Vibrant Vista

Spring

2011-06-04T19:45:00.000-07:00

Sunset. Ahhhh...

2011-01-10T12:05:00.000-08:00

Fall

2010-11-22T09:34:00.000-08:00

My Girl

2010-10-28T11:14:00.001-07:00

Rose

2010-10-05T10:39:00.000-07:00

A little Mckayla "grung" style.

2010-09-27T14:32:00.000-07:00

On my jog this morning...

2010-09-13T16:09:00.001-07:00

Mellow Yellow Monday

Cascade Springs

2010-09-01T15:12:00.000-07:00

My friend and I and our two kids went up to Cascade Springs yesterday and took some pictures. I'm really happy how these few turned out! We had a great time too :)

The most awesome sky I've ever seen.

2010-08-10T13:33:00.000-07:00

Note that these photos are BARELY enhanced for tone in photoshop...

There were a myriad of different types of sky last Sunday evening. The whole of the out-doors was immersed in the most eerie but beautiful light. Each angle of the sky had it's own personality. There was dark orange and gloomy, Mary Poppins, Ocean-side blue, and magenta sun on fire! I had SO much fun capturing all of these photos. I knew they would have the most amazing colors!

A bit of color this spring...

2010-05-19T13:17:00.000-07:00

It's been a while, but I miss the photo blog world and feel that posting my pictures gives me a little personal joy and satisfaction. I hope you like them :)

Watery Wednesday

2010-03-09T20:59:00.000-08:00

A fountain near my house last summer when I first got my Nikon D90. More watery shots here.

Family photo

2009-12-08T18:53:00.000-08:00

Window Views

2009-08-28T19:06:00.000-07:00

I just took this a while back during a shoot and thought is was perfect for this meme. Sorry it's a bit late. Work comes before hobbies. This is at Springville Art Museum in the statuary garden. More windows here.

More Baby. She is my favorite subject.

2009-08-12T14:05:00.000-07:00

Sleepy

2009-08-03T15:31:00.000-07:00

Sweet little girls

2009-08-01T16:58:00.000-07:00

These are two very sweet and cute little girls up at Bridal Veil Falls. Their dad was nice enough to let me photograph them looking so picturesque sitting by the water, warming up in the sun. (click to enlarge)

Sepia Scenes

2009-07-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

This is one of the old cars that drove down the pier for Ocean Days at Fishermans Wharf. Thought it looked good in sepia since it's old :) More Sepia Scenes here.

Window views

2009-07-29T12:40:00.000-07:00

This was a neat stained glass window in a church we saw in San Clemente. Zoom for details :) More windows here.

Watery Wednesday

2009-07-29T12:22:00.000-07:00

The ocean sunsets are amazing in CA. More watery shots here.

Best pretty pics from CA

2009-07-28T08:57:00.000-07:00

Do keep in mind that these were taken with my canon power shot as I didn't see fit to haul my D90 to CA with me :) Location is Fisherman's Wharf.

Baby Fix

2009-07-27T16:06:00.000-07:00

She changes every day.

J and B at the park

2009-07-14T11:32:00.001-07:00

Monochrome Weekly

2009-07-02T23:25:00.001-07:00

Riverwoods Shoot

2009-07-02T17:40:00.000-07:00

I took my cousin out last Saturday to practice some techniques I read about. I was happy with the outcome :) Any suggestions as to what I can improve on?

Baby in the laundry basket.

2009-06-25T16:04:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone doesn't get tired of her :)

Watery Wednesday

2009-06-24T22:43:00.000-07:00

I know I'm posting late, but here's my first okay 'watery' shot with the D90. I was able to figure out how to make the angel hair effect with shutter speed/aperture, but this shot seemed a lot more interesting. Enjoy more water here.

First shoot with new camera

2009-06-23T10:50:00.000-07:00

My mother-in-law came over to watch my baby yesterday while I went to an appointment and when I got back they were out on a blanket in the grass. It was the perfect opportunity to try out my new camera. It went pretty well I think. What do you think?

My new camera!!!

