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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 9h

Imagine (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Waterfall #WaterfallWednesday #Fallorado #AutumnVibes

A tall waterfall spilling from layered red rock into a vivid turquoise pool, framed by dense evergreens and mossy trunks; a short cascade flows downstream over flat stones, with yellow autumn foliage dotting the scene.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 14h

Waves of Autumn (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #Autumn #FallColors

Sweeping hillside of dense autumn forest forming colorful bands—golden aspens, rust and red oaks, and patches of green—layered across rolling terrain with dark conifers at the base.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 18h

Weminuche Gateway (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Mountains #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #FallColors

Wide valley scene with a small wooden cabin and grazing cattle in golden-green meadows, bordered by a fence and autumn shrubs; forested mountains and rocky cliffs rise in layered blue tones under a clear sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardians (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Autumn #FallColors #AutumnVibes

Calm mountain lake reflecting a dense conifer shoreline dotted with bright yellow aspens, with layered blue hills rising behind under a clear sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

I Am Grootus (Oct 2025)

The family resemblence is uncanny.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #FallColors

Weathered, broken tree trunk with patches of yellow-green lichen stands in sharp focus against a softly blurred backdrop of autumn foliage in greens, yellows, and hints of red.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

A moody moment last Friday on Perins Peak, fitting right in with spooky October vibes.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Moody #Clouds #Mountains #DurangoColorado #Fog #SpookySeason

Thick fog swirls through a mountain valley, obscuring most of the ridges; faint treetops and a narrow grassy clearing are visible at the bottom beneath the gray overcast sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

A branch of golden cottonwood leaves hangs over the swollen Animas River this past Saturday afternoon.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves #FallColors

Sunlit branch of golden-yellow aspen leaves hangs over a dark river, with a shadowed, leafy bank in the background.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

The delicate details of the blooms on a stalk of chamisa are another endearing quality of fall along the Animas River.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Autumn #AutumnVibes

Close-up of a bright yellow wildflower cluster with fine, frizzy petals and narrow, spiky green leaves, set against a soft, dark green blurred background.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

Mondays are for the birds!

#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Wildlife #Birds #Raptor #MonochromeMonday #Osprey #FishHawk

Black-and-white scene of an osprey perched on a cone-laden spruce branch, the tree’s spiky limbs filling the left side while the right is an empty, pale sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

Warm October leaves
fading into cold shadows—
conserve wild instincts.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves #FallColors #Poetry #Haiku

Dense thicket of autumn foliage with interwoven branches: a cascade of yellow leaves on the left blends into green, while a shrub on the right displays pink to red leaves against a dark, shadowed understory.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

Cthulhu (Sept 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Mountains #MountainMonday

Sunlit, rugged mountain ridge with sheer, reddish rock outcrops and gray scree slopes, bordered by a foreground of dark evergreen trees under a pale, cloudy sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 3d

My favorite cottonwood is ahead of the curve this year, with many of them still mostly green.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #FallColors #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes

Sunlit canopy of a mature tree with twisting dark trunk and branches, covered in dense yellow and lime-green autumn leaves, set against a shaded forest understory.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 3d

Shroud (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Clouds #Cloudscape #Foggy

Fog drifts through a hillside of dense green trees and scrub, partially veiling rocky slopes and softening the overcast sky above.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 3d

A fabulous diversity of color and alpine ridges rise behind one of the Idarado houses on Red Mountain Pass.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Fallorado #Colorado #Autumn #AutumnLeaves #FallColors

Weathered mountain cabin with a rusted metal roof and peeling white paint sits among dark evergreens, backed by steep slopes covered in vibrant yellow, orange, and green aspens beneath a pale, partly cloudy sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 3d

Yankee Girl (Sept 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Autumn #FallColors

Weathered wooden mine structure with rust-red roofs stands on gray tailings amid dark green firs and bright yellow aspens, set in a hilly forested mountainside in autumn.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 3d

#SilentSunday

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #FallColors #AspenLeaves #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves

Close-up of sunlit golden aspen leaves hanging from thin branches, with a softly blurred forest of yellow aspens and dark tree trunks in the background.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

Momentary Altar (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Nature #Cloudscape #Clouds #Sunset #Outdoors #Colorado #Sky

Golden, sunlit clouds billow across a dark, stormy sky, with small patches of blue peeking through the glowing gaps.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

A break in the rain with some warm light on the clouds at sunset this evening in Durango, Colorado.

#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Cloudscape #Sunset #SunsetSaturday

Single cumulus cloud lit fiery orange by low sunlight against a dark, stormy blue sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

I went down to photograph the rising waters of the Animas this evening, but ended up distracted by this beautiful osprey.

#Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Raptor #Osprey #Colorado #Outdoors #Birds

Osprey perched on the tip of a bare branch against a soft blue sky with scattered white clouds, its dark wings folded and white head turned to the side.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

A splash of autumn color decorates a steep mountainside.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Mountains #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #AspenLeaves #FallColors

Ribbon of bright orange and yellow aspens threads across a dark, steep conifer forest on a rocky mountainside, highlighting a gray scree slope amid dense evergreens and bare trunks.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

Molas Pass at Sunrise (Sept 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Sunrise #SunriseSaturday #Fallorado #FallColors #AutumnVibes #Mountains #SanJuanMountains

Wide alpine valley dotted with dark conifers and patches of yellow aspens, framed by layered mountain ridges; dramatic sunrise casts orange and purple light on thick clouds, leaving the foreground in shadow.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

It is nestled in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 5d

This made this image handheld at 24mm with ISO 200, 1/6 s, and f/18…

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 5d

This was Animas City Mountain today, sandwiched between clouds above and below.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Cloudscape #Minimalism #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite

Thin line of dark conifer treetops barely visible through thick, low-lying fog under a uniformly gray, overcast sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 5d

Rainy day autumn leaves…

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #FallFriday

Close-up of wet autumn leaves in shades of red, orange, and gold clustered on dark branches, with water droplets beading on the surfaces and a soft green-yellow background.

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