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| Friday, 31-Dec-2010 00:00 |
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Nokia 3650 Phone Cam Photos
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The Old Barn
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Sunset
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Sun Through the Fog
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My phone cam is the only digital camera that I have... It doesn't always take the best pictures, but it can have great effects when there is a contrast of light, as long as I'm not trying to photograph anything in detail. It has absolutely no zoom, so anything far away actually looks smaller in the photograph than it did in real life, leaving details in obscurity... the camera's only downfall. When taking close up, still shots it does ok, as long as the camera is held absolutely still. Distance is this camera's enemy, and light can be friend or foe. The biggest plus of my phone cam is that it is always right there, ready to take a picture. I really take a lot of pictures, most of them turn out terrible and get deleted. If I want a photo of someone or something, I usually take 4 or 5, figuring that out of that many one may turn out ok. : )
I was asked where these photos are taken... I live in Utah, USA, about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City. Other than the photos posted from the La Sal Mountains, all have been taken within a few miles of my home. La Sal is about 3 hours away. If you have never been to Utah, you can't even begin to imagine the scenic paradise here. I'm surrounded by mountains, lakes, trees, parks, beautiful cities, and even dry arid deserts. Utah has such a variety of scenery that it amazes even me and I've lived here most of my life. Within 1 hour of my home, I can be standing on top of a sand dune, boating on a lake, hiking on a back country trail, fishing a quiet stream, or driving through rush hour traffic. (I wished I had to drive a full hour to find traffic, unfortunately, thats just around the corner!)
If you have the time, browse through some of the older pages.... I have posted a lot of great pictures in them. I like comments, good or bad, so don't hesitate to leave one!
I've posted a ton of new photos on the May 25th, May 26th, and May 27th pages! Be sure to check them out!
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| Tuesday, 4-Apr-2006 16:20 |
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One Day...
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One day, I'll be back.
Until then.....
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| Friday, 11-Nov-2005 00:00 |
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I'm Back. Again.
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I'm going to see if I can squeeze some time out of the next few days to get this page updated.
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| Wednesday, 13-Apr-2005 00:00 |
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My Life Lately
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| Monday, 23-Aug-2004 00:00 |
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Wow... the last few weeks for me have been so busy! I have had every intention of getting online and finishing the post I started last week, and it just hasn't seemed to work out! I've just had a lot going on I guess. I haven't even had the time to upload my pictures from my phone to my PC! I really haven't taken too many pictures though. My days should calm down some this next week, and I'll have plenty of time to catch up.
These pictures were taken last Febuary... I won a contest on a local radio station, and got a free trip to Wendover, Nevada for the weekend. There was like 40 of us that went, and it was a ton of fun! I didn't take a lot of pictures while I was there... I was way to busy wasting the money gambling that the radio station had given me. However, I got an unexpected treat while I was there.... The Platters were playing at the casino! It's not a very big place, and I walked right up front and sat at the bar just in front of the stage. It was way cool! I love live music, especially good, casual, easy, bands. Well, as always, the lights play tricks on my camera so I didn't get to photograph the group in any real detail, but it made for some interesting pictures.
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| Monday, 16-Aug-2004 00:00 |
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| Sunday, 15-Aug-2004 00:00 |
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The Passage of Time
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Was it really Thursday when I started that last post? I really wanted to have all of it done that day... I guess a few 15 hour shifts later, and a whole lot of other things to do meanwhile, and here it is Sunday morning. I'm kinda feeling bad that I didn't get everyone included that I wanted to in that other post. Sometime in the last day or two, Natalia visited my page for instance, and I feel bad that she didn't get the chance to read what I thought of her page... I was just going down my list, not going in order of favorites.... so don't anyone feel left out, hehe. I really don't know if I could pick just one favorite anyway... Everyone's page is so different and unique that it would be difficult. I enjoy the variation of styles.
However.... I am really lacking in any kind of higher order thought today... I'm really just to tired to write coherently. I will try to finish up tomorrow.
The pictures here are ones that I took many, many years ago... like 20 probably. They were taken on a old junky 110 camera that I had when I was a kid. I actually got around to getting a few pictures scanned. The first 4 pictures are from a hike with my dad and brothers up to the "Y". Brigham Young University is right here, and the mountain just behind it has a big Y on it. It's a good hike, and from the Y you can see the entire valley. Except this day... As we were climbing, the fog rolled in... These pictures were taken just as we got above the fog to expose a beautiful sunny day above us, and a sheet of clouds below us. The last picture is of Crater Lake, that I took sometime in the late 70's. (Yes, we had camera's back then! hehe)
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| Thursday, 12-Aug-2004 00:00 |
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Humility
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The Proverbial "Fork in the Road"
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I have just finished spending the entire morning looking at all of your fotopages.... those of you who I have exchanged posts or messages with, and whose fotopages I enjoy so much! It has been so long since I have been able to really spend some time and enjoy all of your pages! I have to tell you all that your pages are beyond fantastic! When you people comment on my pictures and say such nice things, I have to wonder if its pity because I really do pale in comparision.
