Critters

Wow, it' been a while! I got a new camera and was dying to use it, so even though it was freezing cold, I drug my family out to Antelope island for family night. Even though it was cold, the animals were very active and we got to see, Bison, Antelope, Deer, and even a pair of Coyotes. It was worth it! Here are a few shots of an Antelope. The deer have mostly shed their antlers, the Deer pics I'm posting here are from Bear Lake around the first of the year.


D4, 1/160 sec, f/9.0, 400mm, ISO 100


D4, 1/1250 sec, f/5, 80mm, ISO 1250


D4, 1/1600 sec, f/5, 80mm, ISO 1250


D4, 1/60 sec, f/5.3, 250mm, ISO 12800
It was pretty dark, but we still got this shot. notice the one buck has his antlers, and the one on the left just dropped his. These bucks were on the island.


D700, 1/1250 sec, f/4.8, 340mm, ISO 800
Bear Lake bucks


D700, 1/800 sec, f/4.8, 340mm, ISO 800


D700, 1/1250 sec, f/4.8, 340mm, ISO 800


D700, 1/1000 sec, f/4.8, 340mm, ISO 800


D700, 1/100 sec, f/11, 102mm, ISO 800

Simply Mac Racing

I am a member of the Simply Mac Race Team, and we recently took some tome to try and nail some quality cycling shots. Joel Rackham, Austin Scott, and Katie Scott were the stars of the shoot. ENVY Composites is one of our sponsers, so we tried to shoot some action shots of their wheels, kind of cool.


D700, 1/250 sec, f/10, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 1/250 Sec, f/10, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 1/250 Sec, f/10, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 1/1600 Sec, f/3.2, ISO 200, 130mm

A few Bridal shots of Maggie

I shot these a while ago, but forgot to get them posted, here are a few shots of some bridals I did for Maggie.


D700, 1/200 Sec, f/3.5, ISO 250, 130mm


D700, 1/1250 Sec, f/1.8, ISO 200, 50mm


D700, 1/400 Sec, f/2.8, ISO 160, 116mm


D700, 1/400 sec, f/3.2, ISO 200, 26mm


D700, 1/250 sec, f/4, ISO 320, 14mm


D700, 1/200 sec, f/4, ISO 320, 110mm

Sleddin Faves

Figured I should post some of my favorite sleddin pics before all the snow melts. The first 3 shots were taken on the annual Polaris Photo shoot for the model year 2012 sleds. While the big dogs were performing, I was able to bring my camera and take advantage of the talent at hand. Todd Williams was kind enough to allow me to shoot along side of him, It's always a treat to learn from such a master.
The last two pics, are from the 2011 Jackson Hole Hill Climb. With my injured shoulder, I may be done riding for the year.......we shall see.


D700, 1/1000 sec, f/13, ISO 200, 60mm
Randy Sherman on 2012 Assault


D700, 1/400 sec, f/11, ISO 200, 66mm
Randy Sherman on 2012 Assault


D700, 1/500 sec, f/16, ISO 200 40mm
Randy Sherman on 2012 Assault


D700, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200, 120mm
Keith Curtis at 2011 Jackson Hole Hill Climb


D700, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200, 340mm
Cole Willford at 2011 Jackson Hole Hill Climb

Canyonlands 2011

Had a nice escape from the snow last weekend when we took the kids down to Southern Utah, it was still a little cold, and we had to endure some wind, but at least it was dry. Here are a few pics.


D700, 1/160 sec., f/11, ISO 200, 19mm


D700, 1/200 sec., f/13, ISO 200, 24mm


D700, 1/200 sec., f/13, ISO 200, 16mm


D700, 1/160 sec., f/13, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 1/200 sec., f/8, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 1/160 sec., f/14, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 1/160 sec., f/13, ISO 200, 14mm

Jackson Hole Hill Climb 2011

Last week end I was able to attend the 2011 World Championship Hill Climb Race in Jackson Hole Wyoming. Todd Williams, who is a phenomenal photographer based out of New York, helped me get a media pass so I could shoot the race with him. It was an awesome experience to say the least. We got assignments from Polaris, HMK, Holz, & OSM magazine, to shoot specific riders. Since the event, the Montana Tibune has used some of my images. Boondockers and some sponsered Ski-Doo racers have expressed interest to Todd about using some of our stuff. Kind of cool!! Here are a few of my favorites.


Even though it's an Arctic Cat, this is one of my favorites.
Kyle Tapio, on a model year 2012 Arctic Cat HCR Race sled.
D700, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200, 340mm


Keith Curtis won King in 2 classes and won King of Kings to take top honors at the event.
I rode with Keith on on the Polaris photo shoot this year, he is not only an amazing rider, but a super nice guy.
D700, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200, 145mm


Another shot of Keith attacking the hill
D700, 1/500 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200, 70mm


Erin Beukelman, another Polaris rider, has a long list of sponsors including Holz.
D700, 1/400 sec, f/10, ISO 200 95mm


Vinnie Clark is also sponsored by Holz, and did very well this weekend.
D700, 1/500 sec, f/11, ISO 200 200mm

Vacation Withdrawals

Here are a few more shots of our cruise.


D700, 1/160 Sec, f/1.4, ISO 1000, 50mm
This is a shop on the Boat


D700, 1/80 Sec, f/2.8, ISO 1000, 50mm
Pretty cool Architecture on the boat


D700, 1/60 Sec, f/2.8, ISO 1000, 24mm
Kind of random, but this car was parked in the middle of the boardwalk


D700, 1/160 Sec, f/2.8, ISO 1250, 14mm
another car angle


D700, 1/200 Sec, f/10, ISO 200, 70mm
McKay and the classic sunglass reflection shot


D700, 1/125 Sec, f/2.8, ISO 400, 14mm
The whole middle part of the boat was open on every level, this level was called the Boardwalk, it was way cool.

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Michelle and I recently took a voyage on a big boat called the Allure. Not sure where they got the name, but it was quite the ship. The boat was held together by over 1,400 miles of welds, that right 1,400 miles of welded metal, that's a boat load of welds! Here are a few seascape shots from our explorations.


D700, 1/250 Sec, f/16, ISO 200, 14mm
Neet beach on St. Martin


D700, 1/400 sec, f/16, ISO 200, 14mm
This is as close as I got to a sunset shot


D700, 1/100 sec, f/18, ISO 200, 14mm
friendly little lizard, got good GoPro video of him too. Our ocean vessel is the one on the right.


D700, 1/160 sec, f/16, ISO 200, 14mm
Marina on St. Martin


D700, 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO 200, 24mm
Trunk Bay on St. John


D700, 1/200 sec, f/14, ISO 200, 24mm
Cool overlook on St. John


D700, 1/250 sec, f/16, ISO 200, 14mm
St. Martin beach


D700, 1/250 sec, f/16, ISO 200, 14mm
A short walk from the ship landed us here


D700, 1/250 sec, f/13, ISO 200, 24mm
Here is our ship


D700, 1/2500 sec, f/3.2, ISO 200, 27mm
How could I not throw in one last shot of my little buddy