Dean's Light Box

Where?

Lots of questions as to where I've gone.  The short answer: here.

B1 Mothballed

EV requested a trip to the Air Force Museum in Ogden a couple of months ago.  We finally made it today and made a quick tour of the planes outside before moving inside for the warmth.

This B1 was a favorite of the Pigeons (as a perch):

 

Echo Canyon Railroad

Took a drive down to Echo Canyon yesterday morning and photographed the sunrise as well as the seemingly abandoned train cars...back in a second, phone is ringing...

It was the Union Pacific--they asked us to keep the shutterbugs off the tracks from now on.

 

Happy New Year

Happy new year to everyone--family, friends, and devoted visitors!

 

Santa Delivers Like a Champ

He did it.  Santa delivered the Nikon D700 today and it is everything I had hoped.  Thanks Santa!

Here's my first panorama with it taken from the end of the driveway at sunset looking toward Park City.  Looking at the original, you can see a little blue sign down in the lower right.  And if you zoom all the way to 100% you can see that it is a Sotheby's for-sale sign.  Anyone like to buy the ranch land across from us?  Pretty please?  We'd like to keep it ranch land.

  

Open your browser as large as it will go and click on over to the larger version.

Chaos

We sometimes like to have a candle at the dinner table.  I have always wondered why candles don't smoke much until you blow them out:

  

And the chaotic patterns made by the smoke are intriguing as well.

I'll post a little piece on the technical aspects of photographing smoke in the next couple of days over on curtisjudd.blogspot.com.  Oh, and if you ever need a little help making better images of the things you want to sell on e-bay, drop on by for a quick how-to on product photography.

After the Snow Storm

After the snow storm, the Salt Lake valley air clear up a bit.  Here is a view to the east from work at dusk today:

  

Get the full rock 'n roll effect by clicking the image.  Get the technical info at time and light.

Origami Wreaths

DD taught EV how to make origami wreaths and then DD alerted me to the potential for a color study photograph:

 

 

Technical details over at time and light.

On the Way to Work Last Week

Here's a view to the North just west of Parley's Summit on the way to work last week:

  

Click on over to time and light for tech details.

Gingerbread House

Made instead with graham crackers--a lovely Sunday afternoon activity.  EV didn't want to stop here.

  

For you photogs, click here for the technical details.