Denise Dethlefsen Photography

"Round the Bend" is one of those pieces that is somewhat open-ended. I like my 'punny' title (with no help from Arty either!), and I wanted to lean in to the mystery of what might be just out of sight…

Thought I'd share this one - "When Life Throws You Curves" - because sometimes those curves can be scary, but sometimes they turn out to be a bit of fun!

I've always loved this view of this little patch of life on a sheer cliff in Colorado National Monument. It speaks to me of resilience and endurance in hardship, when we're barely hanging on by our fi…

I loved the golden hour light on this ranch meadow in Colorado. "View Before Breakfast"

I have a question about preferences. I took these to pictures at basically the same time, same place - one in focus, the other with ICM ("Sisters" "Whispers of Autumn). Personally, I always go back an…

This is "Pin Oak and Rain" and is one of my favorite fall closeups. The oak leaves would have been rather bland without the raindrops.

Here is one of my most recent images from a trip to the Cimarron area of Colorado. This morning drive was gorgeous, and we saw a herd of elk near here. Love this country, and would live here if I coul…

Here is "Quietly Among the Giants" roasted by Arty's Pretentious Art Critic: "The redwoods have arranged a private audience, and the path is clearly meant to lead us toward a suitably profound revelat…

Arty's 'pretentious critic' was down in the dumps tonight. This was the best it could do for me: "Specter of Lost Harvests" The grain elevator rises like a monument to agriculture’s long-running dispu…

My husband and I were exploring some backroads in Wyoming, near Laramie Peak, and ran across this old tractor out there. It was miles from the nearest ranch house, and looked like it had been abandone…