M. Draper Photography

Nate & Amanda Wedding

2012-01-20T16:15:00.001-08:00

Welcome to the family Nate! Some fun wedding shots of my sis-in-law at her big day.

FYI, you need a marriage license to get married ;)

Somehow they pulled it off.

Cary Family

2012-01-20T16:05:00.000-08:00

I'm a witness of miracles. What a great family, and to see miss Jane doing so well makes me smile. My Mackay and Jane are the same age and it's fun to see them hangout with each other.

LV

2012-01-20T15:50:00.001-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2011-12-25T08:49:00.000-08:00

My Fam

2011-12-20T21:31:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd post some fun pics of my family. Love this little lady and 3 doh heads more than I can describe.

Cowboy Dream...

2011-12-11T14:42:00.000-08:00

My favorite rodeo family needed some shots done. This is my style, with red $@#! kickers, flannel shirts and dinner plates for belt buckles - oh yes my style. Can't wait for the day to move to a small town and have me a farm to take care of. You and my wife might think I'm joking, but I'm pretty dang serious. This is a great group of peeps.

Photo's With Santa - 2011

2011-12-02T23:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks for coming to our annual 'Photo's with Santa'. Thank you to the Judy Allen Team at Prudential Utah Real Estate and Doug Jackson from Legend Financial Services for sponsoring this event. Please click here to learn more about these great people and their services.

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Snarr Family

2011-11-17T20:36:00.000-08:00

Girls night out with the Snarr's - 3 generations strong!

Mackay Is 2

2011-10-17T21:40:00.000-07:00

My baby is now 2. Can't believe it. Love this buddy so much.

Yellowstone

2011-10-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

A trip that I look forward to every year is our family trip to Yellowstone / Island Park. Always a fantastic time as I get to combine 2 of my passions in life, my family and wildlife photography. 7" of snow in Island Park couldn't even slow us down. All of the animals in the park were pretty active. The elk were rutting pretty hard and all the other animals were on the move. It was fun to see the whole family involved and I must say they are good sports considering I get them up pretty early and drag them around until the sun has set. It makes for a long day but the memories made were priceless. We were able to see every major specie of animal in the park except for moose. I have now officially traveled every square inch of road in the park as we traveled through places I hadn't been before. My boys were on mission to see a grizzly bear and I was not going to disappoint. As it got later in the evening I started getting nervous and frustrated. I learned that we had just missed a mother griz and her cubs as they were hanging out less than 100 yards from the road. We finally found our griz though, and it was the closest we've ever been. We were 80 yards from this magnificent animal. This time of year the bears are pretty active as they get desperate to get fat for the winter. They will spend the entire day eating. This guy spent hours digging in the dirt and I believe he was either eating some sweet roots or insects. Mase was beside himself with excitement - and that, my friends, is worth everything to me... Till' next year :)

An HDR shot of Mammoth Springs

Here's my Mason watching every move of his griz through his binoculars.

400mm, f5.6, 1/200, iso400

In this pic you can see whatever he is eating hanging from his mouth.

U of U Homecoming

2011-10-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

The anticipation and expectations were very high but the outcome of the game was anything but desirable... I guess this is what you get when you play with the big boys in the PAC 12. It did make me miss the MWC days when we'd smoke anybody that stepped on our field. Still a blast hanging with 2 older boys and fantastic friends. The best part of the whole experience was the half time entertainment ;) I got to see my smokin' hot wife dance her guts out with the U of U alumni dance team - what a treat. Brought back some fond memories I have of watching her perform at the games...

Stadiums seem to always scream 'wide' so this is where the 10.5 fisheye goes in my pocket. The sun had set and the clouds had formed perfect. I didn't have a tripod so I shot hand held. With some help from Lightroom's lens correction I was able to straighten out the field lines to avoid the fisheye look.

Wild Flowers

2011-09-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

Plenty of water throughout the year has lead to some pretty flowers and plenty of feed for the horses of Strawberry Ridge.

Urban Wedding

2011-08-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

My beautiful sister in law and studly future bro in law are getting married this November! I twisted their arms to let me take a couple engagment photos for them. They wanted to stick with a cityscape background. I had this vision of what I wanted for a while and I have to say was pretty happy with what we got.

Bavelas Farm

2011-07-07T22:20:00.000-07:00

Some photos of a recent shoot at the Bavelas farm. This place has a ton a crusty stuff that always makes for some interesting background. This is my brother's family. I was pretty excited with how this turned out, had to get down and dirty to get this shot.

