One of hundreds of pictures taken at Sylvan Dale Ranch near Loveland, Colorado, during "Natural Light Portraiture" workshop with Karen Kuehn on a very rainy day of June 5, 2008.

Camera: Canon EOS 40D with Canon EF 15-55 mm lens.

When driving from Loveland to Fort Collins along Rocky Mountains Front Range I stopped the car for 10 or 15 minutes. I shot a few pictures of this stormy sky just before the sun hid behind the mountains.

Camera: Canon EOS 40D with Canon ED 60mm micro lens.

Camera: Canon EOS 10D. A model session with a natural light in my backyard just next to late August roses. I applied some Photoshop effect to these nine abstract portraits (a dry brush filter).

Perhaps, I should go again through these pictures with a more natural look processing?

"Avant GardeN: Where Couture is Cultivated" is the presentation of twenty-five original apparel lines created by students in the Apparel Design and Production concentration in the Department of Design & Merchandising, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. From this fashion-forward garden, couture design will bloom.

I just put my Canon EOS 40D camera (set with ISO 600) with EF 70-200 f2.8L lens on a monopod and managed to take position at the end of a catwalk. I had a view partially obstructed by some decoration tree and quite challenging light on the stage but I enjoyed the experience. I could even select a few usable pictures from 6 Gb I shot. Anyway, I am looking forward to the next fashion show.