Visual Field Notes from Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is a place where dramatic geology, open grasslands, and high mountain wilderness meet in a single landscape.
This photography collection documents the natural environments of the Boulder area through seasonal, place-based images.
Rather than staged scenes or gear demonstrations, these photographs serve as visual records of real landscapes, light, and ecological change across the year.
What You’ll Find Here
This section of BoulderNature focuses on:
• Mountain Landscapes
Views of the foothills and Front Range as seen from town and surrounding open space.
• Prairies and Grasslands
The wide-open plains east of the foothills, where light, weather, and seasons reshape the land.
• Seasonal Change
Snow, spring green-up, summer haze, autumn color, and shifting skies.
• Natural Details in the Landscape
Textures of rock, tree bark, grasses, and water that tell the story of place.
These are not travel snapshots — they are field observations through photography.
A Place-Based Approach to Photography
All images here are tied to real, accessible locations in and around Boulder, Colorado.
Whenever possible, articles include:
- Where the landscape can be seen from
- How the view changes by season
- Natural features that define the scene
- Context about terrain, ecology, or geology
This helps readers not only see the image — but understand what they are seeing.
Why Photography Matters for Nature
Photography can serve as a long-term environmental record. Over time, these images capture:
- Snowpack differences between winters
- Grassland color shifts during drought years
- Changing light and atmosphere across seasons
- Effects of wildfire, regrowth, and weather events
The goal is to create a visual archive of Boulder’s natural landscapes as they exist today.
Featured Photography Guides
Start exploring through these visual guides:
- Mountains Visible from Boulder — Identifying peaks and ridgelines seen from town
- Seasonal Landscapes of the Foothills — How the same terrain transforms through the year
- Prairie Light and Weather — Big skies, storms, and changing grasslands
- Winter in Open Space — Snow patterns, frozen wetlands, and quiet trails
(These will grow over time as more field photography is added.)
What This Section Is Not
To keep BoulderNature focused and useful, this photography section does not include:
✖ Camera gear reviews
✖ Editing tutorials
✖ Technical photography instruction
Those topics are covered elsewhere.
Here, the focus stays on landscape, place, and natural observation.
A Living Visual Record
Boulder’s landscapes are always changing — through weather, seasons, fire, and time.
This photography collection grows gradually as new field observations are made.
Return throughout the year to see how familiar places look in different light, weather, and seasons.
