Seasons of Life

It seems like life moves in seasons as like the seasons of nature. 

1. Spring  - A new beginning
2. Summer - Full of sun, warmth and growth
3. Fall - A change of season and slowing
4. Winter - The closing of a chapter

I haven't posted much to this blog for quite some time.  Call it a summer break or early fall of where I am at in life (mid lfe)  Haha.  After reading a fellow highschool classmates blog, I decided that I would try and keep this updated at least once a week, with a least one picture.  Good therapy for the soul. 

While out this past week looking for different things to take pictures of, I ended up in my old stomping grounds of where I went to collge.  The campus has changed so much that I barely recognize it anymore.  What was once a 2 year college is now a fully accredited 4 year school.  I stopped by the Botanical Garden and couldn't believe how much it has changed.  The grounds are nice and peaceful and a good place to take some nice pictures.  It times like these that I picked up the hobby that I did.  As I have read photo books and blogs, the one thing that I has stood out in my mind is to alway remember that sometimes the best picture that you take, might be the one that is behind you and to always look behind you for opportunities.  Such it is in life.  If we don't know where we have been by looking back, we will never know where we are going.  Just a thought!

Fall Sunburst

Fall Sunburst, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

Change of Season

Change of Season, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

BYU-I Botanical Gardens

BYU-I Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

Rexburg Idaho LDS Temple

Rexburg Idaho LDS Temple, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

BYU-I Botanical Gardens

BYU-I Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

BYU-I Botanical Gardens

BYU-I Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

BYU-I Botanical Gardens

BYU-I Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

BYU-I Botanical Gardens

BYU-I Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

Courtney

My daughter wants me to take her Senior pictures for her and so I thought that I would go and start practing. These are a few I took the other night and even though she is only a junior(for a couple of days anyway). I think that I can use some of these for what she is looking for. I plan on doing quite a few more....but hey at least I am being proactive.

California with a 50

I recently went to a Botanical garden in Southern California.  I wanted to go and practice taking pictures of flowers and also practice taking pictures with a fixed focal length.  I took my 50mm 1.4 lens and tried various apertures took get the look I wanted and to also get the correct exposure I was wanting.  Here are are few from that trip.

Fires out

Fires out, originally uploaded by Clint Hanson.

For the past 3 years I have been traveling to California for work. I sometimes frequent Pt. Mugu near Camarillo and Oxnard and have taken quite a few photos at this particular beach. The past time that I went there I found what looked to be a used fire pit that I am sure was used for a fun time out on the beach. For some particular reason it caught my eye and I couldn't resist posting it on my blog.

3 trouble makers

Shannah

Mariah

Rylie

I took 3 of my girls out to take pictures the other day. I continue to learn more and more about taking pictures. I am continually amazed at how the simplest of structures can make for a nice picture. For these pitcures I found a couple of old barns (we had to trudge through some snow to get to them but as you can tell, they made a nice backdrop), an old bridge and railroad tracks.

This was a series of pictures that I did for a Christmas present. Two of these pictures were recently accepted into the Pentax Photo Gallery (my first attempt at having pictures accepted). This was a fun gift to put together. Now if I can only find the prints that I had made I could get the gifts to the people that I had made this for.

In White

In White, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

I have always wanted to capture the Aspens in the fall time. I have always loved the white bark with the colors of the surrounding leaves of the other trees and shrubs. I applied a Lightroom preset to soften up the picture a little bit.

This Old House

This Old House, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

I spent some time around this old homestead taking a series of different angles and such. This is one of my favorites that I took that day. I will post some others that I also liked.

Retired, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

One more that I took away from the Homestead house. This was some old farm equipment that was sitting behind the house. I love the contrast between the ground and the darkening skies.

Forgotten, originally uploaded by ida_flyer.

Old wooden shutters on the old homestead house. I applied a Lightroom preset to add the texture to the siding of the house.

Family Pics 2009

I had a chance to take my new camera out (Pentax K20D) and take some pictures of my family and my beautiful wife. I am having fun taking pictures with this new camera and there is so much to learn about it. My wife sure makes a nice subject to take pictures of.