One of my all-time favorites
I have taken many photos in my years, but this is one of my all-time favorites. I would start by asking a simple question: Do you know where this photo was taken? Even though I obviously know where I...
View ArticleCapturing the drip
I have always loved the close-up photos of water droplets, either from a splash or a drip. So when I finally decided that I wanted to try taking a photo of a droplet, I set to work in my backyard. And...
View ArticleCTE Weekly Photo Challenge: I is for Ice
I have a 40-minute commute to work. Yesterday, I was sweating bullets on my drive in. Not because of traffic or the icy roads, but because there was a little piece of ice on my windshield that I wanted...
View ArticleWild Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunsets
Although I have shared various sunset photos in previous posts, I figured I would share this post with a compilation of my favorite sunset photos in conjunction with the Wild Weekly Photo Challenge...
View ArticleChristmas Tree and the Kids: Believe
Now that Thanksgiving is over, we dedicated Saturday to decorating our home for Christmas. After hauling boxes of decoration up from the basement, we went to work. Of course, we started with the...
View ArticleMountain snow shouldn’t be yellow
More than a year ago I was chatting with a colleague who has taken some amazing landscape photos. He mentioned that rather than using the circular screw on filters, he used the glass plate filters,...
View ArticleA winter sunset photograph of the Bountiful Temple
With Utah’s summer temps in the 90s, it is definitely too hot to be playing outside. So I thought I would share a photo I shot in November of last year, with snow on the ground and everything. My...
View ArticleWinter storm clouds around Lone Peak
When I left my office yesterday and saw the clouds hovering around Mount Olympus east of Murray, and while I wanted to take a quick photo, there were no good angles from where I was. I figured by the...
View ArticlePerfect snack for a chilly winter morning
The Utah weather has gone from chilly to down right freezing. So a little hot chocolate is sure to warm you up – even if you are a little Lego mini figure trying to make your way in this world. Stay...
View ArticleO Holy Night – My favorite Christmas song
O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining ‘Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the...
View ArticleLights of Love in Many Languages at Temple Square
If you’ve ever been to Temple Square around Christmas time, you’ll see many of the walks lined with lights. From hanging snowflake lanterns to illuminated pin-pricked bags. While standing on the far...
View ArticleOquirrh Mountain Temple Blanketed in White Snow
Earlier this month, there was a pretty heavy snow storm that blanketed the entire Salt Lake Valley. My drive for photography made me contemplate where I could go photograph a sunrise early the...
View ArticleMoon rises at sunset behind snow-covered mountains
This week is the first full moon since I received my 70-300mm lens for Christmas, so it was only natural that I was on the lookout for a great shot of the moon. When I learned the moon would be rising...
View ArticleWinter storm clouds shroud Lone Peak
As the day wore on and the winter storm clouds stopped dumping their moisture, the view along the Wasatch Front was amazing. I was lucky enough to spend a few minutes find the right spot to grab a...
View ArticleCapturing sunrise at Balanced Rock
We arrived in Moab on Friday night of Presidents Day weekend and got everyone in bed at a pretty decent hour. But of course my photography bug hit and my alarm clock ended up going off Saturday morning...
View ArticleCold snowy mountains and warm desert rocks
After making the very family-friendly hike to Landscape Arch in Arches National Park, my son expressed his desire to continue down the trail toward Double O Arch. From what my wife and I could see of...
View ArticleCold snowy mountains and warm desert rocks
After making the very family-friendly hike to Landscape Arch in Arches National Park, my son expressed his desire to continue down the trail toward Double O Arch. From what my wife and I could see of...
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