These are mine... I love these punks!

This was love at first sight... Trust me :/

This is one of my favorite families in the world. Each one of these kids have a special place in my heart.

Lake Powell Trip

2011-06-27T09:52:00.000-07:00

Every year we look forward to LP. One of our favorite corners of the world. Plenty of family time, swimming, food, hikes, laughs and photo opportunities. Every evening you can look forward to breathtaking sunsets and vistas. Sometimes within a .5 mile hike away.

This is where I ran out of shade... We were on a long hike and one of the boys forgot to bring sandles and it was the hottest part of the day. It got to the point where you couldn't walk bare feet without burning your feet. I ended up giving Mason my shoes and staying back. I had about 18" of shade along this wall, so I laid down to take a nap while the rest of the group continued hiking. This was my view as I laid on my back.

Go All Macro On Me.

2011-06-27T09:47:00.001-07:00

Found this guy at Lake Powell. I'm kind of mad that I didn't take a different picture to put his size in perspective. Let's just put it this way, he fit on my pinky finger nail - He was tiny. I caught him and held him in my hand while I ran through the house boat trying to find my macro lens. Ever tried changed lens' with one hand, always exciting. The family was worried about me and mentioned they have medication for people like me, but I didn't pay any attention to that. I used the Nikkor Micro 105mm VR lens.

Back Against The Wall

2011-06-27T09:37:00.000-07:00

Need to post. Summer is full bore now. RickyBobby and I wanted to get a sweet shot of double arch. We had to hike high to the very outer wall, attach my 10.5 fisheye super wide angle lens and I literally had to put my head against the wall to fit everything I wanted. I went with a 9 exposure HDR on this because there was SO much variation in light. It was actually quite dark where I was and very light at the openings. The 10.5 FE will explain the curvature of the earth in the photo, but I don't mind it one bit.

Head Above Water

2011-05-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

This time of year is absolutely crazy. With my real job, Miss Mo's dance, photography and kids sports, it pretty much keeps us busy till about midnight or later every night. I was able to snag some shots of my middle boy Max as he is turning out to be quite the baseball star and doesn't mind the attention...

Powder Mountain Hill Climb

2011-04-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

I jetted up to Powder Mountain Saturday to try to take in some of the snowmobile hill climb competition. I wasn't there as long as I would have liked to have been due to the SL 1/2 Marathon I ran in the morning, nor was I prepared as I should have been (one 4 gig card - c'mon) but I was able to pick a spot and get some fun captures of some professional riders. Here are some of my favorites...

This is Keith Curtis, #711. He is Polaris's new allstar and let me tell you a very classy, down to earth guy. I got to talk to him a bit after the rounds and was impressed with his humbleness and attitude.

Well, the above were my favorites. Too see a ton more click here...

Dead Horse Point - Canyonlands

2011-04-15T20:40:00.001-07:00

Dark and dreary skies has been the story for me lately. I watched the weather for weeks before our trip, anxious to have beautiful weather. It was looking good until about 5 days before the trip and the forecast took a turn for the worst. It seems whenever we go somewhere that is supposed to have epic photo opportunities it is gray and over cast. I really shouldn't complain too much because we really lucked out. It was snowing the whole time back home in SLC and we just had cooler temperatures and wind. I try to make the best of it and keep a good attitude. When conditions are crappy I usually turn to HDR (high dynamic range) photography. This is a process of capturing multiple pictures in the same place at different exposure values. You need to capture at least 3 frames but it can be up to 9. Later is post, these images are placed on top of each other and with the help of software it can provide an almost surreal result that can be quite pleasing to the eye. When lighting is bad and everything is flat and lacks dimension I like to experiment with this. Some people like - some people hate. I happen to like it but I like it with caution as it is to get carried away with results sometimes and can ruin an image very quickly.

This is at Dead Horse Point state park - near Canyonlands National Park. Both of these pics were 9 exposure HDR shots.

Maxie n' Mackay

2011-03-30T05:31:00.000-07:00

My middle and youngest boy. These were shot with one of my favorite lens, 17-55. It was shot wide open at f2.8, 1/60. I love me some contrasty black and white. I love these boys...

Still Alive...

