Miss J.

Carnation Petals

My cute husband gave me flowers today!  In the bouquet, there was a pink carnation with white tips on the petals.  I thought that the pattern the petals made was really beautiful.  I used the natural light coming in through the window, and took some close-ups.  I was really pleased with the turnout.  The color version of the photograph was very nice, but with the contrast of the dark pink and white, I decided to try a black and white version.  I loved it!  It almost looked like a drawing or painting, and all I did was convert it to black and white, no other special effects!  This was taken with a Nikon 18-55mm VR lens.  Oh, the fun I'll have when I get a real macro lens!

Travel

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. -- St. Augustine

Peaceful

There is something so peaceful and beautiful about a morning covered in a blanket of fresh, white snow.

I love the peaceful silence that you get when it softly snows giant, perfect snowflakes.

Infrared Close-up

I love when the fog rolls in and leaves these beautiful, perfect crystals on everything! I usually don't use many special effects. I like to keep things pretty natural, the way you would really see them, but I played around with the infrared effects on this one and kind of liked the end results.

Chukar Partridge

This Chukar Partridge wandered into my backyard. It decided to snack on the crabapples that had fallen from my tree. I have always thought that they were such a beautiful bird, so I was very happy to be able to get a few photos.

Black and White

Some are just better in black and white!

One More

I couldn't resist posting just one more photo of my very favorite season. I'm sad to see it go, but bring on the snow!

The Wellsville Mountains

Mule Deer

Mule Deer up Blacksmith Fork Canyon in Northern Utah

Misty Autumn Morning in Cache Valley Utah

Willow Seed Pod

I love to get up close and capture the small details!

October in Northern Utah

Beaver Creek

I really liked the colored leaves under the water
Franklin Basin after the first snow fall

I like the moon and clouds in this photo

Grand Staircase-Escalante Lower Calf Creek Falls

The Lower Calf Creek Falls is a beautiful 127' waterfall. The trailhead starts just off of scenic highway 12, between Boulder and Escalante Utah.

Autumn Reflections

One of my favorite places on the Burr TrailThis leaf was caught in the moss just under the surface of the water. I like the light and water patterns, and thought that it made an interesting photo.

Jayd

Sheepherder's Wagon

I love the stained glass window in this sheepherder's wagon ( aslo called a sheepherder's camper) that sits on a ranch near Panguitch Utah.I really like this photograph in the black and white also, so I decided to post both.

Fall colors on the river in Logan Canyon

This is a small river up the Franklin Basin road in Logan Canyon. I took both a vertical and horizontal shot of the same location. I couldn't decide which one I liked the best, so I'll post both. That seems to be one of the hardest things for me to decide sometimes.

This photo was taken in the same place on the river as the photo above. I just turned around on the rock that I was standing on. I thought it was pretty, even though the light wasn't as good.

Red Canyon Utah

The rock formations on the Serpant trail

A Bristlecone Pine in Red Canyon

When Autumn and Winter Meet

What a beautiful sight this was, to see the autumn leaves against a fresh blanket of snow! I loved the layers of color in this photo. The maroons and purples that you see, are also Quaking Aspens. I have never seen such a variety of color in such a close group of these trees. A close up of the Aspen leaves against the snow and bark.

A vertical layer of colors

I liked how the blue sky lined up, and took the shape of how this tree might of looked like when it was alive.

A few more from Panguitch Utah

I found these "sapcycles" on several of the Bristlecones. I haven't noticed them on any of the other kinds of pine trees.I love the color and textures of the wood in these trees. It has been weathered smooth, like a polished rock.

This is a horizontal version of a previous photograph that I posted. After I edited it, I
couldn't decide if I liked this one or the vertical one?

I liked the texture of this wood in the black and white, but the colors of the wood were beautiful too. I decided to post both, which one do you like?

Close up of a knot hole in a fallen tree.

This was the area that I spent a week in. I think that I could walk for months and not see everthing!

Another Bristlecone pine tree. Each one had its own unique shape and character

Because of the harsh growing conditions, the branches twist and turn, resulting in unique patterns and shapes.

This was an old Pondarosa Pine. I thought that the exposed roots of the tree made it interesting.

Bridge

Cool reflections