Sandy TRAX Crossing

Sandy TRAX Crossing
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Here is another one of the pictures I took Thursday night. I put the camera on the tri-pod, metered off a couple of points to get a good idea on how long of an exposure and then used the car headlights to add a little more lighting.

Ghost TRAX

Ghost TRAX
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Last night I drove my wife and a friend to a class they are attending and decided to do some photography while I was waiting for them to get out.

As you can tell, I have been practicing my night shots for the last few weeks so I figured last night would be another great opportunity. I went to the TRAX crossing at 8680 South in Sandy which is just a block from where we used to live and took some pictures.

The lights you see in the foreground belong to my car.

Healing Field

Healing Field
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Remembering that fateful day 8 years ago...

Sandy, Utah Expo Center in a blizzard

Sandy, Utah Expo Center in a blizzard
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

I mentioned in one of the first postings about heading to the Utah Auto show and the blizzard. Well here is a picture I took while heading through the parking lot. While you can still see the planters with trees you could not see the curbs or which way the road went, it was kind of a guessing game.

TRAX train at speed

TRAX train at speed
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Yesterday, I had to take my car in for its routine maintenance at Champion Ford on 9000 South. On the way I stopped at the TRAX crossing of 8680 South just a few hundred feet from where I used to live.

I tried with my previous digital camera to do some slow shutter speed shots in order to blur the motion of the TRAX trains, but that camera's settings were not good enough to get a good picture.

Now, armed with my new Nikon SLR, I took these pictures which came out substantially better than the previous ones I tried. I think the picture does a good job of conveying the speed at which the TRAX train is traveling.

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Sometimes you get lucky...

Earlier this year I made plans to check out the 2008 Auto Show. My wife decided she didn't want to go so I went on Martin Luther King day which is a holiday that she does not get off.

It also happened to be a very snowy day in Salt Lake City. The snow actually started about the time I took my wife to work and was very heavy for a few hours.

The auto show was being held at the South Towne Expo center and as I pulled into the parking lot I could not see where I was going. They had not plowed any of the parking lot and the snow was high enough it covered up the location of the curbs. However, I was able to navigate my way to the parking area.

One of the benefits of the snow storm was there was not many people at the show. I hit the Ford area first and walked through the different manufacturer areas before coming to the Chevrolet display. They had one of the Camaro show cars on display and I was able to get this picture and it almost looks like the show was not opened yet as you cannot see any people in the area.

Sometimes you just get lucky and are able to take that great picture.