Lightning Striking Over Coot Lake and Boulder Reservoir

Scenic view of lightning striking over the Boulder Reservoir and Coot lake in the evening sky with city lights. Boulder Colorado, Boulder County. Boulder Reservoir is a 700-acre, multi-use recreation and water-storage facility, owned and managed by the City of Boulder and operated as a water supply by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District. It is used for recreation, drinking water and irrigation. Popular recreation activities at the reservoir include boating, swimming, sun bathing, water skiing, fishing, picnics, walking, running, cycling and wildlife viewing.Coot Lake and its adjacent marshes are one of Boulder County’s richest wetland communities and bird watching destinations. Loons, grebes, ducks, gulls, blackbirds, red tail hawks, kestrels and the namesake coot are common, while ospreys and herons (summer) and bald eagles (winter) are familiar seasonal residents.

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Lightning Strike Boulder Reservoir And Coot Lake

Colorado evening lightning thunderstorm rolls in with a massive lightning bolt striking near the Boulder Reservoir and Coot Lake making for a great light show. Boulder Colorado, Boulder County.

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Coot Lake Reflections Boulder Colorado

This is one of my favorite lakes in Boulder County Colorado. Years ago it was known as the nudie lake, back in the Boulder Hippie days. Coot lake is near IBM on 63rd street. As I took off for my evening magic hour of photo shooting I noticed there was very little wind, these are the kind of nights photographers love because lake can be like glass with incredible reflections. When I got to Coot the was a breeze the went up and down, it was a very mellow sunset that produced a very little color and most of it was about 10 minutes after sunset. You never know how it is going to go because it depends on how close the cloud bank is to the Rocky Mountain Continental divide.

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Lightning Thunderstorm Over Coot Lake

Lightning Bolts striking over Coot Lake and the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder County Colorado. It was known in the late 1970s and early 1980s as the place to swim and sunbathe in the nude. When I first got there the lake was like glass. But then the wind picked up and it started to ripple. Settings – ISO 320 – 20 sec – f7.1 – 53mm. Fine art nature landscape photography prints, decorative canvas prints, acrylic prints and stock images by By James Bo Insogna (C) 2012 – All Rights Reserved. 1-888-682-0122