Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Sunset Shot

Took this photo just north of Del Mar, California while my wife and I were on vacation in November, 2006. We spent the day at the Wild Animal Park outside Escondido then drove west to Oceanside and south along old US Highway 101.

As we approached a bridge I saw that the sun was about the set so I parked our rental vehicle along the side of the road ran over to the edge of the road and took this picture.

I took dozens on sunset pictures with my film cameras when I lived in Lincoln City, Oregon in 2000, but this was one of the few sunset pictures I had taken since that time.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Always keep your eyes open...

May 15th was my 10th Anniversary so my wife and I took a trip down to Durango, Colorado for the weekend. We had a good time including a ride on the spectacular Durango and Silverton Railroad. If you have not been on that trip I highly recommend it.

On our return to Salt Lake City we took a slight detour heading west to Cortez and then down into Arizona past four corners. 11 miles southwest of Cortez is an Indian Casino.

I stopped to take a picture of the Casino and the surrounding area. I was taking a picture when my wife pointed toward this little guy who was watching me. I changed to my zoom lens and took this photo. Just goes to prove you always need to keep your eyes open for (or in this case your wife's eyes!!) anything unusual.

Monday, August 11, 2008

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.
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Sunday, August 10, 2008

Photowalking in Ogden

Next Saturday the Photowalking Utah group will be making a trip up to Ogden to do some photography. I joined the photowalking group previously when they visited the Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah but have not been able to make another one of their outings since then.

While I have only been on one photowalking excursion, it was an enjoyable experience to meet and spend time with other photographers. It was also an excellent opportunity to learn from photographers with even more experience and new ideas.

I plan on taking Utah Transit Authority's Front Runner service arriving about an hour before the meet up time in order to get something to eat.









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Monday, July 7, 2008

Welcome....

Welcome to my photoblog were I will show off some of my favorite pictures.