Snow Balls

I was out at lunch but didn't have my camera with me so I grabbed the point and shoot I keep in my drawer for company use. The office I work in is in the background of this scene.  LYLE

Cathedral of the Madeleine

This is an interior 5 shot HDR of the Catholic Church's Cathedral here in SLC. It is very difficult to photograph due to the dark colors and low lighting level. Even using HDR it is hard to get it right.  LYLE

Ice Fishing at Rockport

I wanted something to describe what we do here in Utah that you would not do in Texas so here it is: Ice Fishing. It was 17d f. They were a wonderful group of people and even demonstrated how to drill a hole in the ice. They had about a dozen 12-14" trout. I don't want to put those here but will e-mail them if you want to see them. I also told them to look here for pictures. If Mandy will e-mail me at shenemanboys@gmail.com I will send them to her also.  LYLE

View from Duck Pond Lane

This is the view I get from the end of Duck Pond Ln as I leave my home. It is why I enjoy living in UT. A 5 image HDR, aperture priority f9, ISO 400, 112mm with the 70-300 lens. I made no adjustments other than to tonemap following the HDR merge. Mount Olympus is on the left, it is a twin peak mountain. It was 5pm just as the sun set on Dec 23. Merry Christmas.  LYLE

Cold Duck

I have not ventured into the realm of wildlife photography so I thought I might give it a try. This is on the Jordan River Trail not far from our home. I had to wait for a long time standing in the snow with only sandals and no socks for the duck to get where I wanted it but it seemed worth it. Had to set the 70-300 lens on manual to get it to focus where I wanted it to.  LYLE

SLC Temple on a snowy morning

I just couldn't help myself this morning as I was coming in to work. Like the next one the sky is a little boring but the rest of it overcomes it. A 5 shot HDR, I did bump up the colors just a bit.  LYLE

The Lights of Temple Square

This is just a small sampling of the more than one million lights that adorn Temple Square each year. They start putting them up in September, it takes about 2 months to get it all done. They are turned on just after Thanksgiving. It is truely a sight to behold. This is a 7 shot HDR. A wonderful little boy stood right in front of my camera as I was shooting, he really thought he was in the picture.  LYLE

The Federal Eagle

I noticed that these great eagles stand at the front of the Federal Courthouse as I was on the train going home just yesterday.  I have passed the courthouse every day for the last 8 years but only just noticed them then.  This photography thing has sure made me more aware of my surroundings.  LYLE

Courthouse Christmas lights

this is the Harrison County courthouse again I wanted the front but about half of the light strings were out so I set up my trypod and took this shot it is close to being in the same spot as the other photo I posted earlier, I set  the camera on manual ASA 200 F 16 shutter speed 2 min. Bruce

Christmas Ornaments

There are several Christmas trees in the lobby of the building where I work.  True to the way I like to take pictures I set the D200 on the tripod and shot 5 images.  These are EV 1/3, 24 mm with the 10-24 wide angle, f/8, ISO 1600 shots tonemapped with Photomatix but otherwise unadjusted.  I actually shot 120 photographs before I was through, I only kept 2 final tonemapped images.  LYLE

Nativity on Temple Square

For the past two years the Church has put a nativity set in the center of the reflecting pool in front of the temple. Last year Ann and I set a ladder with a tripod taped to it next to the pool. While I climbed the ladder to set up my D40 Ann scurried around to the other side of the pool to shine a 10 million candle power flashlight on it. We had to hurry to avoid security. Now the Church puts huge flood lights on it so this shot is no longer available. They have also added floating lights in the water.  LYLE

Reflections of a Crane

There is a whole bunch of building (2.5 billion +-) going on in downtown SLC right now. This office building sits across the street from where I work. It is pink, yes that is not a typo, PINK! The crane is reflected in its glass facade at sunset. ISO 400, 1/40 sec, f/18, -1 step, 52 mm with the 18-135 lens.  LYLE

McCune Mansion

This bulding sits a block north of the office building, it was a residence but is now a reception center. I tried to get there before the light faded but was about 15 seconds (literally) late. As I hurried trying to get the tripod set up everything faded. Oh well, the 5 shot HDR still came out nice. I will try again and get it better. I used the 70-300 @ 70 mm, ISO 720, 1/30 sec, f/18.  LYLE

Wintery Waterfall (step 0)

I just wanted to let you see what the photo looks like as a non High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo, it is considered to be Mid Dynamic Range (MDR).  This one is the middle shot or step 0, it was shot at f/18, 1/30 sec shutter, ISO 1400 and 28 mm with a 18-135 lens.  After being combined and tonemapped it looks like the next one.  That is why I keep going to HDR for my final results.  LYLE

IMC Medical Center

I just thought maybe Linda would enjoy a shot of the new hospital that Pres Obama bragged about a while back.  I have spent way too much time here but it is a beautiful building.  The D200, 10-24 lens, f/8.0, EV 0, ISO 320 and set in aperture mode.  LYLE

I live in a house where the trees keep there leafs longer than they don't the summers are HOT and the winters are mild and yes I was bragging.