2011-03-24T21:20:00.000-07:00

It's 8:00 pm and the kids are down! Miss Mo calls and says shes going to be late with a dance solo. Hmmmmmmm What to do, what to do. PERFECT! I'll set up a photo shoot for my son's goldfish! I'm sad to say we started with 2 fish and the first one didn't last 3 days. He started turning black and the poor critter went belly up. When he passed, I googled his mysterious death. I wanted to know why he died, turns out gold fish just don't live very long and this little guy had some kind of ammonia burns - ya, ouch. Mr Fish number 2 seems as healthy as ever, and I take good care of him. Since Miss Mo doesn't allow pets in our home (with the exception to a harmless goldfish - which I have to tend), I am bound and determined to make this fish last. Mr Fish cooperated and I was able to dust of the macro 105mm set at f3.5. I know, get a life, right???

Kauai Hawaii Fav's

2011-03-17T06:46:00.000-07:00

My wife and I took advantage of our 10 year anniversary and headed to Kaua'i Hawaii. What a treat it was and I anticipated a very serious travel photography opportunity. I had been gearing up for a while. My friend / business partner, RickyBobby had been there a year before and we talked a bit about what to expect - it was really helpful.

Day 1 turned out to be Epic. Weather seemed to be perfect, as it should be in Hawaii. We headed for the beach after a 5am morning jog and were able to produce some fun shots.

10.5, 1/160, iso200, f16

The next day it rained. It rained a lot. The day after that it rained and rained a lot. At this point the frustration starts to set in. Although I must say that we did NOT lope around and do nothing. The 2 days were overcast, but the rain was hit and miss and on the miss part we were taking advantage of it. We were able to do some hiking, beach exploring, volleyball, hotel exploring, pool hoping and sight seeing. Looking back I don't feel we missed out on too much. While eating lunch another friend called, that happened to be in Hawaii at the same time. They advised to make sure we visited the Queens Bath. We did and are sure glad we did. The seas were very rough and you didn't want to get too close, because that would be the end. Well, we made the best of the dark and dreary skies.

1/10, f22, 18mm, iso200,

1/125, f11, 18mm, iso200

The Queens Bath

I can't, for the life of me, remember the name of this lighthouse, but it was pretty cool.

Whale watching was a highlight. Our tour had to be rescheduled a couple times, but it was an absolute must in my eyes. We finally were able to find an ok day. The skies were overcast for the most part so I tried desperately to get any kind of background that wasn't blaaa. This is my favorite tail shot.

I showed up with my 18-200 (a must travel lens) on my body. I also came prepared with a 70-200 2.8 and a 2xTC (doubler). I was thinking I would need a little extra reach. Well, as soon as we got into the animals, I took about 10 shots with the 2xTC on and ripped that baby off. Not because I didn't like it, because I didn't need it. These things were right up close to our boat. A couple of times we could have touched these critters. AMAZING. So I shot the whole time with the 70-200 - it was the perfect lens of choice.

I thought this picture gave a nice creepy Jaws effect. I really just like it because of the cutout ridges in the fin and how it lined up with the boat.

Upper end Nikon lenses come with VR (vibration reduction) which is a stabilization tool I swear by. There are 2 settings on the lens - Normal VR or Active VR. I read somewhere to always keep it set to Normal. Unless you are shooting from a boat or something really unstable. I thought I was pretty cool to switch my lens to Active VR. I know, strange. I will say though it definitely helped while trying to photograph spinner dolphins. By far the hardest animal I have photographed. They are SO fast and SUPER aerobatic and interestingly enough, they hang with the whales too. I learned to predict where they were going to jump next and was able to get one perfect tac sharp shot of this guy...

Not so sharp, but an inverted shot...

Another activity I was excited about was a doorless helicopter ride. The last 2 days of the vacation were decent as far as weather went. We saved the ride for the last day. I was very reluctant to go because it was VERY expensive and I didn't want to spend the money to go up and see some clouds... The pilot assured me that if it wasn't going to be good he would turn around and give us a refund. We took his word and it ended up being a Godly experience that I will never forget. There is no other way to explore the coast. I just had do do a doorless helicopter - I know spoiled - but with my dad being a pilot I get a lot of opportunities to be in the air and I've shot too many pictures through the window of an airplane. So when the opportunity of a doorless helicopter presented itself, I was game :) A goal of mine was to get some shot of the Hawaii green lushness against Windex blue ocean. I'm thinking of framing this one...

