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The Sea
A beautiful day otherwise, the 10,000 foot Rockies block airflow, allowing a thick inversion layer to form over Utah Valley. Because of this sea-like inversion layer, we were ranked on one particular day last week, as having the worst air quality in the nation.
Despite the inversion in the valley, skiing at Sundance is amazing (where there’s nothing but great ski runs). -
Snowy Stewart
Water from the surrounding mountain of Sundance melts into a flowing stream. This is just next to Stewart road on the south-west side of Sundance Resort.
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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
I decided to try my luck with my in-camera flash on, and this is the result. I really like how the extra lighting shows off its eye, and captures the wings fluttering. With flash on, of course aperture needs to be set lower, and with this photo it is at f/8. But in aperture mode, the camera set its shutter speed to 1/125, which results in the fluttering wing action seen here.
Next time, my goal is to capture with this same or similar amount of light, but to get the wings to freeze. My plan is to shoot with flash on, manual mode, f/9, ISO 1600, and shutter speed at 1/2000 or higher to freeze the wings (similar to below). See the photo below which was taken a few frames before I decided to try this with my flash on.EXIF:
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Lunch Time
A juvenile sea turtle hunts for green mossy seaweed to eat during lunch time on the North Shore of Oahu in Shark’s Cove.
Snorkeling is such a blast. On this day, the waves were quite rough, and tossed this sea turtle back and forth 20-30 feet with each surge. I’d lose it for 30-40 seconds sometimes.
Hope you’re having a wonderful summer!
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DiCAPac WP-S10 Waterproof Bag
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What a Sunset!
Happy August everyone!
I walked out of the front door this evening to be presented with a magical show from Mother Nature. The whole tone of the air was red with the colors from the sun, and when I looked up, the blue, purple, red, yellows of the sunset had filled the sky to incredible colors and saturation. Yeah - this is HDR, but believe me, these colors are what I saw - from the light blues in the horizon, to the deep and saturated tones shown.
I was in such a rush that I grabbed the wife’s wonderful D90, set it on NEF/RAW and started shooting away.
Hope you had a fantastic weekend, and a wonderful first-day-of August!
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The Stars At Night Are Big and Bright
While up at Boy Scout Camp hanging out at night, I was fortunate enough to have basically no moon around for the perfect time to take photos. Without the city lights and pollution, the stars sure came out each and every night. This is what camping is all about!
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Zion Canyon
A few weekends ago we took the family down to southwestern Utah and enjoyed four days at the famous Zion National Park near Springdale, UT. I think we could have spent a year exploring all of the beauty the canyons and area provide.
This particular evening was a sunbeam sunset as the sun dipped behind the clouds and the West Temple landmark.
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Continuing our Zion National Park weekend, one of our days we decided that we’d challenge Angels Landing - a hike which takes a lot of guts to complete. Angels Landing is a 5 mile hike which presents gorgeous views and dizzying drop-offs as you gain about 1488 feet of elevation and walk some portions along a 1200 foot sheer cliff.
Pictured here is another view of Zion Canyon - imagine this area all underwater, and then millions of years later, this green area below a lake bed. After the lake drained out, the Virgin River carved out the canyon which we see now. As part of the Grand Staircase of sedimentary rock, the oldest layer of Zion Canyon is the newest layer of rock in the Grand Canyon. Wow! What a progression!
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The Narrows
Our trip wouldn’t be complete without a day hike from the bottom-up along the slot canyon known as “The Narrows.” Traditionally The Narrows is a 16 mile / 13 hour hike from the top-down hiking in and through the Virgin River. But, with the kids, that hike wouldn’t be possible. Yet we wanted to give them a taste of the beautiful scenery and experience walking along the bottom of 3-400 foot sheer cliffs. The enormity!
So, we rented them sturdy Five Ten Canyoneer hiking shoes (amphibious), neoprene socks, and a walking stick from a local outfitter and took a 5 mile hike for 4 hours, round-trip, starting from The Temple of Sinawava (the exit of the Narrows and top of Zion Canyon) to the Wall Street district (or so) and back. The bottom-up hike doesn’t require a permit and we knew that we could turn back anytime before the kids started showing fatigue - we wanted it to be a good experience.
Well the kids had a blast, and say that they look forward to make the whole trek from the top to the bottom when they get older. We’re so looking forward to it! We have lots of time to get them ready!EXIF:
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Moon Walk
With a full moon out I had to break out the telescope and check out the Earth’s only natural satellite, and the fifth largest satellite in the solar system.
I have to admit that I’m terrible at moon photos. But with the telescope, I held the camera up to the eyepiece and snapped away, making it my best success so far.
The real reason I was out spying through the telescope the other night was because Jupiter and her moons could be seen with it! Below is one of my many attempts to capture Jupiter - but with the eye, you could actually see not only Jupiter, but the colors, and three moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede or Callisto. This was my first time seeing Jupiter, and it was amazing!EXIF:
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Falling Leaves and Changing Colors
This week the colors in the mountains have really taken a turn - bright yellow, red, orange. It’s beautiful!
On the way back home from a short drive up to Sundance Ski Resort, I caught a colored leaf floating in the river. More colored photos to come …EXIF:
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Spring Bee
Spring has sprung in Utah with cherry blossoms blooming and bees collecting nectar and pollen. This particular specimen looks a lot like the Italian breed I keep in my beehives, and she was doing a great job!
Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Easter. He has risen!
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Spring Blossoms
The backyard cherry blossoms are in full-swing despite the mountains receiving 24” of snow the last 2 days, and Snowbird receiving a whopping 690” of snow this season (so far). I love this time of year when the bees are busy, and the outdoor hiking, biking, and volleyball starts up again! Matter of fact, I think I’m ready for summer.
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Late Afternoon Run
While traveling along the scenic Alpine Loop I came across a lone doe making her way through the forest.
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Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50mm
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