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

Look, I'm alive

It has been over half a year since I have posted anything on this blog. In the last couple of weeks, I have been able to spend a lot of time up in the hills snowmobiling. Here are a few of the photos of the scenic views in the areas we have been riding. I can't post any of the shots of the new 2012 snowmobiles for a couple of months, but when I can, I'll be posting some of my favorite snowmobile shots that I have ever shot.


F/18, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, 14mm


F/18, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, 14mm


F/11, 1/400 sec, ISO 200, 70mm


F/10, 1/500 sec, ISO 200, 14mm


F/11, 1/400 sec, ISO 200, 20mm


F/16, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, 70mm


F/18, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, 14mm


F/16, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, 82mm

Memorial Day @ Temple Mountain

I know it has a been a while back, but I forgot to post the rest of the pictures from our trip to Southern Utah Near Temple Mountain. Dabbled around a bit with some nighttime photography and long exposure stuff, kind of fun. Enjoy.


D700, 0.8 sec, f/18, ISO 200, 32mm


D700, 1/40 sec, f/20, ISO 200, 24mm
Same location as shot above, just in the morning instead of evening.


D700, 1/125 sec, f/18, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 58 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, 14mm


D700, 14 sec, f/2.8, ISO 400, 14mm


D700, 17min. 42sec., f/4, ISO 200, 14mm


D700, 3 sec, f/22, ISO 200, 32mm


D700, 1 sec, f/18, ISO 200, 40mm


D700, 0.6 sec, f/20, ISO 200, 24mm


D700, 1/30 sec, f/18, ISO 200, 16mm

Temple Mountain HDR

Here are a few HDR shots of our Memorial Day trip to Temple Mountain.


D700, 9 frame HDR shot, f/18, ISO 200, Photomatix


D700, 5 frame HDR shot, f/22, ISO 200, Photomatix


D700, 7 frame HDR shot, f/20, ISO 200, Photomatix


D700, 9 frame HDR shot, f/20, ISO 200, Photomatix


D700, 9 frame HDR shot, f/18, ISO 200, Photomatix

Finally Spring

Though it keeps raining and snowing, I think spring is finally here. Had some time on Sunday to do some shooting, shot some tulips and some kids....That sounds bad, but you know what I mean. Some of these shots, where shot inverted. By that, I mean I hung my camera upside down off the underneath side of my tripod to get a different more interesting angle.


D700, 1/80 sec, f/22, ISO 320, 14mm


D700, 1/15 sec, f18, ISO 200, 24mm


D700, 1/10 sec, f/20, ISO 320, 15mm


D700, 1/40 sec, f/22, ISO 320, 14mm


D300s, 1/800 sec, f/3, ISO 200, 105mm


D300s, 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, 105mm

Bryce Canyon

After 2 days in Zions the kids where pretty wore out, so we headed to Bryce Canyon to check out the sights. It was pretty spectacular to say the least, I can't believe I had never been there before, it was awesome!


D700, 1/250 sec, f/16, 14mm, ISO 200


D700, 1/160 sec, f/18, 14mm, ISO 200


D700, 1/400 sec, f/13, 19mm, ISO 200


D700, 1/320 sec, f/14, 14mm, ISO 200


D700, 1/160 sec, f/20, 24mm, ISO 200

Zions National Park

We spent Spring Break in Zions with the Family this year. The kids did amazing, we did a lot of hiking and exploring. Neither Michelle nor I had ever been to Zions before, so we took our kids down there for their Spring Break. Here are a few of my favorite shots.


Emerald pools hike
D700, 1/125 sec, f/16, 14mm, ISO 200


D700, 1/125 sec, f/16, 14mm, ISO 200


Slot canyons and tunnels are common in Zions
D700, 1/40 sec, f/2.8, 24mm, ISO 1600


Here are some hieroglyphics we found near the road on hike we did.
D700, 1/60 sec, f/4, 32mm, ISO 200


I"m kind of a sucker for a cool reflection shot, here is a creative shot of Matt Drapers new truck.
D700, 1/100 sec, f/16, 14mm, ISO 200


We found this bird nest on the side wall of slot canyon on our last hike in Zions.
D700, 1/40 sec, f/2.8, 38mm, ISO 200

Januaary 25, Snakecreek

Had a very interesting ride today, my sled was not running up to par, but we finally had some killer deep snow. Unfortunately we spent more time than usual on the roads, the moguls turned out to be more like small hills and valleys. We had a fun large group today, 14 sled total. We only had one minor casualty, a broken shock, but no lame ducks. We all got our cardio in for the day, that's for sure. My back may never be the same. No extreme shots today, this shot is very ironic, the only groomed trail we saw, was just out of bounds on the Snowbird ski resort. We were not allowed to cross the border.

Winter Scape Panoramas

Inspired by Matt Draper, here are a few panorama images. 5-6 Images were stitched together in Photoshop, Lightroom was used for color correction, sharpening, and vignetting. I took these shots while helping with the MY11 Polaris Assault Camp extravaganza on Jan 14-16. We need way more snow, but there is never a lack of sweet pictures to be had in the high country.

Here is a view of Timp from the East.

Valley Fog can be very cool, if you are not in it.