Believe it or not this shot ^^^ was actually a series of 7 vertical shots that were stitched together in PS5. It was a desperate long shot, shooting out of a chopper and all, but PS5 never ceases to amaze me with it's stitching power. Seriously, when I started working on it, I didn't think it would work, but it did ok.

Water falls are not in short supply in Hawaii.

A sunset shot was a must for me too. Our opportunities were few but we took advantage.

(photo credit - Brownie)

Miss Mo got in on the action and took this shot of me taking a picture of Brownie and Nikki. I love it. It was taken with a Canon, of all things. ;)

Over all an once in a lifetime trip, although I hope to be back soon. I truly feel blessed to be able to experience something like this with the love of my life - no not my camera, my wife ;)

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Daniels Summit Video

2011-02-18T10:50:00.000-08:00

Another crazy Vid from another crazy ride. Can't seem to keep Brownie away from the trees! Don't mind the glitch at the first of the video - can't figure the dang thing out!

Sunshine and Pow!

2011-02-13T21:05:00.000-08:00

Another b-e-a-utiful day up in the Uintah's. This time we headed to Daniels Summit and we were greeted with powder and blue bird sky's. Lately I've been consumed with video, and when I get back from a sweet ride and don't have any stills to go through, I get depressed :( So I promised myself that I would bust out the SLR. Brownie is always a great model and isn't afraid to put on a show. His riding skills make adventure photography easy.

On the drive home I toggled through the pics and found a bunch that I liked. I asked my photography business partner Ricky Bangerter who own's Proline Imagery, if I could thumb through the pics he had taken through out the day. And I came across this...

Yep, yours truly - high flyin' Thanks Ricky Bobby - you're skills always amaze me.

Here's my traditional pano of the backside of the Wasatch Range.

Weber River Valley Pano

2011-02-08T06:00:00.000-08:00

Took advantage of a great view of a valley I spent many summers in.

What I Do During Winter...

2011-01-30T19:45:00.000-08:00

Eagles are out

2011-01-23T20:32:00.000-08:00

Took a Sunday drive with the fam to the FBBR. Tons of sweet birds out there. Just need a little more reach... Kind of fun to watch the other photographers with their 600mm f4's - man how would it be.

WoodPecker

2011-01-16T18:44:00.000-08:00

Came across this photo I took a while back. Forgot how cool this one was.

Jackson Kyle

2010-12-30T13:28:00.000-08:00

Photos from a recent shoot of our little buddy Jackson Kyle...

Best Christmas Ever!

2010-12-26T21:07:00.000-08:00

This is going down in the books folks, as one of the best so far! Love being with my family @ Christmas time!

Christmas Details

2010-12-19T20:28:00.000-08:00

Mo has the coolest manger scene, I love this setup. .8 sec, iso 200, f5.4.

1/4 sec, iso 200, f3

T. Sq.

2010-12-19T15:04:00.000-08:00

If I didn't have a screaming baby I think I would have stayed longer and got more of these. My lovely wife let me sneak away for 5 min. to capture this 7exp hdr image of the Lord's house.

A Little GoPro Flying

2010-12-06T05:26:00.000-08:00

Complied a little video taken with the GoPro and D300s. I have too much fun putting these together, it's almost scarey.

Layers

2010-12-05T20:19:00.000-08:00

A masking layers experimentation with Mike shooting clay pigeons...

Mackay Matthew

2010-11-14T20:50:00.000-08:00

I've upgraded my camera body. Alls I have to say is WOW! What a machine - I like.

Stocking up for Winter

2010-11-13T18:23:00.000-08:00

Snow will be here before we know it. This little critter is filling the log all the way to the top...

Jaylee 6 mo.

2010-10-27T13:04:00.000-07:00

dslr Nothing

2010-10-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

Who needs one when phones can produce results like this? This was a while back on Strawberry Reservoir fishing with the boys. Not to shabby for a camera phone.

BAD A Bike!

2010-10-14T19:06:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Scott let us use his bad a bike. I have to admit that this was Miss Mo's idea, and I was stoked for it. Killer photographer/friend Lynette helped us out with our family shots and I snapped some of hers - we love trade work ;) thanks Lynette - you have some mad skills. We went for the nitty gritty look and got it - black leather jackets at all.

I was really excited with how these balloon pictures turned out. Great idea Lynette.

