A Cloudy Day

So, today I got out to take some more pictures.  I decided that rather than head up the mountain I would head west instead.  There was an amazing sky full of clouds that made for some very dramatic pictures.  At least, I think so.

Although I took this picture, and the next one, in color, I felt the pictures were much more dramatic in black and white.

I love the clouds at the very bottom of the picture.  They look like arches.

I think this picture was amazing.  The sun behind these clouds was fantastic, especially as it appeared over this formation.

Although this picture, and the next one, are of the same subject, I love the difference in light and colors I got in each, and how those differences give each a different feel.

This was just an experiment, but I like the cooler colors reflected in the mirror against the warmer colors of the grass surrounding the mirror.

Another use of the side-view mirrors. I like how the gap is reflected almost perfectly in the mirror.

This tree was the only bit of color out in the middle of no-where against the gray of the sky.  I really like how it looks next to this road.

Early Fall in Southern Utah

So  finally got to get out and take some pictures around here to show off the changing leaves.  I love fall!

Another practice in depth of the field.  There are lots of yellow leaves around here, but I love the bright red one from over on campus.

Gorgeous yellow leaves from up on the mountain.

Ok, I did add the lens flair during editing, but I still love this picture of the sun rising over the mountain and highlighting the the hills beyond.

We've had a couple of really pretty sunsets here lately (which is why I wanted an external shutter release, lol).

Another very lovely sunset.

I absolutely love reflection photography, so I'm thrilled with how this picture came out.

And here we'll end with the red leaves from over on campus.  I like the contrast between the red and the green in this picture.

Kolob Hike Pictures

So, this past Monday I had the chance to go hiking up at Kolob canyon.  Of course I took my camera, only to get there and discover I only had my telephoto lens with me.  So, I turned into an impromptu challenge using the single lens I had.  Below are some of my favorite shots.

Here I was practicing the depth of field.  I love these orange leaves, especially since everything else was either green or yellow-ish.

I thought this was much more dramatic in black and white than in the original color.

Same with this one.

I love the way you can just see this historic cabin through the surrounding trees.

I loved the criss-crossing fallen trees through here.

To me, this tree looks like it's dancing, almost like something out of Fantasia.

I think this is my favorite picture of all of them.  It looks like something out of Lord of the Rings.

Just a fun little fall of water.

I like the flower with the water and rocks blurred out behind them.

I liked the cloud next the rock in this picture.

This is my dancing tree again, but I really like how it rather frames the mountain behind it.