Flying High

Meet Matte! Flying high at the skate park is what he does to relax and unwind. Matte was nice enough to let me photograph him doing some stylized stunts. I find this type of riding scary and crazy, but very cool! I am just as crazy for putting myself down in the bowl, sitting or lying down to get the best shot. I had a borrowed camera, the Olympus E-M1 and a 12-40mm f/2.8 lens. It worked out awesome. Great speed, easy enough to use and small. Beats lugging my big camera! About half the size. Thanks Matte, I hope you like the pictures.

Parking Brake Needed!

A little Hummer tour on Hell's Revenge, in the mountains East of Moab, Utah. Our driver's name is "Woody" ask for him at the Moab Tour Company. Who needs a roller coaster when you have red rocks and an open top off road vehicle! Thrills and giggles had by everyone. Thanks for keeping us safe and letting us have a good time Woody. Be sure to have the breaks checked too!

Mesa Arch

 

Mesa Arch is in Canyonlands National Park, Southern Utah. Beautiful country to visit. Put it on your bucket list if you have not done so already. It is a landscape photographer paradise! I have others to post from my trip there so stay tuned.

BIG Splash!

A great way to cool off this summer, give it a try! 

VW Graveyard

 

 

 

                                    

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't know if I should cry or rejoice!? Oh, what a beautiful place and so much potential. The stories that can be told from each car. Lets pick one and fix it up! I must be a hippie at heart!! I wish the owner was around I wanted to go inside the yard so bad. It was posted and I wanted to be respectful to the owner and the cars. We will meet again my friends.

Unpopped

 Miss Morgan's expression is hilarious, each time!

 

 Second try.

 

Third times is not the charm.

 

Morgan is a great sport. We did this on purpose a few time to see the shapes created by the balloon. Each one is different. I thought it would pop when it hit the ground, but we got lucky.



Before And After With Water Balloons

 Before Miss Emily gets hit!

 

 After!

 

 Before Miss Morgan meets a water balloon!

 

After!

 

 

Special thanks to my children and the kids from the neighborhood. We found a way to cool down now that school is out. Enjoy the summer friends!

Glamour Shots I

 Christie

 

 A kiss for someone special!

 

Chrisite, Black & White

 

Make-up by Tony Acevedo

 

Some of the ladies I work with and I decided to do a photo shoot together. The idea, a glamour shoot. Get some models, have their make-up and hair done. What could be better? This is not my favorite type of photography but it is good to try new things . Who wouldn't want to be inside with pretty girls on a cold winters night? What do you think? Should I keep trying or stick with what I normally do? My thanks to Christie for her patience with us. She is a beautiful young woman and a great photographer also!

Glamour Shots II

 Amanda

 

Kisses!

 

 

Make-up by Tony Acevedo

 

My thanks to Amanda for coming to our little glamour shoot. She is a beautiful young woman and a good sport. She put up with a lot from all of us. My thanks to Crystal and Lisa for the idea, the pretty friends, and help. Lets do it again.



Halloween Costume

 

When you say or do something silly your friends and co-workers go to great lengths to make sure you don't forget it. It gets worse if there is a camera close at hand. On Halloween, however, if one is willing to let loose and be creative, we can be a source of joy and laughter. We usually dress up for Halloween at work. This year I was the old man from the movie UP. I don't look so bad with gray hair. My hope is to keep my hair even if it is gray.

To Funny Not To Share

Somethings are just to funny not to share. Like this picture taken by my co-worker Crystal. If you know me at all this picture is really funny. Besides being a Nikon guy, the other thing that makes this funny is that it was shot with the camera on her phone, not a Canon. This tomb stone was a part of the decorations out side of the store I work at. There were other cleaver sayings, but this one gave me a photo op I could not pass up. Thank you Crystal for your help.

Out Late

 Reflection from the evaporating ponds.

 

 Looking towards Grantsville.

 

 How do you light this thing?

 

 Spinning fire!

 

Morton salt plant, outside of Grantsville, Utah.

 

 

These pictures were shot with a Pentax MX1. An awesome point and shoot camera, with some incredible manual controls. I am very impressed. I am usually annoyed with point and shoot camera and there manual settings, they just can not do what an dslr can do. The Pentax MX1 is easy to adjust with a large aperture and good shutter speeds. It also has a HDR mode with three level of adjustments. If your looking for a new camera, give it a try.