On this hike my intention was to climb Frary Peak, the top of Antelope Island in Utah. Interestingly, I ended up right smack in the middle of a herd of bison (no lie - I was literally in the middle of the herd) along the trail, which slowed me down significantly. Since I knew I wouldn’t make it to the summit before the incoming storm arrived I decided to photograph the storm.

This was a shot taken for my wife’s benefit. She loves sunflowers and wanted a sunflower photo. Of course, I had a hard time finding a “look” that I was pleased with until this shot.

I originally traveled down to the Salt Lake Temple to take some fall photos. I had a specific image in mind but was unable to find a suitable foreground tree or angle. As I wandered around looking for another angle I saw this shot.

I nearly missed this shot. The sun was nearly completely down and, due to the dense clouds, the area around the temple was quite dark. I packed up my gear, threw it in the car, and was heading out. As I drove up the road I looked back and saw this scene. I quickly parked the car, setup, and snapped some shots.

This shot was taken on a very stormy evening. The sun to the west had an opening in the sky which produced some fabulous colors on the clouds. There were also strong winds blowing in from the west, carrying with them dirt from the west desert, which added to the color richness in the sunset. You can see the effects of the wind in the slight blurring of the foreground trees. This shot is looking east from the road just to the west of the temple and it was quite a struggle to keep the rain off the lens.

This shot was taken from a spot to the north of Salt Lake City near the trail head to Ensign Peak. I took several photos, mostly wide angle shots in an attempt to capture the sunset overhead, the city, and the Wasatch Mountains to the east (left from the shot’s perspective). After taking several of those shots and not really being pleased with any of them, I decided to use my telephoto and try my luck with a different perspective. I liked the results much more.

We took a family vacation to Yellowstone National Park and stayed in a cabin along Henry’s Lake located in Island Park, Idaho. It was a wonderful vacation and we saw some beautiful scenery, though it snowed on us for most of the trip.

This was a tricky photo but one that I enjoyed taking. The moon was nearly full at night while we were at Christmas Meadows so we got the idea to take a night photo at a bend in the river. We didn’t have a light meter so we had to use some trial and error to get the shutter speed right. We also used the distance marker on the focus ring in order to focus properly.

When I went to Christmas Meadows for photography this was the photo that I had in my mind’s eye. You may notice the red paint brush flowers on the far side of the bank. I searched all over the near side of the bank for the same thing so I could place them in the direct foreground but it was to no avail.