2009-06-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

Here it is! I finally decided after MUCH research to get the Nikon D90. She's a beauty. If you don't see much from me in the next while, it's because I'm playing with Roxy. (Roxy rocks and weighs as much as a rock compared to my point and shoot). Anyway, it's going to take a while to figure out all the settings. Wish me luck! Thanks to my hubby for the help and willingness to make the purchase! :)

Ruby Tuesday

2009-06-16T08:52:00.000-07:00

This rose started out a questionable pinkish red. With the help of a little editing, it's definitely red now. Enjoy more "ruby" red things here.

Skywatch Friday

2009-06-12T09:47:00.000-07:00

It rained like mad here yesterday! Then out of nowhere the sun came out and produced this rainbow! It was amazing. See more unique skies here.

Window Views

2009-06-11T15:17:00.001-07:00

This is a favorite little Mexican restaurant here in Utah called Los Hermanos "the brothers". It's actually a very old house that's been restored and built onto to make the restaurant. By the size of these rose bushes it looks like they've been there for many years. They were so pretty in the rain when my husband, his brother and I ate there yesterday for his brother's birthday. The fried ice cream was fabulous! I snapped these shots with the open sign in the window while waiting for my order to come out :) Here are some macros of the roses as well. Unfortunately the wind was blowing and the macros didn't turn out very sharp. I hate that! Pretty roses anyway I guess. Hopefully when I get a DSLR and learn how to use it my pics will improve :) See more window views here.

Watery Wednesday

2009-06-09T21:14:00.001-07:00

I love little droplets! Aren't they so fresh looking? I know it's not very much 'water', but I think it counts. It rained a lot here today and there are little droplets on everything. Would it ruin it if I said this is a weed in my backyard? Cute little weed I think. Most people spend a long time trying to get rid of weeds, but my backyard is un-finished, and I'm glad there's something green back there instead of just dirt and rocks. See more water here.

Input please?

2009-06-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

I'm thinking of purchasing a DSLR. Does anyone have any input or suggestions on what would be good to get if I wanted to start a low key photography business? How about the cannon eos digital rebebl?

Mellow Yellow Monday

2009-06-07T21:17:00.000-07:00

In the courtyard at my in-laws there are many beautiful flowers all the time. Their land is my favorite place to take photos. I really loved this unique yellow flower with the red stripes. I've never seen its like before. Anyone know what it is?

Today's flowers

2009-06-06T17:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some shots of Iris and some cherry blossoms and another common tree who's name I don't know. (If you know please tell me) I like to call the little seed pods on it 'spinners' because they spin around when they fall off. See more lovely flowers here.

Skywatch Friday

2009-06-05T11:33:00.001-07:00

It's not a very high quality photo, but I think this is a pretty interesting shot of clouds, and clouds are part of the sky, so I thought this would fit with a Skywatch Friday post. Utah has some pretty amazing mountains. Whenever I'm away too long I sort of miss them. I feel unprotected out in the flat lands and think of the mountains as a huge natural barrier from the rest of the world.

Monochrome Weekly

2009-06-05T08:23:00.000-07:00

These are my favorite trees. This one had a boo-boo.

I love daffodils in color, but I thought this one looked quite dramatic in black and white.

See more "monochromeness" here.

Sepia Scenes

2009-06-04T17:04:00.000-07:00

This is Molly. My Aunt Cindy's runt yellow lab. She is very very sweet and cute in person and in sepia :) See more in sepia here.

Skywatch Friday

2009-05-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

Well, sorry if these get a bit boring, but I love sunsets and this is probably what you'll be seeing a lot of from me. Hope you enjoy them. See more skys here.

My daughter 6 months old

2009-05-29T11:51:00.001-07:00

Flowers on the golf course

2009-05-27T11:35:00.000-07:00

Watery Wednesday, a view from the top

2009-05-27T11:03:00.000-07:00

Here is Utah valley and Utah lake in the distance. See more watery places here.

Scenic Sunday

2009-05-23T22:49:00.001-07:00

Here is my first Scenic Sunday post. I sure enjoyed this scenery on the way back home to Utah from Wyoming. The second shot is a little fuzzy on purpose. I wanted it to look sort of dreamy if you will. Click here to see more scenery.

Skywatch Friday

2009-05-22T22:18:00.000-07:00

The sun setting in the sky over white mountain in Wyoming. See more sky's here.

Watery Wednesday

2009-05-20T12:12:00.000-07:00

These are at deer creek reservoir. It was a perfect day for water sports though the water was probably still a little cold. If you noticed the water looks odd in the first pic, I had to edit some things out of it, so it does look a bit fake-ish. Go here to see more splendid water pics.

