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.

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.

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.