A long time ago I used to work with a theatrical lighting company (a job I truly loved!).  And it didn’t take long after I started to get in the habit of looking up at the ceiling as soon as I walked into an establishment that housed any type of special effect lighting (or audio for that matter).  After a while I just started looking up whenever I walked into any building; I’ve learned that there are lots of surprises to be found when you look up.  A tin ceiling with ornate design…or in some cases a tin ceiling with ornate design that some brilliant person has tried to cover with paint, really good speakers, a dollar pinned to a rafter (and other similar objects), a well-engineered track of wire that serves a purpose you’ll never know, a balloon that has popped and never found its way back to the ground for proper final resting…a beautiful chandelier that obviously did not originate with the building it found itself hanging around in…art.

For anyone familiar with my photography, it’s obvious I do a lot of looking up.  On this particular day while loitering around a little mountain town just outside of Estes Park, I walked into a little café, but before I did (you know I had to look up) I found this spectacular chandelier hanging above the entrance.  I notice it has lights, I can only imagine how beautiful it must look at night.

I hope you enjoy the whimsical spirit and cheerful colors of this wonderful find…

-The Urban Mountaineer