Ashton Outlook

Taken from a viewpoint above the cabin in Ashton. Did some selective levels editing on various parts of the photo to achieve the more balanced exposure of sky and land...

Wheat

Wheat fields outside of Ashton, Idaho...

O How Lovely

In April of 1820, God the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ, visited the young boy and future prophet, Joseph Smith, the beginning of what was to become the restoration of the true church of Jesus Christ... This photo reminds me of Joseph's recounting of the experience: "I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which gradually descended until it fell upon me."

At Rest...

For Steve's funeral last week, we gathered all the pictures we could find of him from the immediate family, and I created a slideshow. This is one of my favorites, as it captures the contemplative person he was and how serine he must have felt at his cabin in Ashton, ID... (Formatted for 8x10 print.)

Old Rainier

While my wonderful niece, Bethany, stayed with us for a day last week, we went out about the town to find some good photos for her photography class back in Utah. This is one she took that I doctored up a bit in PSE...

Flower

From near the Cedar River on a wet and blustery day... The one spot of color...

Autumn Leaves

From a walk across Microsoft campus this morning...

Corn

From a family drive and photo shoot today in Redmond...

Fall City Morning

On the way to work this morning, I couldn't resist pulling over and snapping a few shots of this beautiful scene in Fall City off the side of the road. The sun was just burning through the fog in the pasture... And can I say that I LOVE Windows Live Photo Gallery's photo stitching tool. It literally took about two minutes to stitch three photos together and crop the edges to create this panarama!

NW Sun in Autumn

Finding the silver lining to a wet day... ;)

Foggy Morning on Campus

Microsoft’s Redmond campus is really nice place to work. It’s beautiful and very well-kept – a natural museum of NW flora. ;) This photo was taken as I got into my car last week one morning. It’s formatted for a dual-screen monitor setup.

Rainier Vista

The Duck Crops Here

With a new Canon 450D in hand, I'm back with the first photo posted in 6 1/2 months! I have to thank my friend Logan (the king if punny humor) for the title -- very appropriate for a cropped picture of a duck...

Zion Canyon Lookout

View of Zion Canyon (Zion National Park) from the Canyon Lookout trail.

Full Moon