Zion National Park
Saturday, 23 April 2011, 2:59pm
Zion National Park. Last weekend Charlie and I decided to take Friday off from work and drive down to Southern Utah to get out of the snow and the cold rain. It was clear and sunny in Saint George sporting 80-degrees outside. We relaxed and bought some clothing and had a nice dinner with some drinks. Saturday went into Zion National Park and went on a few small hikes enjoying the free admission because it was National Park Week. I snapped a few photographs and thought I would share. Enjoy.
White Anastasia Spider Flower
Sunday, 17 April 2011, 10:00am
White Anastasia Spider Flower. One of my assignments for my Art 3090 class was to photograph a white object in front of a white background. Another twist to the assignment was it had to have a form as the subject. We discussed the various ideas and I immediately thought of photographing flowers. Went to the floral shop and hunted for white flowers and found the White Anastasia Spider Flower. I rented a Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens and spent a few hours one Sunday afternoon photographing. I had unobstructed midday sunlight and picked up some poster board to create my white background. This is the photograph I submitted for my assignment. It was well received and printed beautifully. Enjoy.
Mount Nebo
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 10:01pm
Mount Nebo. A few weekends ago Charlie and I drove down to Gunnison to visit his family and celebrate his mom’s birthday. I recently purchased the Canon S95 point-and-shoot camera that can save raw files. Like a kid with a new toy I was snapping pictures the whole drive down and back because I find Utah’s valleys extremely beautiful. This picture was taken on Utah State Route 28 heading north from Gunnison to Nephi. You can see the tallest mountain in the Wasatch Front, Mount Nebo, off in the distance. Enjoy.
Lady Gaga Concert
Sunday, 20 March 2011, 9pm
Lady Gaga Concert! The concert was fantastic and we all had a great time. Lucky we got tickets pretty early and were able to get front row seats. They were great and provided a great view of the whole show. The Scissor Sisters opened the show with a few songs. I managed to snap a few pictures and a fun video of the opening sequence before Lady Gaga actually showed up on stage. Enjoy.
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Video and pictures were shot with a Canon S95.
Downtown Panoramic
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 4:13pm
Downtown Panoramic. One of the reasons why I decided to take Art 3090 was to force myself to get out and take photographs. Each week we have a different assignment to capture something using techniques that I don’t normally use or have much proficiency. Our last assignment was to do a photo-merge or panoramic image using at least five different photographs and then using those same images create a photo-montage using a dada inspired presentation. My panoramic was taken on top of the Regent Street Parking Garage facing south toward the Gallavan Center. It was late afternoon after a day of rain and lots of clouds. My second photograph was inspired by the Downtown Rising theme that is used to describe the construction and improvements to Salt Lake City’s downtown. Over the last few years I have been able to capture various buildings and included them in my photo-montage. Enjoy.
Winter at the University
Sunday, 6 March 2011, 6:03am
Winter at the University. While flipping through my collection of photographs I found this one that I had edited but never shared. I desaturated it and thoroughly love the the contrast and the effect. This was taken up on the north part of the University of Utah. Enjoy.
Sunset
Saturday, 5 March 2011, 4:05pm
Sunset. A few weeks ago I was running around on the hills behind the Utah Capitol trying to get pictures of the sunset. Although it was freezing and there was a cold breeze, I was able to capture a few photographs that I wanted to share. They aren’t super spectacular but still nice sunset photographs. Enjoy.
Portrait: Farook
Sunday, 27 February 2011, 9:46am
Portrait: Farook. I was playing around with some of my camera flash settings and decided to try them out on myself. I managed to capture a fairly interesting portrait including my messy but functional home office in the background. I was also playing with my AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm 1:2.8G ED lens and having some fun with shooting with a wide angle. Enjoy.
Snow Covered Tacoma
Saturday, 26 February 2011, 5:39pm
Snow Covered Tacoma. We have had a number of spring snow storms that drop a lot of snow but doesn’t really stick to the ground. I woke up early to shovel the snow from the walks and driveway but there was not much to clear. I decided to be adventurous and have my camera with me as I assessed the snowfall. Lots of snow on the truck and grass with little on the concrete. My photography class has been successful in getting me to bring my camera and think about taking pictures more frequently. Enjoy.
Portrait: Mark
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 8:17pm
Portrait: Mark. I had the opportunity to take some portrait photographs of my friend Mark. We went to his beautiful home in downtown Salt Lake and it was a nice sunny day which provided fantastic light for some nice photographs. We took a number of photographs and I had to submit one for critique and review in my photography class. Enjoy.
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