Yellowstone Experience of a Lifetime

2010-10-05T06:58:00.000-07:00

We had quite the experience at Yellowstone a couple of weeks ago. It was fun to go during the rut and see all the Elk. The bulls were exhausted and on edge to say the least. Most big bulls had their cows and were always on guard watching for other potential threats. A lot of broken antlers and bugles.

This bull grabbed my attention and I could tell he was just beat. He was kind of wondering around in circles and finally bedded down. I got within about 50 yards and just watched him. He was all alone and I could tell that he had been fighting. I noticed something on his forehead and come to find out this bull had been gored by another bull and the other bulls antler broke off and was stuck in his forehead. Ya, ouch... I really don't think this bull will live much longer, especially since the wolves were only 800 yards away in the trees. Some people might think this is sad, but it is merely the circle of life we hear so much about.

Here is the Grizzly we found. He was enjoying a nice meal - something he had previously killed would be my guess. We were pretty excited to have spotted him and we were about 500 yards away. As we watched him, my friend Eli spotted some wolves coming out of the trees. They wanted in on what the griz was eating and eventually made their way over to him. There were about 8 wolves total. This was the first time I had seen a wild griz and wolves in my life. I was blown away by their size and amazed they way the worked as a pack. The griz would not surrender its meal - as you will see in the video.

Here's a picture of the wolves moving in on the bear. They worked as a pack and never isolated themselves from one another.

Here's the first approach by the wolves. It's kind of hard to see, but the black wolf is showing teeth in a 'we mean business' way...

I can't tell you how bad I wish I had some deeper glass (camera lens) or at least I wish I could have been closer. I was shooting at 400mm with a cropped sensor, I had to crop in a bit after that so quality is not that great - still fun to see though. The funnest part of this whole experience was having my family there to see it with me. My boys were freaking out when they realized what was going on... 'they're going to fight, dad!'. When we got home they ran and told all their friends what they saw. I would say it was a success.

YELLOWSTONE 2010

2010-09-28T21:08:00.001-07:00

A little HDR action from YNP. More to come...

There's One In Every Family...

2010-09-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

Great detail usually goes into what to wear for family pictures. So when the brother in law shows up in his Hawaii shirt and he's supposed to be in a solid polo, you know some nasty thoughts and comments are circulating. It all turned out to be a joke that I found hilarious. Nice one Ryan! Gotta love the Berg family. Randy and Judy have created a beautiful group of people.

Please click HERE for the entire shoot.

Watts

2010-09-14T06:06:00.000-07:00

A very fun family to photograph! Lots of children and lots of excitement and a plate of fresh chocolate chip cookies - that I consumed on the drive home :) Thank you, thank you!

Click here for all the pictures.

2010-09-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

What a cute baby!

The bindi dot is said to retain energy and strengthen concentration. It is also said to protect against demons or bad luck. I googled it and think it is SO cool.

CALL'S FORT SKI LAKE!

2010-09-06T16:38:00.000-07:00

An AWESOME group of guys and one gal :) gave us the opportunity to shoot some waterski action shots - These guys can ski! Brings a whole new meaning and respect to the sport! All of the shots can be seen here!

Uncle Dale's 57' Chev

2010-08-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

My uncle Dale is a master at rebuilding old cars. This is his classic 57' Chev convertable. My brother and his new wife drove away in it on their wedding night.

Paul & Ashley's Wedding

2010-08-22T20:10:00.001-07:00

I can't believe my little bro got married. I'm so excited for him and Ashley to start a life together. They are so fun to have in our family. Here are some of my favorite pictures of the evening!

The Worrell's

2010-08-16T23:16:00.000-07:00

A Worrell sneak peak...

My Buddy the Dragon Fly

2010-08-01T21:16:00.001-07:00

Some backyard fun with my buddy the dragon fly. He warmed up to me for a while and posed in the perfect place. I took started snapping and would inch closer. When I got too close he would fly away, but only for a second and then fly back to the exact same place. Sure made it easy for me.

f14 1/50 iso400 micro 105mm - handheld.

Colors of Summer

2010-07-29T21:24:00.000-07:00

Green grass, toehead hair, red watermelon and blue eyes, ahhhhhh the colors of summer we take for granted.

Skofield

2010-07-27T06:23:00.000-07:00

Ricky Bobby and Grandpa Dave spotting deer at sunrise over Skofield reservoir. Taken with a G11. ISO 200, f2.8, 1/1000.

