The last six months

Sorry to have neglected this blog so terribly. Here are some highlights of the last six months...

November


Sunset— Albertson, NC

December


Nighttime shot of the Mesa Arizona Temple


Mesa Arizona Temple by day

March


Tulip tree(?)— St. Louis, MO


Jumping for joy at the Gateway Arch— St. Louis, MO

April


Dogwoods in bloom— Durham, NC


Duke Gardens— Durham, NC


More Duke Gardens

Fall 2010 in pictures

September
A friend from Utah came to visit and we took her and her kids to Duke Gardens. I hadn't been there for a few years, so it was fun to take in the beautiful scenery again... and take a few pictures, of course.


Sweet little C plotting some mischief...


Duke Gardens


Even with a broken wing, we can all be beautiful. It's a metaphor. :)

October
We went to the NC State Fair twice and had a marvelous time both times! Two of my favorite things were the Flower and Garden Show they had and getting to hold baby chicks and ducklings.


I just love the light shining through this flower! It's not often that a night shot turns out so nice. :)


Turkey chick sez, "You lookin' at me?"

November
We caught a gorgeous sunset on our way home from a weekend in Georgia. We were headed east on I-20 through South Carolina, so unfortunately we were driving away from the sunset. Never fear, though... I found a way to get my sunset picture anyway. :)


Sunsets in mirror may be closer than they appear.

The weather has been lovely here, and it's been a good year for fall foliage. Yesterday I went for a bike ride and got some amazing pictures of the leaves along the trail near my house.


Yellowy red


Sheila the Schwinn Sidewinder parked on a carpet of leaves.


This one's my favorite.

People being people

A proud moment for our family in June when my brother received a medal from the French army recognizing his service in Afghanistan. The ceremony took place at noon at the French embassy in Washington, D.C. Harsh mid-day lighting is always a challenge, but I thought this one turned out pretty well under the circumstances. At first I was upset that the sun was reflecting so badly off that pin, but the more I look at it the more I like it. I think it shows how bright and shiny his medals and things actually are.


Nice job, little brother!

This next one also isn't particularly remarkable from a technical standpoint, but one of my very favorite things about photography is trying to be the "fly on the wall" — that is, catch people at their most candid. We were in D.C. and it was my dad's first time seeing a firefly or "lightnin' bug." I love how he's middle-aged, yet the expression on his face has the joy and wonder of a child. :)


He kept calling them "fire bugs." Haha!

More human interest

This is actually an old photo from about three years ago, but I realized that I never posted it before. It's one of my favorites-- definitely one of those serendipity moments in photography, with the mirror angled the way it is.

Pappy at Martin's Cove

Human interest

Daddy's home


FLYING!


Future WNBA star


Pedaling


Reunion


Sand


Taiko


Together again

Check this out!

In 2006, I wrote an article for the Cedar City Review on a Utah Museum of Natural History program called Scientist in the Classroom. They liked the article so much that they asked to post it on their Web site. The photo is also mine. :)

Most of my stories, and many of the photos, are archived at http://www.cedarcityreview.com.