Everyone that reads this post needs to visit all the pages that I have linked, your time will be well spent. I want to say a few things about each of the links I have posted to the left (under favorites), and I really hope that what I say comes out the same way I think... They will all be compliments...
Sarah's page.... Not only does she spend a great deal of time in the outdoors, and we get the privalige of enjoying the outdoors by proxy with her pictures... but her text posts are so open, honest, heartfelt, and detailed that it seems like you get to peer into her very soul. She types in her pages as she were talking to you on the phone, and you're her oldest friend. When I read her pages, I find myself waiting for the next day, just to see what happens in her life. I have yet to decide which I enjoy more, her text or her pictures. Both are wonderful. You get the feeling that you live next door to her, and you have been neighbors your entire life.
Penny's page... is so warm it makes me feel like I'm home at my mothers house. Is that a weird thing to say? That's just the kind of feeling I get when see her pictures. Trust me, I love my mothers house, so this is a serious compliment. Penny's work is just awesome, and her page is among my very favorites!
Matt's page (Offensive Behaviour).... An awesome photographer, that can capture any moment in time and make it live forever in pictures. He's got more artistic talent in his little finger than I could ever hope to have in my entire body. Everyone of his pictures seems thoughtful and full of insight, even if it was taken at the spur of the moment. His text posts and pictures can be brooding at times, giving you insight into the "Mind of Matt." Brooding may not be the best word... contemplative may be better, or atleast clarify what I meant. I just know that when I browse his page, I find myself looking at his pictures, reading his words, and then I just wonder what's going through that mind of his... my wager is a million different things are on his mind every moment, from worry to joy. I think Matt's page is one way he expresses his emotions, and it shows in his photography.
WHK's page.... There is no doubt that one day he (?) will be opening an exhibit of his pictures, and some lucky souls will have the privalage of attending. The pictures on this page are absolutely postcard perfect, and seem so professional. I'm a big fan of amature photography, but what I like about WHK's page is that while the pictures are step above, the person behind the camera is an amature at heart, with the skill of a professional, and one can tell that the photographs are not taken for money, but the love of taking taking pictures.
Webgrrl's page.... The girl has an artistic mind that's reflected on both sides of the camera. Her designs are beautiful and intriuging... And her pictures are just awesome! Her photo's range from the abstract, to nightlife, to scenic, to culture/counter culture, and everything imaginable in between. All of which are beyond perfection. Anyone of us could take a picture at a concert, but Webgrrl can take a picture at a concert and then take your breath away when you look at it... you don't even care who the band is, you just say "WOW." She's that good. She has the ability to see things that will make great pictures, while the rest of us would never even notice them, let alone find the beauty in them that she shows us. When you look at her page, you have to look at every single post because one is so different from the next.
This post is continuing, I'm certainly not done yet. I got lots to say.
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| Tuesday, 10-Aug-2004 00:00 |
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I'm on top of the world, looking down on creation.....
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Wow.... I feel like I'm way behind! I've hardly posted anything during the last month! The last few weeks have been so crazy for me! I've had finals going on and I had a my research paper to finish... both were hell, but behind me now! As soon as I got those done, I needed a vacation so I packed up the old motor home and off I went. I have spent a few days up in the mountains not to far away from home, had some catching up of things to do around the house, and then spent the better part of the week in Idaho, camping near the Snake River.... I did a whole ton of relaxing, a little bit of jet skiing, some more relaxing, a little fishing, and then more relaxing, hehe. It was beautiful there, the weather was perfect, and I really got to unwind and enjoy myself. Its been so long since I've felt like I could relax that I'd almost forgotten what it felt like! I have one more day of classes left, and they are pretty much just to wrap things up.... It's been a long few years but to have this part of my school behind me is a real relief!
I'm going to try to post the pictures I've taked over the last few weeks on their corresponding days, so the next few entries below are going to be new as well.
This entry, however, is going to be pictures from yesterday evening when I had the oppurtunity of a lifetime.... I got to go flying, and not only did I get to go, but I did the actual flying as well! (Atleast a good part of it!). I went over to my uncle's house last night for a family get-together/BBQ. I have a cousin that doesn't live to far away that I'm pretty close with, though we don't see each other as much as we used to... Anyway, he has a small 6-seat airplane and we've talked about going flying a dozen times before. It always ends as "yeah, I'd love to go, call me sometime and we'll do it..." Well, last night was no different, and I told him that we always say the same thing, but we never go, and that we really should just go do it sometime. He asked me what I was doing right then, and I had nothing else going, so off we went to the airport. I had no idea what I was in for though....
