This was the best helicopter shot I got although I don’t know if it was Marine One since there were several helicopters flying together.
This was the best shot of the night IMHO
Ansel Adams Moment
While climbing in Boulder Canyon last night a nice little Ansel Adams moment presented itself. It’s not El Capitan or Half Dome but it will do.
The Mothership Cometh
Pretty cool sunset last night over Bear Peak and the Flatirons, almost looks like an alien mothership to me. Wish our balcony was higher up to get a better composition but maybe I shouldn’t be so lazy and shoot from somewhere other than the back porch. 
Wildlife Sanctuary
With Shannon down to visit we thought we would finally visit the Wildlife Sanctuary located off Highway 52 near Fort Lupton. The sanctuary provides a haven for large carnivores (lions, tigers, and bears Oh My!..and jaguars, cougars, and wolves as well) that were rescued from substandard living conditions. The stories behind each individual animal will break your heart but at least they have space to roam now.
The preserve has an elevated walkway that is almost a mile long giving you a nice vantage point to take photos. I hauled out the Canon 7D and the 70-300 lens for this little excursion and I’m glad I did, the 8 FPS (frames per second) came in handy, especially the cat fight photos below.
Enjoy! (click any photo to enlarge)
Grumpy kitty
Cat fight
Tiger jab
Shan
Hamming it up for the cam
Marv at work
Lazy lions
The man behind the lens
C
I’m watching you buddy
These “lion” eyes…get it
Duality
This photographer looks tasty
Eyes of the tiger(s)