Lightnin' McQueen

2010-07-15T16:06:00.000-07:00

Lil' O was a true little stud and the red curly hair and dynamite blue eyes are going to melt a lot of girls hearts... I still think his dad is a 'mooseknuckle' though. (inside joke)

Thacker's

2010-07-07T17:03:00.000-07:00

Photographs are amazing... They help us remember the little things for the rest of our lives - like baby Tyler

Helawell Photoshoot

2010-06-27T15:53:00.000-07:00

2009-08-02T19:38:00.000-07:00

I had to beg to be able to stop to take this picture from this famous over look because the kids were so excited to swim. Needless to say, I was rushed and it didn't turn out the way I would have like it to - and it wasn't the best time of day. But still, the colors are awesome. We've pulled some big fish out of that lake.

2009-07-29T17:01:00.000-07:00

1/60 - f7.1 - ISO 200 - 105mm

Fine Dining Just Under 10k'

2009-07-27T05:36:00.000-07:00

We took the ladies to dinner to the Needles Lodge which is nestled just below De Moisy Peak at Snowbasin. The food was good but the views were spectacular. The wild flowers were in full bloom. We couldn't seem to find a name for the color of blue in the flower below that would serve justice for it's beauty. What a fun night to spend time with the wifey and friends. Just a side note for future reference... Earlier that day we found out that d300's don't float :)

Making a Splash

2009-07-16T20:52:00.000-07:00

SAWEET! I feel like I've been born again. I gave up waterskiing and focused on wakeboarding after my mission because I didn't see a point in going back and forth, back and forth... only to get sore. All's you have to do is add some floating buoy's and it actually means something! Amazing!
As per Lynette's request... D90, ISO 200, WB Cloudy, F8, 1/1600, 70-200mm 2.8

D90, ISO 400, WB Flash! (for blue tones:)), f 3.2, 1/1600 - 70-200mm 2.8

Should a Been a Cowboy

2009-07-12T20:58:00.001-07:00

I mean seriously, I should have been a cowboy - don't know what I was thinking. These are 2 of my favorites from the rodeo. Hmmm 2 out of about 400 not bad

A New World of Macro...

2009-07-12T20:38:00.000-07:00

Wildlife Weekend

2009-07-08T06:21:00.000-07:00

It was interesting watching this woodpecker. He would peck at this tree and take what he found home to his babies. Not sure if it was bugs, sap or bark. I never saw the babies, but I sure heard them.

We ran into this billy near the cliffs at Lightning Ridge. We were actually spotting another goat when we heard some rocks rolling around. We peaked our heads over the edge and found this guy in a perfect pose for us. Truely amazing animals.

My 3 year old Max actually found this deer and I was able to put the sneek on and get 20 yrds away. You would have thought I was in Yellowstone. I forgot to change ISO from the night before so it's a lot higher than it should have been but I still like the lighting and catch light in her eye.

Working Overtime

2009-06-28T14:21:00.001-07:00

I loved watching this bee busy at work. His work was endless and buzzed from flower to flower. You can tell he's into his work because he's got pollon all over his body and face and his little saddle bags are full...

Wheelie' Fest

2009-06-28T09:49:00.000-07:00

One of my fav's of Rickdogg always shining on the hill.

I realized today that I could be sledding in like 4-5 months - and I'm grinning from ear to ear :)

LP Fav's 2009

2009-06-22T15:46:00.000-07:00

Deseret Peak

2009-06-05T15:37:00.000-07:00

Took Pappa and the boys on a wheeler ride to some new areas. This is Grantsville Reservoir at dusk.

This Deseret Peak is a monster. To think it's only a couple of feet short of Timp. is crazy.

I had a little baby bumblebee...

2009-06-02T21:00:00.001-07:00

I had a mission companion that would always sing that song - drove me nuts!

Timp

2009-06-02T20:56:00.000-07:00

I want to climb this on my sled SO bad - dang wildnerness..

Goblin Valley

2009-05-29T05:37:00.000-07:00

Here are some favs from our recent trip to Goblin Valley. What a beautiful area.

Camp Zarahemla - Morgan

2009-05-19T06:19:00.000-07:00

I had the opportunity to go on a Father and Sons with my boys last week. We decided to climb to the top of a big hill to get some photos. This is a pano attempt. I was amazed with photoshop's ability to stitch photos together.

This shot grabbed my attention for some reason - must be the colors. Back side of Francis Peak.

