Weeds and Wicker

The weeds in this shot were picked along the bank of the Jordan River that flows through Salt Lake City, UT and is an indication of the colors we get here in the winter time. While out on the river bank it is not especially attractive, when arranged in a "bouquet" and placed in front of a dark brown wall they become quite nice. One has to be careful though, the big seed pods have thorns all up and down their stems and can really be a pain, literally.

Blossoms as Art

It has been a long drab winter and for a landscape photographer it has not been a particularly pretty one. So I set up a photo studio in my home and started shooting whatever I could find. My wife has this very nice glass vase with some artificial flowers in it. I also used a new (to me) function in Photoshop the achieve this effect. I used Find Edges and then set it to Luminosity, then bumped up Selected Colors and Levels. Fun effect.

Wetlands Walkway

This is a detail shot of the pier that extends into the wetland area of Liberty Lake, WA. I really enjoyed the colors of the pier with the grasses and decking in the background.

Painted Grass and Ice

While visiting the Spokane, WA area I went to Liberty Lake where one of my sons lives. The inlet to the lake is a wonderful wetland area and is a state park. There are grasses, wildlife, and birds everywhere. It is a photographers wonderland.

Duo Falls

This nice little cascade is located near the main intersection of the road leading to the lodge in Zion National Park, UT. The simplicity of the water flow coupled with the colorful tumbled rock make this a very easy photo to enjoy.

Black Branch and Sandstone

A simple composition featuring a tree branch in profile before a red sandstone formation makes a very striking photo. This really stood out to me as I was hiking around Balanced Rock in Arches National Monument.

Delicate Arch in B&W

Delicate Arch is the undisputed leader of photo icons for Utah, it appears on many of our license plates and most brochures or web site for Utah. Due to the flat light when I was there I really didn't like the colored version of this photo, after turning it to B&W it really popped.