Photos from September 20, 2009
September 20, 2009
David and I went on a photography excursion today, visiting a few locations here in the Salt Lake Valley.
Oquirrh Mountain Temple
Tall Grasses at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple
Oquirrh Mountain Temple
Lift Off
Draper Utah Temple
The Little Photographer
Draper Utah Temple
First snow!
November 6, 2008
As much as I dread icy windshields, frozen boogers, and blue fingers there is one thing I love about the snow. How much the kids enjoy playing in it. There is nothing better than seeing their wide eyes and rosy cheeks as they throw snow grenades, build forts, and eat delicious snow delicacies. Bring on the cold!
Payson Fire Photos
August 2, 2008
I went down to Payson last night to get some photos of the fire. I lived in Payson from 1999 to 2002 and still have a number of friends down there, so I met one of them and we walked around and took some pictures. Here are my favorite ones:
337-3781 - This was taken looking south-southeast from about 220 E. and 1100 S. This is 2.5 blocks due south from my old townhouse.
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337-3796 - This was taken looking south from the corner of 500 E. and 1250 S. The house in the right center area of the photo is the home of the bishop that I had when we lived there. He owns all of the orchards surrounding the area. The fire got really close to his home last night and I think the tree in the middle of the photo got burned.
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338-3803 - A fire hydrant at the corner of 500 E. and 1250 S. I thought it was pretty artistic.
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338-3807 - This was taken looking south from 1290 S. This house is across the street from my good friends, Dan and Marcey, who were evacuated. Dan happened to be out of town camping with their sons so Marcey was left to pack up the girls and get some stuff out of the house as mandatory evacuation order came. Our other friend, Kimball, showed up just in time to help her get the car packed and the girls in it. The truck in this photo is in the next cul-de-sac (1330 S.) down from my friends' street.
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338-3811 - This was taken looking east on 1290 S. The house on the far left of the photo is Dan and Marcey's. The fire truck at the end of the street had to move to get away from the scrub fuel and reposition itself as the fire came on.
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338-3814 - Here is another artistic photo. The truck was parked on Canyon Road just east of 500 E.
Photography is not a Crime!
July 16, 2008
I know how this guy feels. I have felt very uncomfortable, at times, when taking photos because I am afraid of what people are thinking of me. I always go way out of my way to make sure that it doesn’t look even remotely questionable.
First Dental Visit
June 1, 2008
When Ryan visited the dentist for the first time in April, Melanie snapped a photo with her iPhone. Take a look at this little boy and tell me if he’s not the cutest thing.
Mesa Arizona Temple
May 26, 2008
Here are some photos that I took on the night of Monday, May 26th.
Montezuma
May 25, 2008
We visited Montezuma Castle National Monument today, which was about a 95 mile drive from Melanie’s parents’ house. Here are a few photos:
Utah’s National Parks, Arches Edition
March 29, 2008
I also went to Arches National Park for the first time. Here are some photos:
Double Arch
Turret Arch Through the North Window
Turret Arch
I don’t remember the name of this place.
Utah’s National Parks, Canyonlands Edition
March 29, 2008
Today, I went to Canyonlands National Park for the first time. Here are a few photos that I took at Mesa Arch:
Flexing
March 2, 2008
This weekend I decided to start playing around with a way to display my photos. I have wanted to build a photo gallery but didn’t want to use Menalto Gallery again. I even looked at Coppermine again but decided to go with something completely different. I talked with one of my friends and he directed me to Flex. I’ve never done anything with Flex before and was worried that I wouldn’t be able to pick it up very quickly. Adobe Flex Builder really made it straigtforward. I’m going to continue using the 60 day trial version, but I’m sure I’ll end up spending the $250 when the trial version expires.
