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Mount Timpanogos in Winter – Utah

October 29, 2011

Mount Timpanogos in Utah is one of my favorite mountains. It is surrounded by beautiful country and is accessible. I wanted to shoot it during the winter and had some time on a January day a few years ago. It was brutally cold and there had been a fresh snowfall but the crisp air was great for photography. I had to drive several miles through a foot and a half of snow before I got to a suitable location. Once there, I setup my tripod and enjoyed the freezing vigil until the sun arose, which is when the action began. As a note, it was so cold that my breath froze to the camera’s LCD while I looked through the camera’s viewfinder.   I also love the light along the ridge and snow drifts within the shot. Here is a closeup from the above photo:  

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Battery Point Lighthouse – Crescent City, CA

September 29, 2011

This was shot from an overlook to the north of the lighthouse and I must say, it had a nice view west toward the ocean. Unfortunately, the sunset wasn’t something I could get into the shot from this angle. I would’ve had to have been south of the lighthouse in order to have done that. As the sun set, the other photographers and visitors departed and once the lights turned on at the lighthouse, it made a nice shot with the reflection leading one’s eye into the frame.

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Albion Basin Bluebells

August 21, 2011

It is spring time in Albion Basin, Utah. Albion Basin is located at the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon on Forest Service land that doubles as part of Alta ski resort in the winter. With the late snow melt (I went skiing up there on July 4th!), the wildflowers are currently at their peak – crazy for mid-August.

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The patterns of hot air balloons

August 17, 2011

A couple of years ago I attended the hot air balloon festival in Eden, Utah, nestled in beautiful Ogden Valley. I had never been to a hot air balloon festival so I had no idea where to stand, what type of activity to capture, or what the lighting conditions would be like. One of the mornings had weather that would allow for balloon sailing (high winds are a no-no) so I headed over to check it out.

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Lyman Lake Canoe – Uinta Mountains, Utah

August 6, 2011

My family spent several days at Lyman Lake in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. Most of the days were overcast, making for some pretty dreary photography, but one of the evenings had breaks in the clouds so I took advantage with several shots…

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From My Lightbox: Still Out

August 3, 2011

I’m still out on various projects – related to photography, family, and work (too bad work isn’t photography – how does one get there?) – but wanted to quickly post links to some of the most inspiring photography I’ve seen lately. Ridiculously amazing capture of Yosemite. Timing, lighting, and environment were perfect. The fact that it was captured on large format is all the better. (QT Luong) I love the colors in this one. I’m not sure why, but they look fabulous to me. It also inspires a serenity that most other photos do not. (Gary Crabbe) This shot of a tree in Kenya shows some great timing. That sunrise is awesome. (Rick Sammon) The foreground waves in this shot really make it. I can’t imagine how many shots were taken to get that timing just right, but it was worth it. The story behind the photo is equally great. (Ian Plant)

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From My Lightbox: Google+ Domination

July 26, 2011

Inspiring photos I have run across this past couple of weeks.

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Out on a project

July 26, 2011

I’ve been out working on various projects that have taken me from any sort of phone or Internet access, which accounts for the lack of posts of late. I’ve got a bunch of photos to process and still more to come so hopefully there are some good captures among the pile. We’ll see…

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From My Lightbox: The Social Media Revolution

July 15, 2011

I’ve decided to implement an idea I have been kicking around for some time, inspired somewhat by the flood of photos I see in various social networks each day. I decided to curate and filter that flood into some of the main photos and other types of content that I have really appreciated over the past week, naming it “From My Lightbox” as an ode to the awe I used to feel when viewing a beautiful slide exposure on the lightbox.

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Salt Lake City in Miniature

July 12, 2011

Not too long ago I took my kids to a model train set convention. My kids, as almost all kids do, really dig trains so I figured they would appreciate the model train sets on display at the convention. While they did enjoy the model train sets, I kept my kids very close to me. Have you ever seen the folks at model train set conventions? Fat, greasy, social-retards are the norm. I thought, “Good grief, I don’t want my kids to turn out like these guys. Let’s get out of here.” I like the miniature look, though. Perhaps I can enjoy the same miniature model look to photos without rubbing shoulders with Grizzly Adams?

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