I live where little fellows like this live, Bruce

Jack-O-Lanterns in the Raw

I set this shot up in my front yard.  We were going to carve pumpkins so they were laid in the flower bed while we put the other groceries away.  It looked so good I just placed them and grabbed the D40.  LYLE

I was leaving a compressor location today and saw this tree I liked the way the light was hitting it and how it highlighted the crooked trunk. If you notice there is still green leafs on some of the trees behind it, Yesterday was the first day that I had to wear a jacket down here I have been working in short sleaves most of the time and we haven't even had a frost yet. Bruce 

historical Harrison County courthouse west wing

I  shot this in manual with my 18-70 lens at high noon I changed the white balance to daylight in elements 8 with out any other adjustments. The courthouse has just finished being restored, you will be seeing more photos of this building in the future Bruce

Stagecoach Stained Glass

This is a detail in the Union Pacific Railroad Building. It is a 5 shot HDR and has been 'doctored' a bunch in Elements (sorry) but it brought out the color, mostly I darkened the walls around it to bring it out.  LYLE

Union Pacific Railroad Building

This is a photo of the Union Pacific Railroad building in Salt Lake City. It is no longer used by the railroad but is the entrance to the Gateway Mall. I took about 50 photos but was only able to keep a couple of them. This is a 5 capture HDR.  LYLE

Totem Pole

Judi and I went to visit Kari and Bill in Seattle in May of 2008, while there we took a day and went to Victoria Island, BC and Thunderbird park.  These totem poles sit all through the park.  This one was a funeral pyre for a tribal chief.  The day was overcast so the sky was white but the colors of the totem pole came through nicely.  D40, 18-55, f/5.

reflections

the water was calm and I couldn't resist stopping and setting up my tripod set D80 to shutter priority f4.2 +3 (mistake, I didn't check) 1/4000 sec ISO1600 then minor color adjustments in elements 8

Bruce

divided we fall

I shot this in auto mode (asa200 1/60 f4 55mm) standing on the toolbox of my company truck to get a better angle and shoot over a fence.

Bruce

Roasting marshmallows.

Maybe this will help with the shivers. Ann used my camera the other day and said that it smells like a camp fire.  I took this photo on Aug 3 and it still smells.  Oh well.  LYLE

I shot this in Boston with Leighs D70,

Bruce

Eileen said this is the old homestead the photo isn't that good but the subject is. I used the sony point and shoot I wish I had had my D80 back then I took these when I went to Uncle Marvins funrel.

Bruce

Meyers head stone

this is in Nebraska close to the old homestead

Bruce

Nebraska farm house

I shot this with the Sony point and shoot The sun was too high and no clouds to soften the light but I like the subject and this is what I think of when I think of Nebraska. Bruce

Church built by Dad

Eileen took me by this church in Holdrege I took the photo with a sony 6 meg point and shot. I remember Dad working on this Church, Bruce

Brave Little Tree

Talk about tenacious, this little tree no doubt has a tough row to hoe in the future, but it made a good picture.  It was captured with a D40, f/5.0, focal length 140 (70-300 f/4.2 lens).  LYLE

bridge to nowhere

I shot this to show how high the water is on the Sabine river I am sure you remember this bridge I shot it in jpeg and darkened it using photoshop elements 8 I didn't have 8 when I took the photo or I  would have shot it in raw

Bruce

JSMB Lobby

This is the lobby of the remodeled Hotel Utah now called the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, an office building belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  The detail in the buiding is unbelieveable as you can see.  I used a 10-24 wide angle lens on the D200 set to 5 shots, a +1EV and the shutter at 1 second.  It was taken in aperture priority.  LYLE

Aunu'u Island, American Samoa

This is a view of the little island of Aunu'u, a short distance from American Samoa.  There is a small village on the island of about 120 people.  We went there on one occassion to snorkle.  If you are a football fan this is where Junior Seau grew up.  There is one little bush market on the island where we bought some cookies.  It was operated by a pelagi (off islander) who was a retired military guy.  I don't remember what kind of camera I used but it belonged to the architectural firm I worked for, a little point and shoot that was one of the early digital cameras.  LYLE

Caddo Lake State Park

I shot this at Cado Lake State park my camara was set on auto ISO 200 1/400 sec F9 82mm with my Sigma 18/135 lens for for 35mm film Bruce

Danelle's Photo of the National Building Museum

This is the interior of the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. I think this is one of the most beautiful buildings in this beautiful city. Enjoy.

(I didn't have a tripod so I could not do HDR but I thought it turned out nice anyway...)

Danelle Empey

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