Hot air in cold air - a photo on Flickriver

Saw this while driving to work one morning. It's on 95'th Street just north of Arapaho in Boulder County, Colorado. Technically, I think I was in Lafayette. It's not often that I see a colorful balloon against snow covered rural foothills. I'm 99% sure that's Mt. Audubon. The Indian Peaks are back there, too.

You can also see little sections of Olde Stage Road (on the mountainside) which is a favorite bicycling route. The road from which I took this photo is also a popular biking route.

I cropped and color enhanced the original some. Here's the original: www.flickr.com/photos/question_everything/4160551179/in/p....

The foreground is a hay field.

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Taken in: United States / Colorado / Boulder / Park Lake (show map)

Taken on: December 4, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D80, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D80
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	picnik.com
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