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- Photographer: Thomas Cooper, Littleton, Colorado
Image Title: Beautiful Fury
Best in
Category: Environmental
Issues
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- Technical Details: Nikon F5, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 ED lens,
Fuji Press 800 film, f/4, Bulb for approximately 4 seconds
Location: Bailey, Colorado
Description: As a photojournalist, you go to many extremes
for an image. It's worth every inconvenience (putting up with
traffic, police harassment and even an irate homeowner to name
a few) to capture that one frame. After shooting basic fire images
(smoke, slurry bombers), I found a spot on the side of the mountain
overlooking Grouse Mountain near Bailey, Colorado and waited
through the night. Early morning winds came in from the west
and hundreds of hot spots turned an orange glow to create this
image. I feel that fire environment is a way for the earth to
be reborn. I want this image to convey that fire is not all bad;
it's a beautiful recreation of this planet.
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- Tom Cooper has spent most of
his life capturing the world around him through the lens of a
camera. His arresting visuals have consistently earned awards
from the Colorado Press Association (1995, '96, '97, '99, 2000
and '01).
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- Tom attributes his success to
an impressive combination of state-of-the-art equipment and instinctive
timing that allows him to obtain the best shots, time after time.
Tom's images have appeared nationally in such publications as
Time magazine, Time.com, The Washington Post, People, Popular
Photography, The Denver Post, The Rocky Mountain News, Astronomy
Magazine, USA Today, 911 Magazine and many others. Tom's work
runs the gamut from on-the-spot coverage of national headline
occurrences to wildlife and landscape images that convey the
local beauty that is an integral part of living and working in
Colorado.
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- Tom has dedicated his life to
photojournalism since 1985, but over the past several years has
begun readjusting his focus towards the rewarding area of Eco-photojournalism.
More of his work may be viewed on his web site.
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- Thomas Cooper
Phone: 303-972-1010
E-mail: info@lightboximages.com
Web: www.lightboximages.com
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