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Bryan and Sara Wedding Photos from Colorado

August 11, 2008 – 8:24 am

It took a while to edit the images but I have completed the upload for the wedding photos from the Bryan and Sara Fillmer wedding. All in all there were about 4,000 photos, which I edited to 4 galleries and about 300 final images, with one additional gallery that includes my picks.

Below are some of my personal favorites from the wedding, if you want the short version of the wedding, you can click on the gallery called photographer’s picks, which is about 20 of my favorites and is more of what is shown below. You can view each gallery individually (best viewed in the slideshow format link in the upper right corner) from the links below.

Wedding Gallery and Quick Picks

Bryan and Sara Wedding Photos

Bryan and Sara Wedding Photos

Bryan and Sara Wedding Photos

Bryan and Sara Wedding Photos

Bryan and Sara Wedding Photos

Brides Maids Legs and Tatoos

To view more images from the gallery above, just click on photographer’s picks. To view the other galleries you can click on the links below. Be sure to click on the slideshow format to view all images in a larger, continuous manner.

  • Gallery for Nails and Food on Friday - Gallery 1
  • Gallery for Sara’s Bridal Shoot - Gallery 2
  • Gallery for Rehearsal Dinner - Gallery 3
  • Gallery for Wedding Day Photos - Gallery 4

You can also just go to my main photo gallery, Auburn Images, and click on weddings, then click on the appropriate links.

By Scott Fillmer | Posted in Journal, Photography, Travel | Also tagged bryan, family, fillmer, images, sara, wedding | Comments (2)

A Wedding in Colorado Awaits a Photographer

July 31, 2008 – 4:51 am

Today my wife and I are leaving for Colorado for our son’s wedding. He is getting married on Saturday in Estes Park Colorado (which is was better than getting married in the heat of south Alabama) and we couldn’t be more excited.

People who have just met me are amazed that I have a son who is about to get married, frankly, I am too.  But, on Saturday Sara Turner and Bryan Fillmer will be then known as another Mr and Mrs Fillmer and I will official become an in-law.  We have known Sara for quite some time and are so thrilled that she will become part of the family.

Deb and I have always thought of her as part of the family for years now anyway, but now they have a piece of paper that proves it.

Bryan and Sara Fillmer

And, yes, I am doing double duty as the father of the groom and the photographer. In over 10 years of photography, this will be my first wedding (shhhh don’t tell them that). I have looked at more wedding photography in the last month than I ever thought I would (Chad Wright’s wedding photography has helped a lot, thanks bro), and I think I am as prepared as I can me.

All I have to do now is manage to get my larger photo back bag through security and in an overhead bin so some lovely baggage agent doesn’t alter my first wedding shoot, and my equipment.

I am sure everything will go as planned and soon Sara, who is managing to get our flip-flop wielding son into a suit and actual shoes for an entire Saturday (and me for that matter) will be a happy woman on her way with her new husband to Alaska on Sunday.

What would be nice is if this long tradition of taking photos at a wedding was transferred to taking photos on the honeymoon, now that would be something. The trip afterwards always seems to be in some grand place (sometimes a grander location than the wedding itself), with incredible scenery, and what do most couples take, themselves and some old point-n-shoot. Oh well.

Welcome to the family Sara, we love you.

By Scott Fillmer | Posted in Journal | Also tagged bryan, sara, wedding | Comments (2)

Bachelor Loop Road in Creede Colorado, a Must See

June 2, 2008 – 9:39 am

I finally got back around to doing the photo of the day. This image is from a trail called Bachelor Loop that runs from the town center of Creede Colorado up into the mountain that overlooks the city, then back down the other side.  The road runs in front of the cabin and you can see it in the photo here.  It is a dirt forest road (not big at all, one lane at most) that winds around the mountains through Bachelor Loop.

Cabin in the Woods in Creede Colorado

It is an incredible drive as far as scenery goes, but you better leave your nerves behind and make sure your have a 4-wheel drive vehicle, at least in the colder months. The road here in front of the cabin is the loop road, which narrows greatly as you go up the mountain.  This image of the cabin just calls out Colorado to me. Isolated at times, in the mountains, dirt roads, beautiful surroundings. Colorado has some incredible places to visit.

Now Available on Auburn Images Photography

I have started to add my images like this image of the day, current, and past photo shoots to my business gallery, called Auburn Images Photography.  You can see additional images here as I add them to Auburn Images gallery, or just click on the link at the top of this blog called gallery. Enjoy.

By Scott Fillmer | Posted in Photography | Also tagged cabin, creede, forest, image of the day, images, wood | Comments (0)

The Colorado Columbine Flower in Bloom, Always Beautiful

May 16, 2008 – 6:57 am

There are a few wildflowers that really capture a state, and the top two that come to mind are the Texas Bluebonnets and the Colorado Columbine. The Colorado Columbine is actually native to Canada but has really become a symbol of Colorado since it was adopted as the official state flower on April 4, 1899 by an act of the General Assembly.

