Good For You #16

another for the challenge, loved the varied colors (ripeness)

Frightening #13

This is DD drill team getting a halloween dance ready. I wanted a "zombie" look so used my long lens without a tripod (which gives me camera shake) and slowly zoomed at the same time. I also took some with a tripod and without zooming, I liked the effect of this one better.

Colors #7

Natural Patterns #23

We just finished a vacation to Oregon. We stopped at a place called Shore Acres and hiked a trail down to the beach. There were the coolest rock formations and they had so many different patterns on them. This is one of my favorites.

From Below # 14

Wandering a local garden Thanksgiving Point in Lehi Ut.
Looking up from under a garden gazebo. At the time I was just wanting to get a shot of the iron work overhead, I didn't pay much attention to the clouds showing through.

Chaos #5

these are flowers taken using a longer exposure and moving the camera

Architectural Detail #3

I had a chance a while back to spend a day walking the temple grounds in SLC, Utah. I couldn't help touching the stones and taking this shot of the temples architecture. It is totally amazing to me that each of the stones for the temple were all hand cut. Each stone was chiseled one at a time from huge pieces of stone taken from the mountains in the area.

First time blogger

I discovered a couple of photography challenges on 2 Peas, and decided to find a home to post my interpretation of those challenges. I love shooting pictures, but I'm certainly a beginner when it comes to knowledge about photography. I've started learning how to use the settings other than "auto" on my camera, but still most of my successes are purely accidental. I am however, thoroughly enjoying the journey and I hope you enjoy looking at the world as I see it.