It's late evening, and the sun was just about ready to fall behind the mountains, and we're sitting on the end of the runway, while he finishes the last of his pre-flight checks.... He then starts telling me about all the gauges, handles, levers, pedals, dials, whosits, and whatsits... I mean, he was really going into detail! After a while of this, I jokingly ask him if he's planning on passing out or something, and I need to know this all just in case? He laughs and tells me, "No, you need to know all this cause you're going to take off, and fly the plane."  , and I thought he was joking! He wasn't. I was scared to death, and I'm horrified of heights, and really get nervous flying in airplanes, but I really started to pay attention to what he was saying after that!
As I said before, I was scared to death... but the thrill of getting that plane off the ground, and flying... it was an amazing feeling! I did the take off, and some of the flying, but my cousin did the landing part (thankfully). Did I say I was scared out of my wits? I just couldn't believe it... I was so scared, but so exhilerated at the same time... I guess that's the definition of "a rush!" Utah valley has got to be one of the most beautiful places on earth, especially at dusk, a few thousand feet off the ground, with the sun setting in the west, and the lights of the cities just starting to come on, the lake to the west reflecting the mountains and the sunset, and majesty of the Rocky Mountains looming even higher than the airplane in the east. I took a few pictures of my adventure, however, I didn't get to take as many as I wanted to, I was a bit pre-occupied with holding onto the steering wheel (? I have no idea what you call that thing, ) to be taking to many pictures. And some of the ones I did take didn't turn out as good as I would have liked... I guess traveling at 200 mph can make the ground a little blurry if you're close to it, . I will post them all anyway, and hopefully it will show a little of what I got to experience.
As I said before, I wished I would have taken more pictures, and that the ones I did take would have turned out better. It wasn't long until it got dark, and my camera was of no use after that. The last 4 pictures were taken by me when my cousin went up alone a little later, they aren't that great, but it was kinda cool watching him "buzz" me as I was standing on the runway.
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| Monday, 9-Aug-2004 00:00 |
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The Garden of Eden
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I was at my uncle's house for a family BBQ and couldn't resist taking some pictures of his place. He lives in a very small town a few miles from me called Mapleton. This town is just absolutely beautiful... It's rural as can be, but only a few miles from the bustle of the bigger cities here. The homes there are all just magnificent, some of them so huge that it boggles the mind, while others are just small houses that have been there forever surrounded by the most beautiful hills and farmland. Virtually all of them, big and small, have the most beautiful yards that one can imagine.
My uncles house is one of the latter. Well, actually his house is good size, but by no means a mansion. It's a warm, welcoming, humble abode that just makes people want to stay there forever. Its set on about 5 acres of what used to be his little farm, but has now been converted into a slice of heaven on earth. When I was a kid, I would ride horses, play on the hay stack, and help milk cows. They no longer have horses, cows, or pigs.... Their kids are all grown, and farming isn't what it used to be. About 25 years ago, they slowly started their project, and its been a continuing endeavor for them ever since.
My aunt and uncle have spent un-countable hours making their place somewhere for us all to gather and enjoy. They are retired, and have been for quite a while now... both of them are getting up there in years, and still spend most of their entire day out working in their yard, with no other goal in mind than having someplace nice for us all to come and relax. Most of his 5 acres are now lawn, garden, a strategically placed/designed forest, and play ground for the young and old. He has set up a little minutare golf course, he has playground equipment that includes: swings, slides, merry-go-round, trampoline, sandbox, teeter-totters, monkey bars, play houses, and much more. There are 3 tire swings of differing heights that hang from trees, a tree house that could make most home-owners envious, a volleyball net, basketball court, an archery range, and tetherball. He has his vegatable garden and fruit trees, but the most amazing garden is the flower garden. Its a huge flower garden with little trails paved with wood chips, that go all around/through it, so you can stroll through looking at the most amazing flowers, pools, fountains, and even a little train that runs through it all on numerous tracks, going through tunnels, over bridges, and all around the garden and pools.
There are just huge sections of lawn for everyone to enjoy by just basking in the sun, setting up the slip-n-slide and wading pools, or playing a game of flag football. The "forest" he has set up is designed for the extended family to use.... you can be in the middle of it and almost totally forget you are in someones yard. He has power and water running into it discreetly so when we have our family reunions people can pull thier campers and trailers in there. There are spots for tents, a eating area with grills, drinking fountains, hammocks and couch swings for just being lazy, and tables placed about, all of which are shaded almost the entire time the sun is up. There is a large open area in the middle of the forest where there is a fire pit and enough room for a 100 people or more to gather... and still, with his trees how they are, it is shaded all except for an hour or two and thats even only in certain spots. These trees have taken decades for him to grow, and he is constantly planting new ones early enough so they will be tall when it's time to cut down an old one. The work they have done here is just more than most people would ever imagine, let alone do. If it is possible to have a slice of heaven here on earth, it is absolutely found at my uncle's place.
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Thanks again WHK
