An insect view

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Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. ~Henry David Thoreau

I watched a video the other day by Bryan Peterson on Adorama TV about using flash for contrast. It [...]

A day at the bay

Wings spread

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams

Nathan Sperry and I got up early yesterday and drove up to Farmington Bay hoping to photograph some eagles. We only [...]

Snow and ice

Winter foilage

And finally Winter, with its bitin’, whinin’ wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow. ~Roy Bean

Winter has been slow in coming this year. We finally got a little snow this weekend so I decided to have a little fun with the ice. I’m [...]

How to tie a knot

Be prepared

A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances. ~Robert Baden-Powell

My good friend and neighbor, Darin Furnell, “roped” me into taking photos at the University of Scouting event that was held yesterday up at the LDS Institute building on the University of Utah campus. I’m not much of a [...]

What’s for dinner?

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Only the pure in heart can make a good soup. ~Ludwig van Beethoven

I don’t know if Beethoven really said that but a tasty soup is, well, good for the soul. One of my favorite meals is homemade chicken or turkey soup with noodles made from scratch. This [...]