Fireworks Part III

Fireworks
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Ok, you are probably getting tired of fireworks pictures so I promise this will be the last one.

Fireworks Part II

Fireworks
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

As I said in the previous posting, I had only taken fireworks photos one time before so I was really impressed with how many of these pictures came out.

Now I can't wait for next year so that I can get even more fireworks pictures. It may even encourage me to deal with the crowds in order to get even more pictures.

Fireworks

Fireworks
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Here in Utah there is a holiday on July 24th to celebrate the arrival of the Mormon Pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. Like Independence Day there is parades and fireworks shows.

This year I took two of our nieces up to Cottonwood Heights to watch their community fireworks.

I had only photographed fireworks once before that was back with my Nikon EM film camera and I was too far away to get really good pictures.

To get these pictures I put my camera on a tri-pod, put the focusing on manual and did 10 second exposures. I was not sure how well the pictures would come out but was pretty happy with the results.

Park City Transit

Park City Transit Gillig Advantage
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Friday we went up to Park City for some relaxation and of course for the opportunity to take a few pictures.

Here is a shot of a Park City Gillig Advantage Low Floor sitting at the Historic Main Street Transit Station in the historic part of Park City.

The Tree is Watching You

Tree Face
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Here is another photo I took at my in laws place.

This tree which sits near their unused swimming pool had a character upgrade.

The sun was setting giving the tree just enough light but keeping the surrounding area darker.

Spider

Spider
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

I was visiting my in-laws last week and decided to take a few minutes to go in their back acre and take some pictures.

The sun was about to set and there was not much light. I saw this little guy crawling up a pole and decided to take its picture. I was not sure if there was enough light to get the picture so I put my camera's flash on its lowest setting to add some fill light.

I was not sure how well this photo would come out but I was happy with the results.

Taking a Drink

Duck and Ducklings on Silver Lake
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Last Wednesday (7/7/2010) we went up to Silver Lake to take a hike and do some photography.

Just was we started down the boardwalk we caught this duck along with her ducklings at the edge of the lake taking a drink.

I wasn't sure how this picture was going to come out since I had to take it quickly and the lighting was not optimal. However, I thought the picture came out o.k. despite the murky color of the water.

Silver Lake is located just west of the Brighton Ski Resort at the top of Cottonwood Canyon. It is a nice short trip from the Salt Lake area and while the temperature was 90+ in Salt Lake it was only in the mid-60's up at the top of the canyon.

Silver Lake, Utah

Silver Lake, Utah
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Today I ended up heading up to Brighton, Utah in order to hike around and above Silver Lake which lies just west of the Brighton Ski Resort.

There is a trail around the entire lake that is very popular with not only hikers but on this day had a large number of artist doing paintings of the area.

We also took the Twin Lakes trail but did not make it completely up to Twin Lakes due to time constraints.

Delta 737

Delta 737
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Shot of a Delta Airlines 737 coming in for a landing at the Salt Lake International Airport.

The photo was taken from Fulton Street just south of 500 South on the west side of town. This area of town is filled mostly with junk yards and other industrial businesses.

As I have mentioned many times forms of transportation are some of my favorite subjects whether it be trains, planes, automobiles, or buses.

There used to be locations near or on airports where plane spotters could stay, watch planes come and go, and do photography. Sadly after the events of 9/11 most of these places have been closed off.

I am guessing that this is a Boeing 737-800.