Monthly Archives: May 2019

A foggy castle

I’ve been traveling back down memory lane this week to when we were in Scotland this time last year.  There are soooo many photos that I still have to share with you and eventually I will get to them.  Here … Continue reading

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Capitol Reef National Park – Panorama Point and Goosenecks Overlook

Just past Chimney Rock on Utah State route 24 there is a turnoff onto a paved road that leads you to Panorama Point and the Sunset Point Trail.  At the fork in this road you can turn left and make … Continue reading

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Sepia Sunset

Sometimes when reviewing your images from a shoot you get one (or a few, it happens) that you look at and go “ugh” and it gets the X mark for deletion.  Time has taught me that not every image is … Continue reading

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Memorial Day and memories sparked by the movie Battleship

(This is a repost from 2012 with some editing) Today is Memorial Day;  a day when we here in the states honor and remember those men and women who have served in the various branches of the military and ultimately … Continue reading

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Triangle Frame

Sometimes you go looking for the shot and sometimes it comes to you.  We went birding yesterday, as that’s DH’s thing and he was past due on having a pick of where to go photographing, so off we went to … Continue reading

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Big Fun

It’s a three day weekend here as Monday is Memorial Day – the unofficial start of the season for grilling, eating out on patios, festivals, road trips and more as well as the end of school for many. Have fun … Continue reading

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The Milky Way and How to Shoot It

First, in order to get your photo as devoid of light pollution as possible from city lights, you need to find a dark(ish) area.  I learned that there are certified dark areas and maps to assist you in finding them.  One … Continue reading

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Capitol Reef National Park – Chimney Rock

Humans do like giving names to things; their children, themselves, cars, cameras, where they live and in the case of the park here – rock formations.  Not only is there the looming chimney rock itself but there is also a … Continue reading

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Gallery Show

Guess who has a photo in a local art gallery?  It’s called “The Great Portrait Show” and I have one piece in it.  It’s the photo of the blonde in the gold sequin dress to the left of the black … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary to Us ♥

This weekend is our wedding anniversary and as we’ve just returned from our Utah road trip I have no idea what we may be doing but I’m sure we will come up with something even if it’s just puttering in … Continue reading

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