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Phantom of the Opera

Posted in Photography, tagged Las Vegas, Phantom, Sunset on August 29, 2008 | No Comments »

Canon 40D * EF-24-105mm f/4.0L * ISO 800 * 1/13 second * f/4
While in Las Vegas last week my wife and I saw “The Phantom of the Opera” at The Venetian. I’m not a big fan of these types of shows but I had heard a lot of good things about it. [...]

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View from The Venetian

Posted in Photography on August 28, 2008 | No Comments »

Canon 40D * EF-24-105mm f/4.0L * ISO 800 * 1/15 second * f/4

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Eiffel Tower on Blue

Posted in Photography on August 27, 2008 | No Comments »

Canon 40D * EF-24-105mm f/4.0L * ISO 100 * 1/800 second * f/4

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Lake Mead

Posted in Photography, tagged Airplane, Las Vegas, Nevada, Water on August 26, 2008 | No Comments »

Canon 40D * EF-24-105mm f/4.0L * ISO 100 * 1/800 second * f/4

My wife and I flew to Las Vegas last weekend for my birthday. I will be posting some of my favorite photos this week from our trip.
This shot was taken from the airplane on our approach into Las Vegas, Nevada. The [...]

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New West Magazine - Featured Image

Posted in Photography on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

One of my images is being shown as the featured image on the front page of the internet magazine New West Network today August 25th. This is the second time they have shown one of my photos. It’s an honor to be featured on their site.

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Family Portrait

Posted in Photography, Portrait, tagged Black and White, Family, Portrait on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I had the pleasure of shooting some good friends recently. I found a place nearby that is an old brick building with lots of colors, textures, and large reflective glass. As I thought about what I wanted to shoot the day before it never occurred to me to have the family pose the way they [...]

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Introspectre

Posted in Photography on August 20, 2008 | No Comments »

Canon 40D * EF-24-105mm f/4.0L * ISO 100 * 1/125 second * f/4
This photo was taken through a glass door looking into an old medical train car. It’s open to the public during the day but was closed when I took this. I really like how the late afternoon light is coming through the side [...]

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Photowalking Utah - Ogden Recap

Posted in Photography, Photowalking, Portrait, tagged Photowalking, Portrait on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Canon 40D * EF-24-105mm f/4.0L * ISO 100 * 1/125 second * f/4
I had a great time at our Photowalk last Saturday. It was held in Odgen Utah which is a quick 15 minute drive for me. We all met at the Union Station, after a brief discussion about future photowalks and welcoming new photowalkers [...]

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