Beautiful Details

Beautiful Details

Blossoms on Temple Square

Beautiful Blossoms on Temple Square

Happy Sunday!

Tulips on Temple Square

Temple Square in springtime fills my soul with joy!!

Window in the Rock!

Valley of Fire, Nevada

Last photo of the day.  If you look really close you can see a little friend who posed nicely for my camera.

Valley of Fire, Nevada

Dining With a View!

I was about 10 feet away, but this guy was more worried about getting dinner than he was about me!

Pincushion Cactus

Pincushion Cactus

This tiny cactus bloom a about the size of a quarter and sits on a plant about the size of a baseball.  Not very showy or noticeable when scattered among their larger, more prolific, hot pink Beavertail Cactus cousins.  

Sometimes nature photography is about slowing down, enjoying the surroundings, observing carefully, paying attention to detail, and finding beauty in the small treasures many people miss!

Beavertail Cactus

Up Close and Personal!

Claret Cup Cactus

Photobomber!

(Claret Cup Cactus)

My World....for awhile!

I don't think the number of images I ended up with while traipsing around in the desert came close to the number of cactus spines and stickers I had to pull out of my socks, pants, and skin!!

Blue Mood

Sometimes a soft focus background makes an ordinary subject more interesting or a composition more artistic.

Temple Square Spring

One of the more unusual tulips beautifying Temple Square this Spring.

Temple Square in Spring - 2017

Temple Square Adorned for Spring

Can your overdose on Spring flowers?? When I saw everything through the viewfinder of my camera in sharp focus, it seemed overwhelming, too intense, too much color.....(did I just say that!). Even with the background put in soft focus, this is a very busy composition. Temple Square adorned in riots of vibrant colors is a perfect end to winter!

Gold Butte Road, Nevada

I was on a desert back road in northern Nevada near the town of Mesquite.  This shot was taken just before my last post.

Sunset Afterglow in the Desert

Be Still My Heart!

Late yesterday afternoon I spent a few peaceful hours enjoying the beauty of the desert in springtime along Gold Butte Road near Mesquite, NV. Just me and my camera....and nature. I watched the shadows deepen, as the sun made its way toward the horizon, and finally rewarded me with a glorious finale to the day when the golden light of sunset turned common ordinary blooms and clouds into a beautiful scene to behold and enjoy. For a few moments all was right with the world and I left for home a little happier, a little more contented, and a little less burdened by my problems. (On the radio yesterday I heard a psychologist tell a caller who was suffering from mild depression to spend at least an hour a day outdoors observing nature. Great Advice!) The last photo of the day was my favorite.

One More Magnolia Bloom

Delicate and graceful and SO photogenic!  Love magnolia blooms.

(Teaching a class on Flower Photography this Saturday and I think I'll use this image.)

Magnolia 2

This beautiful northern Utah magnolia is blooming in my friend's back yard.

(Flower Photo Tip:  Sometimes the most interesting compositions emphasize the imperfections or unusual details of a bloom that makes it look different from the norm or less than perfectly symmetrical in appearance.

Magnolia

Look what was blooming in my front yard when I returned to our home in northern Utah! This magnolia bush only blooms for a short while in early spring. I love the gentle curves of the petals and look forward to finding a unique composition to photograph each year.

Poverty Canyon

Another iphone shot taken in the same location as my last post.  We decided this ATV ride ranked in our Top 5 rides in southern Utah for spectacular scenery.

Poverty Canyon - Outside Zion National Park

A perfect day, spectacular scenery, and a great ride with fabulous friends.  Doesn't get much better than this!!  We were riding just outside Zion National Park.  

(iphone photo with some editing in LR.)

The Bees Are Back!

The Bees are Back on my Gopher Plants!

This plant sits next to a block wall, perfect for another high contrast image when the sun is just in the right spot.