Old Building & Streetcar

Old Building & Streetcar
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

This old streetcar and building sit near the Great Salt Lake just west of the Salt Lake International Airport along Interstate 80.

This site has been used by photographers (and others) for many years. However, I have heard the owner is going to be forced to get rid of the streetcar and the building shortly.

Great Salt Lake Marina

Great Salt Lake Marina
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Here is another photo taken at the Great Salt Lake Marina a few weeks ago. Like the rest of the area it is crawling with bugs so that is something you will want to be prepared for if you go out to the marina.

This photo is looking southwest toward the outlet to the Great Salt Lake.

Access to the actual boat docks is limited so you have to limit yourself to taking pictures from the sidewalk about the actual marina area.

Black Widow

Black Widow
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Here is another photo that I took when we took my nieces out to the Great Salt Lake Marina and State Park.

Beyond the Marina is a observation deck that you can look out onto the lake. However, the entire area is covered by spiders of every shape and size.

While I did not know what type most of them were, this one is hard to miss. This one did not like having her photo taken because after I snapped the picture it actually made an aggressive move toward me (I was not THAT close).

Seagulls at the Great Salt Lake

Seagulls at the Great Salt Lake
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

My nieces who were staying with us wanted to go out and see the Great Salt Lake.

We decided to take them out to the Great Salt Lake State Park and Marina so they could get the Great Salt Lake experience without driving all the way to Antelope Island (since it was 95 degrees out and the only car we have that would hold us all has no A/C).

Of course if I am going somewhere I had to take my camera!!

I do not have a lot of experience taking pictures of birds except for ducks and geese at a nearby pond so this was a perfect chance for some practice.

I took several pictures of seagulls and was delighted that most of them turned out pretty good.