FREEZE!

Part of my current 365 project.

Pentax K5 with 16-50 f2.8 lens, Aperture f2.8, Shutter 1/8000 second, ISO 8000, Multi-segment metering, Aperture priority mode. Sun was setting to the left of the picture and grass is the background color.

Temple Square

These were all shot with my Pentax K5 and the 50mm f1.4. It was during an afternoon outing at Temple Square in Salt Lake City as a photo excursion with work.

Ready for the close up?

I just got my new 100mm Macro and started a few experimental shots. Man these are fun lenses!

A little fall color

A wnoderfully warm, golden blizzard of light.

The subtle shift of summer to fall, some of these trees look as though they want summer to hang around just a little longer.

Looks like we definitely have a disagreement here as to weather or not the seasons should be changing. So here are a few fall color images, I really wish I could get out a little more to shoot this time of the year.

Antelope Island Photo Safari

The Antelope Island Photo Safari weekend was a success! Quite a few guests were able to try out a lot of great equipment, spend time learning from instructors, see some beautiful scenery and take some great pictures. We hope to offer another event like this in the future. I didn't take a lot of pictures, as I was manning the equipment table, but I was able to sneak in a few. Hope you like them.

Iskwatikan Lake

Pentax K20d with 12-24mm, f13 aperture, 1/60 Shutter, Evaluative metering, 100 ISO and a C-PL for reflection enhancement. We usually talk about using the polarizer to remove reflection, but it can be just as effective to add more. It was fun to experiment with this in a few different shots. Could you ask for a better day to take some pictures?

Pentax K20d with 12-24mm, f10 Aperture, 20 sec. Shutter, Evaluative metering, ISO 200. I used the C-PL again to control some of the reflections and contrast in the sky, Manfrotto tripod and a cabled release to control the exposure. Shot in full manual. This was on of the last sunsets before coming home. I loved the rim light on the boat and the great variation of colors in the sky.

Pentax K20d with 12-24mm lens, f22 Aperture, 1/5 shutter, Evaluative metering, -1 underexposed to try and compendsate for the shadowed foreground and the light of the plane. Mafrotto tripod and the IR wireless remote and C-PL to maximize reflection in the water.

This is actually at Lac Laronge in Sasketchewan, the night before we flew in to Iskatikan Lake.

Iskwatikan Lake

A trip to Canada with my Dad for some fishing, tall tales and some time off of work....and some photography too. All Images were shot using the Pentax K20d. Quite a few of them were captured using the 12-24mm lens and a polarizing filter. The views were provided by a very generous Mother Nature. I tried to stay fairly simple by keeping ISO to the 100 range for most of the daylight shots during the trip. I only used a few lenses, most specifically the 16-50, 12-24, and the 55-300. I caught a lot of fish, a lot of pictures and a lot of great memories. Thanks Dad!