Mo's Garden

2009-05-15T06:25:00.000-07:00

Mo's done a great job on her garden this year making it easy to get shots like these... Love ya hun.

Paint Reflection

2009-05-02T23:16:00.000-07:00

My Maxy Favorite Pic

2009-05-02T23:04:00.000-07:00

May Flowers

2009-05-02T22:47:00.000-07:00

Out the window

2009-05-02T22:30:00.000-07:00

I was finishing up my cheerios and looked out the back window facing the east and this is what I saw! I think I had my camera and tripod set up outside in less than a minute :)

2009-05-02T22:23:00.000-07:00

New Glass!

2009-04-29T07:26:00.000-07:00

Nikon 70-200 VR 2.8G. Alls I can say is WOW!

Family Portraits

2009-04-26T21:04:00.000-07:00

Spring has sprung!

2009-04-20T15:07:00.000-07:00

It's never easy to get a flower and blue sky in the same frame. Shooting flowers from a tree with a blue bird sky makes it easy....

Quadtoning in Cali

2009-04-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

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Favorite Cali pics

2009-04-02T17:21:00.001-07:00

We recently took the family to Cali. I managed to rattle off about 800 pics. These are my favorite of the trip.

2009-04-02T17:12:00.000-07:00

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And Yet Another GSL Sunset

2009-03-08T13:26:00.000-07:00

Vegas

2009-03-08T12:52:00.001-07:00

2009-03-01T18:26:00.000-08:00

The Church

2009-02-25T18:38:00.001-08:00

2009-02-23T18:44:00.000-08:00

Caught the snow dancing during a ride. Shingle Mill Canyon.

CAT

2009-02-17T19:35:00.000-08:00

Photo of the Day!

2009-02-16T16:54:00.001-08:00

A good buddy of mine inspired me to do a photo of the day. I don't think I can do it daily, but maybe weekly. At least it inspired me to look for a cool shot. Here's my Maxie poundin' a cold one - good till the last drop. Good ol' boy!

SLEDDIN'

2009-01-15T16:45:00.001-08:00

Here's some sleddin pics of good ol' Bronwie

Alli's Wedding

2009-01-15T16:12:00.001-08:00

Alison got married on the 27th of December. I had a blast taking random pictures. I enjoyed watching Alison's hired photographer place people and take pictures. She was really nice and did a really good job. She shared camera settings random tips. I've promised myself that photography is strictly hobby - I can't imagine taking pics at a wedding - lot of pressure.

I did some postprocessing with photoshop and had some fun with some pics...

Man, I'm the luckiest guy in the world! How did I get the prettiest wife ever? She sure makes photography easy...

2009-01-15T16:04:00.000-08:00

It's so fun to have a father that is a pilot. Pappa offered to take Mase flying for his birthday and I had to get in on the fun. Although I fired off about 250 photos here are some favorites. The others can be viewed on my picasa photo gallery. http://picasaweb.google.com/motownbuck

I also made a signature for my photos that I'm pretty proud of.

Low Aperature and Sharpening Skills

2009-01-15T15:59:00.000-08:00

Shutter Speed

2008-11-17T16:26:00.000-08:00

I'm reading a great book called "Understanding Shutter Speed" by Bryan Peterson. I've really come to appreciate the art of "slowing down". Most photographers focus on razor-sharp images of action filled subjects, which I think is cool. However, slowing down a little bit can really make a capture unique and express motion like no other. This was shot at 1/5s at 800iso. Love this pic.

Experimenting w/ B&W

2008-11-17T15:49:00.000-08:00

I know some people may look at this picture and think "Cool, a wood railing." Kind of fun to think outside the box sometimes though...

My Boys!

2008-11-16T11:32:00.000-08:00

Here's my first attempt at portraits. The boys were very cooperative even though it was kind of chilly. Thanks for some photoshop tips from a friend - they turned out pretty good. Mo was very happy with them - that's all that matters, right? A little side note. Max took the most photoshop work. He's probably more like me - chocolate on cheak, something in teeth, on shirt, boogies, etc... but thanks to Photoshop you'd never know :)

Test Ride the New Turb

2008-11-16T11:28:00.000-08:00

While on a snowmobile test run we were fortunate to come across this BEAUTIFUL GSL sunset!

A Very Early First Snow

2008-11-16T11:19:00.000-08:00

A little macro photography with a flower and snow combination