Boulder Flatirons Enhanced
by Lorraine Baum
Title
Boulder Flatirons Enhanced
Artist
Lorraine Baum
Medium
Photograph - Photo Painting
Description
The Flatirons are rock formations that overlook the city of Boulder, Colorado from the east side of Green Mountain. There are 5 flatirons, so named because they resemble the flat side of an iron used to press clothes. This photograph was taken from a few miles away looking up from the south of Green Mountain, which is the right of the two mountains seen here. This photograph was digitally enhanced to create this painterly effect.
Wikipedia has this to say about the Flatirons:
"The Flatirons on Green Mountain are within the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks system. They are popular destinations for hikers and rock climbers, with rock grades ranging from easy (5.0) to world-class (5.14b).
Images of the numbered Flatirons on Green Mountain are ubiquitous symbols of the city of Boulder. The area abounds with Flatirons photographs, drawings, paintings, and sculptures. The city government, the University of Colorado, and many businesses make use of this symbol in their logos, advertisements, and marketing materials. Many businesses also use the word Flatirons or Flatiron in their names. In addition, Boulder often is referred to in the tech industry as the "Silicon Flatirons", analogous to Santa Clara Valley's famous nickname.
The third Flatiron bore a "CU," for the University of Colorado, in 50-foot (15 m) white letters from the 1950s until 1980, when the city painted over the initials to restore the natural look of the stone formation. CU students Dale Johnson and Robert Rowlands climbed the flatiron one night in November 1949 to paint the original "C." The "C" was removed and painted again, with a "U" being added in the 1950s. The letters are still faintly visible under the reddish paint used by the city in 1980"
This image has been featured in the following FAA groups:
Photography For Fun - 1/30/17
Ladies Who Love Photography - 1/30/17
All Colorado - 1/30/17
DISTINCTIVE PAINTOGRAPHY - 1/31/17
All Natural Beauty Of This World - 2/5/17
Images That Excite You - 2/5/17
Your Very Best Photography - 2/5/17
No Place Like Home - 2/26/16
HDR Photography - 2/27/17
Art District - 4/24/17
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January 30th, 2017
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Comments (27)
Sandra Foster
Great capture Lorraine. Making it a face/ and pinned here: http://www.pinterest.com/sandrafpins/fine-art-america-art-by-others/.
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your brilliant artwork on the homepage of the FAA Group No Place Like Home, 2/26/2017! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread!
Wes Iversen
A beautiful setting, wonderfully processed, Lorraine! I love the soft warm glow of the foreground grasses, and those lovely sky blues with the soft, fluffy clouds! L/F
Barbara Chichester
I am pleased to announce your Art submission has been chosen and is now Featured in DISTINCTIVE PAINTOGRAPHY. Your work exhibits excellence in the art of Image enhancement, Reproduction quality and Subject matter, Congratulations!
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