nalda+Outdoors: Crested Butte, CO

• Photographed by Stephen Ham
• Taken: September 2014
• Location: Crested Butte, CO
• Camera: Nikon D7000
• Lens: Nikon 16-85 f/3.5-5.6

“Continuing on from my previous photo location, I kept chasing the fall colors around Colorado hoping for great conditions somewhere. It was late in the day as I approached Crested Butte, and I could see dark, stormy clouds looming way out in the distance, so a bit of disappointment set in. But as I looked around, I noticed this aspen-dotted hillside that was just beginning to receive some sunlight, so I stopped and quickly got out of the car, hoping that the sun would fully light up the trees. I had to wait only a couple of minutes for this brilliant illumination.”