Albion Basin

Not much to say about these pictures. I just loved going up to Albion Basin with my parents. The perfect time of year to see all of the wildflowers!

New Camera!!!

FINALLY!!! I got a new camera! Upgraded from a Nikon D50 to a Nikon D7100, and so glad I did! On Sunday, my dad and I went up Provo Canyon to test it out! Here are a few of the shots I got. I can tell a HUGE difference in the quality of the photos already. I also had a lot of fun editing these in Lightroom. Check them out:

One of my Grandma's favorite "Flowers"

As much as I like taking pictures of bugs...

...people are still my favorite subjects to photograph.

Memorial Day Weekend in Moab

So... if you can't already tell, I hate winter. I have no motivation to trek through feet of snow in below freezing temperatures to go out and take pictures. That's mainly why I have been MIA for a few months. However, now that the weather is nice again, I am a lot more motivated. My dad and I decided to head down to Moab/ Arches National Park for a few days to watch the meteor shower on Friday night. As we were driving down there was a huge thunderstorm that we were afraid was going to conceal the night sky. Instead of worrying about it too much, we decided to walk around and find things to take pictures of. This picture was taken right after the storm, you can see the big puddle in the background.

We also saw a pretty fast-flowing river in the red rocks. My dad was able to take long-exposure pictures of the river that makes the water look blurry, or like it is moving. One day I will have the right equipment to be able to take them and post them on my blog, but for now, you'll have to head over to his if you'd like to see them (boggedbefore.blogspot.com).

Later that night, around midnight, my dad went out to check if the clouds had cleared out so we could see the stars. To our luck, they did! The night sky was perfectly clear and we headed back into Arches. It is amazing to see the stars in Southern Utah. You are able to see a lot more stars because there is a lot less light pollution. We headed out to one of the arches and my dad set up his camera while I found a "comfortable" rock and laid down to look up at the meteors. We only were able to see a few, but my dad was able to capture some amazing shots of the Milky Way... while I may have dozed off. Again, you'll have to head over to his blog to check them out.

They next day was absolutely perfect. We just drove around Arches, stopping where ever we felt like it to take pictures. I loved taking close ups of the flowers. It's beautiful to see the desert in bloom. Below are just a few that I snapped. 

Such a short trip, but definitely worth it. Just one of the many reasons why living in Utah so great.

Teapot Lake

A few weeks ago, my dad took me up to Teapot lake and taught me how to take long-exposure pictures. We woke up at 4 A.M. to get these shots. Hope you like them!

Joanna Part II

A few weeks ago, before Joanna moved to Denver, I took her up to Park City to snap some pictures of her and the aspen trees. It's only been a few weeks but I miss her!! Although, it does give me an excuse to go to Denver....

Hope you like the pics!

Chrissy, Ken and baby!

Chrissy, Ken, (and baby) let me snap some pictures of them the other day. Glad that I got a few that they liked!