Watery Wednesday

2009-05-13T11:46:00.000-07:00

This is the perfect family of 9 on the pond. I love the little goslings. They're so cute all stuffed in between mom and dad. See more watery posts here.

Today's flowers

2009-05-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

Bleeding hearts in all their beauty. See more beautiful flowers here.

Bee in the tree.

2009-05-02T20:13:00.001-07:00

Skywatch Friday

2009-04-30T20:33:00.000-07:00

Skies like this are pretty common here in Utah. I consider myself lucky to live in such a pretty place. Things are so lush in the spring and it's not a far drive to enjoy green pastures. If you click the picture to enlarge it you can see some ewes and their lambs off to the right. Go here to see more beautiful skies.

Watery Wednesday

2009-04-28T20:57:00.000-07:00

Yes, this is a landscape water feature :) Never the less I still thought it was serene. This is the first time for me using a long shutter time trying to get the moving water effect. It seems to have worked a little I guess. Maybe I need a better subject next time. It was fun experimenting though. To see more wet stuff click here.

Todays Flowers

2009-04-27T15:55:00.001-07:00

Lets just say I may have went a bit overboard photographing tulips. I couldn't resist. They are so beautiful. To see flowers from all around the world go here.

Purple photo passion

2009-04-27T15:30:00.001-07:00

These are some cute little purple flowers I found. I call them little windmills. I thought the "neon" effect looked pretty cool on them. Hope you like them. See more purple photos here.

Mellow Yellow Monday

2009-04-27T12:14:00.001-07:00

I loved this happy little yellow tulip. See more happy yellow things here.

For "all horse stuff"

2009-04-27T10:28:00.000-07:00

This is the sweet little mare on the land at my in-laws house. She saw me with the camera and came trotting over to get her picture taken. (she probably really wanted and apple but I'll pretend the former).

Skywatch Friday

2009-04-23T18:53:00.000-07:00

Storms a brewin'. It's going to rain here soon. It's looking pretty angry up there...

Sepia Scenes

2009-04-23T09:02:00.001-07:00

This is a big old church(stake center)on main street in American Fork. It looked so grand and old I thought it would make a good sepia. Go here to see more sepia scenes.

Sungrass

2009-04-22T12:29:00.000-07:00

Watery Wednesday Bridal Veil Falls

2009-04-22T10:22:00.001-07:00

These are the falls up a canyon close to where I live. If you look closely there is a bird flying across them.

Todays Flowers

2009-04-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

I can't get enough of these perfect white blossoms on the trees at my complex so here are some more :)

Window Views

2009-04-21T12:40:00.000-07:00

I was excited to post this. I love it. This is an old Presbyterian church in my neighborhood in Utah. It had such cute little windows.

Ruby Tuesday

2009-04-21T12:20:00.000-07:00

I grew this in a little round vase from a bulb in my kitchen. Sadly, it got too top heavy and fell over and broke. Luckily I got this picture of it before it fell. I always love to have something "living" in my house. I love plants!

Skywatch Friday

2009-04-18T21:43:00.001-07:00

Sunset out the car window on the way to dinner :) Way to go ISO! See more sky's.

Sepia Scenes #26 (again)

2009-04-18T21:23:00.000-07:00

I found this perfect little old cabin to post and couldn't resist putting it on till the next week ;)

Cherry

2009-04-18T18:30:00.001-07:00

Picniker's Paradise #1

2009-04-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

My lovely baby girl sporting her Grandma's Nine West Winter hat. I used focal soften, blemish fix and Clone on this photo to make it near perfect. To view other posts or post your own click on the picture below.

Dark Snowy Lane

2009-04-16T15:01:00.001-07:00

This was outside my house at 12:15 last night. We had a freak spring snow storm.

Baby Shoes

2009-04-16T12:52:00.000-07:00

To see more sepia scenes go here

Sunset

2009-04-15T22:39:00.000-07:00

My first good sunset shot. I could drift away on peter pans flying ship right into it...

2009-04-15T22:13:00.000-07:00

These are from the trees where I live. It was so hard for me to get these shots as the trees were plastered with BEES! I know they were busy, but they may have been irritated at the intrusion of my camera :)