Contrast

I have been in a "break the rules" mood in photography lately and I will continue the trend with this blog. Instead of a theme or common thread, I will continue to break the rules of good blog entry design by throwing out three different pictures from different seasons and locations.

This is a shot up Spring Hollow two weeks ago.This is along the beach in La Jolla California from earlier this month. I tried to capture a little of the action as waves lapped the beach. Click for higher resolution view.

I took this in late summer with my son at Oxbow Bend. The sun was just coming over my shoulder and lit up the flowers for some foreground interest.

Fall and Clouds

This is the first picture I took the year I started photography (2006) that I really liked. The quality is poor looking back now, but it was a beautiful scene to behold!As you know I really like clouds. Especially the Mammatus ones. This is a shot from this summer that I caught just as the sun was setting just to the left of the Wellsvilles shown here.

Black and White

This is a couple of shots that I thought might look good in B/W. The first is a combine on a farm down in Beaver Dam Area.
Ignored in San Diego
This is a Buddhist temple in Singapore.

True Love

This is a picture of my wife and I 30 years ago when we first met.Well not really but almost as romantic!

Old HDR

Just going through my catalog today and thought I'd post some HDR that is a little on the bold side. The combine is over in Beaver Dam area and the windmill is shot with the Wellsvilles in the background just beyond the intersection of highway 23 and 30.

Spring Hollow Black Friday

I love playing at Spring Hollow. Always a challenge to try and get unique shots at a popular place in the valley.

Willow Flat with Friends

Had a fun photoshoot with friends up at Willow Flat Campground. Nate, Diego, Ryan, Eric and I had a blast enjoying nature and trying to capture it. Here are my best attempts. Thanks for a great day men!

Barns

Got in the mood for barns Last Saturday (Logan Photo Club inspired) and captured a couple of shots from the road near Logan.

Sunset Beach San Diego

Spent the week in California. Rained most of the week and this was the only shot I got. Hard to beat the ocean!

Cub river

Here are some shots from Cub River near the Willow Flats Campground. Neil Hamilton showed us the area and we took the Mendon Photo Club up there Saturday afternoon.

Willow Flat Campground

Sorry I'm late on my post this week! Here are two shots from Cub River near the Willow Flat Campground. My Friend Neil took me up there last week and it was beautiful. I can't wait to see his great shots.

Kokanee Salmon Run

I took my boys up to the Porcupine reservoir to check out the end of the Salmon run for the year. They (illegally I believe) tried to catch some in a bucket but despite being on death's doorstop, they were still pretty fast. Here is the best shot from the day.

More Motocross

Here are some more shots from the race.

My Friend Mark (who took me to the race) almost became collateral damage when a rider was forced off the track and came at us.

Enjoying Nature

I really enjoyed watching a group of monks see the hot springs in Yellowstone for the first time. This is on the north end of the park and is fascinating to see how much it changes every time we visit.

Crazy

My Friend Mark Kidman took me to the Utah State Championship Motocross race Saturday. I threw this together quick and will take some more time later to get a decent blog entry up. Boy are those guys crazy. Man do I miss jumping motorbikes on the farm!

Ducks and the plains

I like baby ducks for some reason. These fellas had the neatest little water droplets on them that I just had to share. Do I really sound like a girl?

After my sister's weeding in Canada I ran my parents down to the Great Falls Airport. We were in a bit of a hurry to assure no surprises at the border caused a missed plane, so I wasn't able to stop as desired. These are a couple I took out the car window. There is quite a few windmills along that drive which made for some interesting subjects.

Benson Marina with Mendon Guild

I set up a photo shoot for the Mendon Photo Guild at my favorite Pelican watching spot. We had a great turnout and I hope they enjoyed it...

On the way home from ball

There was a nice soft fog settled over the valley as I drove through Mendon this morning.