So I took my “personal model” out for a photo shoot and some Daddy/Daughter time. This past Sunday worked out well as we were able to go in-between and again after the sessions of General Conference for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We had originally had planned to go out to the wildlife refuge to take …
ISO 100, 24mm, f/4.0, 1/400 sec Heart Lake is located above Castle Lake, which is in the mountains above the city of Mt Shasta and Lake Siskiyou. To get to this lake you first drive up to Castle Lake. You then take a trail that goes along the left or southern side of the lake and up. The trail isn’t long …
On June 7th at 10am in the morning the class of 2013 held their graduation ceremony at the high school stadium. The last time I was in this stadium it was for my son Jared’s graduation. That year the weather was cold I wore a long-sleeved pullover. This year…not so much. It was very hot and sunny. …
24mm ISO 100 f/6.3 at 1/320th of a sec Saturday morning I received a call from my good friend Don inviting us to hike with his family up the Shackleford trail to Campbell lake in the Marble mountains. I tried to convince Taunya to come with us, but she was too excited about the prospects of …
The boy scouts of Troop 58 went up to Camp Ester Applegate in the lake of the woods area on February 22nd and 23rd. I had the opportunity to go am pick them up and spend saturday with them. It had snowed about 8 inches over night so the road was snow packed and treacherous. …
Tonight was the Pinewood Derby for Pack 58. It was a great event with 12 cub scouts racing against each other and 11 siblings/parents racing in the rust bucket category. I was anxious to try out my new 85mm 1.8g lens so I took it to take the photos. i wish in retrospect I would have brought …
Yesterday I went out searching yet again for a great photograph. My son Tyler also enjoys photography, so I asked if he would like to come along on the “adventure”. I gave him my back up camera, a Nikon D80 with a 35mm 1.8G lens attached. This lens on a DX camera gives you a similar …
Well it’s no wonder I’m having a midlife crisis my second child is now 16 (or will be in 2 weeks) and so has entered the dating scene. Tyler was asked to Morp by a lovely young lady named Justine and they doubled with another couple, Tyler and Katie. Here are some pre-date photos for …
Well I needed to replace my Maxima which had 114k miles on it. Well needed is a strong word…I wanted to replace my Maxima and so I purchased a 2006 350z with 29k miles on it. It is an awesome car to drive and one I’ve always wanted. So here are some pictures….
On September 29th, 2012 my sister-in-law, Cheri was married to Ian at the Lake of the Woods resort in southern Oregon. This is a beautiful resort set on a lake east of Ashland, Oregon. The wedding was a great occasion and the setting was beautiful. They arrived for the ceremony by row-boat which was a great …
I know these photos are only relative to family and friends, but wanted to share these photos of my oldest son leaving today to begin his 2 year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will be serving in the Milwaukee Wisconsin mission. Mom swore she wasn’t going to cry, but …
So because Jared reports to the missionary training center on Wednesday, and he flies out to Utah Tuesday, his Mother wanted to have farewell open house for him tonight. I told her they didn’t really do those any more, but there was no stopping her lol. Of course she wanted some pictures taken to commemorate …