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A colorful Colorado sunrise over Dillon Reservoir in Frisco.

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Kyo from the jrock band Dir En Grey on the band's tour in 2011.

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The latest issue of SXSWorld Magazine used my image of Eve McArthur as the lead shot on their tribute to her.  She joined the SXSW team in its third year.  She was volunteer coordinator then office manage and finally Director of Operations.  She lost her battle with cancer in 2013.  I captured this image of her at the SXSW Eco Conference during the closing ceremony of its first year.  

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A rare shot of Kyo from Dir En Grey smiling and looking happy.

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The old west town of Ashcroft came into being during the silver boom to support a nearby mine.  Several building still stand but the most impressive is this hotel with a classic facade.

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Crystal Mill

Colorado

Originally known as the Crystal power plant but not in the same sense that we think of a power plant today.  Instead of electrical power it generated hydraulic power that was used to dig  a nearby tunnel through a mountain.  In addition it sold hydraulic power to nearby silver mines.  It eventually shut down when it was no longer profitable.  Most likely this happened when the U.S. government switched to the gold standard and the bottom fell out of the silver maket.

Today this area is only accessible by hiking or with a good four wheel drive off road vehicle.

The drive took a little longer than I expected and the area was already in shadow.  This was shot from a tripod with a long exposure which gave the waterfall a nice silky look.

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A dark and moody shot of Dir En Grey lead singer Kyo during the Ghoul tour in Denver, Colorado.

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JRock band Dir En Grey's bassist Toshiya performing on the Ghoul tour at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, Colorado.

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Dir En Grey guitaurist Karou performing on the Ghoul tour in Denver, Colorado.  Image captured on assignment for http://www.jrockrevolution.com.

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Dir En Grey singer Kyo.

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Dir En Grey lead singer Kyo singing on the 2013 Ghoul tour in Denver Colorado.  Images captured on assignment for http://www.jrockrevolution.com.

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Shinya from the band Dir En Grey at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, Colorado.  Image captured on assignment for http://www.jrockrevolution.com.

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Dir En Grey lead singer Kyo performing in Denver, Colorado, November 2013.  Image captured on assignment for http://www.jrockrevolution.com.

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Dir En Grey lead singer Kyo in Denver, November 2013.  Taken for http://www.jrockrevolution.com.

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J-Rock legends Shonen Knife rocking the house at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2009 in Austin Texas.  

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Eicca Toppinen of the band Apocalyptica.

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