Yellow Lightning

In case you've been living under a rock, Tesla makes electric cars...very nice electric cars. I'm not a car guy, but if I were, I'd be a Tesla guy. They are comfortable, and very spacious. They've broken ground in so many things. I'm really a big fan...maybe I am a car guy....

I recently met Sean, a manger at the Tesla store in Washington Square Mall, and made a picture of one of his cars during the Scott Kelby World Wide Photowalk. 

Nikon D800, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens @170mm, f/8, 1/640s, ISO 800.

Shortly thereafter, Sean introduced me to Scott, a Tesla owner who also runs AutoTopia.com, where his team applies protective wraps to all kinds of cars. Well, I heard he was wrapping his Tesla, and one thing led to another. These are some of the photographs we made this morning, with my pal Chris helping, too.

By the way, these are computer desktop sized, too.

Nikon D800, 50mm f/1.4 lens, f/8, 1/5s, ISO 100.

Ski Time

Here in Utah, we've finally been getting some snow, and I'm sure the Ski industry is glad of it. I made this picture while photowalking with Darryl Dobson in Park City last fall before the first snows pushed the leaves off the trees. Don't forget to click to click to view these images full size.

Nikon D800, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens @ 300mm, f/11, 1/320s, ISO 800.

Mama, Don't Take My Kodachrome Away

Yeah, it's that song. I made this picture with my pal Darryl Dobson in September in Park City. It's quite a popular spot to make pictures...but it was the first time I'd photographed it myself. And the colors were coming so nicely. 

Nikon D800, 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 VR lens @50mm, f/11, 1/15s, ISO 320.

In fact, that whole week was pretty incredible. As I was driving to and from Vernal to work on those portraits below, I stopped several times to make pictures. That's a huge advantage of riding a scooter across the country--no windshield to shoot through, and it's easy to turn around and make a picture.

Nikon D800, 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro lens, f/4, 1/1250s, ISO 100.

Nikon D800, 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro lens, f/9, 1/400s, ISO 100.

See, my family was having a little reunion in Park City. That's when my nephews and I made one of my favorite portraits of 2012:

Nikon D800, 105mm f.2,8 VR Micro lens, f/3, 1/200s, ISO 2000.

Seasons Come and Seasons Go

A. and D. recently came for a portrait session, a little something to share with their families for the Holidays. Spending time with them was really a pleasure--they're friends of friends, and now friends themselves.

Nikon D800, 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro lens, f/2.8, 1/500s, ISO 100, Nik Color Efex Pro4, CS6.

One thing that is significant about this picture is the location. I'm standing in the canal bed along with A. and D. to make this picture, and this would be absolutely impossible two months ago. Because the canal is intended for irrigation (yes, even right in town people have water shares to water their lawns in the growing season), it only flows part of the year, and the rest of the time it may be found bone dry. 

Not only is the presence of water an obstacle in making this image in other seasons, but flow is another problem. See, right behind me is a race directing the water from the street level above twenty higher and it comes pouring down in a raucous slurry of white froth and foam that would knock me off my feet and carry me past the back of door of the now-closed Hostess Outlet (sigh). In fact, it's such a rush of water that I usually don't come down here in the growing season because I can't communicate with my clients for the noise.

My point is, keeping an eye on locations in different seasons and conditions makes allows me to make the most of all places. Plus, it keeps me excited about places that could otherwise be boring. Oh, here's another example of this same spot in high summer when the grass is up to my shoulders.

Growing Family

Nikon D800, 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro lens, f/7.1, 1/60s, ISO 100. Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

Man, Last time we made pictures for the J. family, that little guy was a newborn. I love this. Watching families grow through my lens is really a wonderful thing.

World Wide Photo Walk

The Cache Valley Photographers were happy to participate in Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk again last Saturday. This was the third time we've hosted a branch of the walk here, and it was really a good one. Here's one of my images from the day.

Nikon D800, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens at 135mm, f/5.6, 1/200s, ISO 400.

Falling

It's time! This is the last week for Fall pictures. It's been really wonderful, though, hasn't it? It started high and hot red with the mountain maples firing up the canyons on the Wellsvilles, and now the valley here is heating up with hot oranges, yellows, reds, and maroons. I'm loving it.

And I know you'd love some pictures with your family in it, too. It's not every year we get this kind of wonderful color set, so please give me a call and together we can create some really terrific images.

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Nikon D800, 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro lens, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 100, Nik Color Efex Pro  4.