The Colorado Columbine Flower in Bloom

This flower has so many different faces and can be photographed in so many different poses that one shot does not do this flower justice. Below is the classic head on shot as I like to call it.

The Colorado Columbine in Bloom

When trying to shoot closeup images of flowers it is great if you can get the green leaves in the background as this will make the flower pop off the page. I managed to get a little green in the bottom right corner but would have loved that all the way around the image.

What are your favorite wildflowers of the Spring and Summer months?

By Scott Fillmer | Posted in Photography | Also tagged columbine, flower, images | Comments (2)

Ivy Creek Trail in the Colorado National Forest

April 28, 2008 – 5:53 am

This image of the day comes from a National Forest trail that is so green during the summer it looks like a rain forest. This is from about a mile or so down Ivy Creek Trail in Colorado, one of many hundreds of images I came out with on this particular day.

Ivy Creek Trail

Walking the Ivy Creek Trail

If you have never walked a trail in a secluded spot you don’t know what you are missing.  The peace that I tried to convey in this image is only the tip of the ice burg so to speak.  You take a road out of Creede Colorado to a national forest road (dirt road), where you have road signs and a view of houses.

The farther into the woods you travel, the smaller the road gets, the more nature takes over.  Once you are back into the trail you hear absolutely no man made noise.  No street noise, no cars, no chatter, just the creek and some birds.

It is like you have traveled into a sound booth at a recording studio and it is miles and miles across.  This photo was taken only about a quarter mile into the trail, which you can take for about 20-30 miles, or loop all the way back into the city of Creede.

Image Specifics

Body - Nikon D2X
Film - Digital RAW 12.1mp
Lens - Nikon 17-35mm [f/2.8] shot @ 17mm - f/13
Exposure - 6 seconds @ ISO-100

By Scott Fillmer | Posted in Photography | Also tagged creek, hiking, images, river, trail | Comments (0)

North Clear Creek Falls Colorado

April 25, 2008 – 4:38 am

This image was taken way way down in the river bottom. It is quite a hike down to the river and most shots are normally taken from the parking lot at the very top of the falls. This is North Clear Creek Falls in the Colorado Rio Grande National Forest.

North Clear Creek Falls Colorado

There is also a South Clear Creek Falls and it is a little smaller and farther away down the river. I really like South Clear Creek Falls myself, it is away from the road and harder to get to, but very peaceful.

Image Specifics

  • Body - Nikon n90s
  • Lens - Nikon 24-120mm
  • Film - Fuji Velvia 50
By Scott Fillmer | Posted in Photography | Also tagged falls | Comments (0)

Christmas Time at Creede Baptist Church in Colorado

December 18, 2005 – 2:02 pm

Wednesday night services at Creede Baptist Church were replaced this week with a community choral sing. This was the first of many to come in the future. It was a joint effort by the Community Church and the Baptist Church and the results were fantastic. The music was phenomenal and was performed by several different members of each church, as well as the congregation in attendance. This is a photo of an impromptu group of very talented folks performing and includes my mother standing third from the right.

Saturday, we went up into the mountains to cut our Christmas tree. Mom and David had scoped the trees out the day before and David found the perfect one.

Here are the guys with their conquest.

Once we cut the tree we had to trek back to the truck. Luckily it was down hill. Doesn’t it look cold? It was, very!

Mom and I decorated it with white lights and clear ornaments. It really looks pretty at night. We are putting red and white bows on it tonight. Looks a little bare underneath though, hmmm…..

By kim | Posted in Journal | Also tagged christmas, church, creede, tree | Comments (0)

Giving Thanks with Friends for Thanksgiving in Creede

December 12, 2005 – 6:55 pm

This year we were invited to the home of a couple from church for Thanksgiving dinner. Jack and Jane Sanders were so gracious and the food was delicious. Here is the view from their front living room.

This was an especially meaningful Thanksgiving because we shared it with the Sanders and the Sams. Bob and Jean Sams have come to mean a lot to us since we have been here in Creede. Bob has recently found out that he has cancer in all of his bones and the doctor told them that it is really just a matter of time before he is gone. The doctor told them to enjoy every day to the fullest. This would seem quite devastating to most of us, but Bob and Jean have been married for over 60 years and Bob is 85. They have lived a beautiful life full of adventures, with many memories to share. We will miss them dearly when we leave this place.


Jack & Jane Sanders, Jean & Bob Sams, Scott


Scott, myself and Jean Sams

By kim | Posted in Journal | Also tagged creede, holiday, thanksgiving | Comments (0)

Fall Colors in the Apen Groves in Creede

September 28, 2005 – 8:42 pm

Here are some of Scott’s most recent photos of the local area. Enjoy.

By kim | Posted in Journal | Also tagged aspen, fall, trees | Comments (0)

First Snowfall in Creede in September

September 16, 2005 – 2:47 pm

We had our first snowfall here in Creede on Wednesday, September 14, 2005.

By kim | Posted in Journal | Also tagged cold, snow, weather | Comments (0)