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Weekly Photo Challenge: One shot, two ways

The other night I went out to the Bonneville Salt Flats in western Utah to capture some star photos. I planned to arrive just before sunset to capture that event, … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: One shot, two ways

A winter sunset photograph of the Bountiful Temple

With Utah’s summer temps in the 90s, it is definitely too hot to be playing outside. So I thought I would share a photo I shot in November of last … Continue reading A winter sunset photograph of the Bountiful Temple

Lovely roses for my lovely wife’s birthday

Yesterday My wife celebrated another birthday. My hope was to pamper her for the entire day to show her how truly special she is to me. Unfortunately, she woke up … Continue reading Lovely roses for my lovely wife’s birthday

A starry night over the mountain lake

I really enjoyed sitting out under the stars while capturing photos of the Milky Way last weekend. I was amazed at the number of stars that I was able to … Continue reading A starry night over the mountain lake

First photograph of the Milky Way

Canon 60D | 10-22mm lens | 30″ | f/4.5 | ISO 1600 | RAW In my previous posts, I’ve alluded to my photographs of the actual Milky Way. Not to … Continue reading First photograph of the Milky Way

Different take on a Milky Way photograph

For weeks leading up to a family camping trip, I was searching for anything I could to help me find the best techniques for capturing a photo of the Milky … Continue reading Different take on a Milky Way photograph

Photobombed by the International Space Station

I was pretty excited to wake up at 2:45 am last Saturday morning and drive from our camping spot about two miles up the dirt road to Upper Barker Reservoir … Continue reading Photobombed by the International Space Station

Tips to photograph lightning in the daytime

It’s that time of year when afternoon thunderstorms are filling almost every day. I’ve usually been bummed out, wishing the lightning would wait a few more hours so it was … Continue reading Tips to photograph lightning in the daytime

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

As the Daily Post at WordPress.com Weekly Photo Challenge stated, the Golden Hour is the first and last hour of sunlight each day. So while I would out capturing some … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour