Lemons and Cucumbers

Would you believe that they put Lemons and Cucumbers in the drink? This was at a fund raising gala that I was invited to shoot. Lots of fun with people but also some of the deco. I shot it at f/9, 1/60th sec at ISO 320. I did crop this one just a bit to get the composition cleaned up, there was some junk surrounding the shot like the table. A D700 captures just a bit more than you see in the view finder. LYLE

Guitar Strap

This guitar was on stage at a fund raiser that I was asked to take photos at. Mostly I took pictures of the people that came, but I had run of the place and was able to get on stage to take a few also. I thought this was a fun one. No HDR here, and I was also shooting in .jpg. I was in Aperture priority with my 24-120 lens at f/9, 1/80 sec, ISO 320, I didn't attempt to crop of straighten, just put a bit of a vignette on it. LYLE

Ensign Peak West

This is what I went up on Ensign Peak for. I thought by the cloud formations that it just might be a nice sunset. It sure didn't disappoint me any. This is, of course, an HDR photo, but I let it be pretty much the way I saw it. LYLE

A Peek at the back of Ensign Peak

I took a hike in the mountains to catch a sunset. I shot this about 8:00 in the evening from the backside of Ensign Peak. That is the most prominent mountain to the north of the Salt Lake valley. I had a lot of fun and will have to post some of the cityscape shots I took. It is a 5 shot HDR. LYLE

Old Fossil

This wonderful guy was in the Natural History Museum in Salt Lake City, UT. A truly awesome display of dinosaurs. I left my tripod home so had to hand hold while shooting in very low light. This one was for 1/6th of a sec. I am feeling like an old fossil, I think I will change my on-line photo to this one. LYLE

Full Moon

I shot this last night with a 500mm lens on my D700. I was actually mildly surprised at the outcome. I did crop into it just a bit to get it big enough but even before I cropped it it looked pretty good. The lens has an aperture of f/4. It is very touchy and hard to focus. LYLE

Strawberry Flower

I went out at noon today looking for something to shoot. There is this nice little stream running past the conference center belonging to the Church. There are strawberries growing along the bank. I was shooting in manual but this has been quite manipulated prior to posting it. LYLE