1-31-2011 (31 of 365)

Today's picture is of a hat I have in my collection of Buffalo Bills memorabilia. This hat was never given out because as you know the Bills never did win the game ( or any of the other 3 Super Bowls they played in) and all of these hat should have been destroyed. I was lucky enough to find it on E-bay years ago and could not resist adding it to my collection.

1-30-2011 (30 of 365)

Another slow photo day (Sunday). This is a pen that I got from the Mazda dealer that we buy our Mazda parts from at work. Kinda cool to look at but a real pain to write with.

1-29-2011 (29 of 365)

Today Kenneth, Garrett and I went on a little day long excursion up North. We went to Farmington Bay and Antelope Island. This is a Coyote that we saw right off the side of the road on our way out of the park. It was only 35 Yards away from us when I took this picture. This picture is not cropped at all this is the size of the actual picture I took. We had a great time and saw a lot of wildlife. The only bad thing about the trip was that we did not see the sun the whole time we were out so most of my pictures were not very good. This one is probable the best one I took all day.

For more photos see my Flickr page here http://www.flickr.com/photos/47393532@N05/

1-28-2011 (28 of 365)

Today's picture is of the stars as seen from Lindon Boat Harbor tonight. This is a 443.6 second exposure (7.39 min.) that is how I capture the movement in them. This is one of the first times I have tried this. I still need to work on the focus a bit and go somewhere a bit darker so I don't pick up the city lights reflecting into the sky. These types of pictures will be more fun in the summer when it is a bit warmer also.

1-27-2011 (27 of 365)

Today's picture is of a water tank with the outlet flow frozen. Just to see if anyone is out there I want to know where you think this is? Please comment your answer.

1-26-2011( 26 of 365)

Today's picture is of Garrett showing off his missing tooth that he lost a couple of weeks ago. The second one is not far behind it is just barely hanging in there.

1-25-2011 (25 of 365)

This is what happens when you don't slow down on slick roads. I picked this up today on a very steep hill but was unable to flip it back over on the hill so I pulled it on to the truck on it's lid and took it to the yard and flipped it over there. The driver crawled out of the car at the scene and walked away with only bumps and bruises. Seat belts do save lives.

1-24-2011 ( 24 of 365)

Today's picture is of my Ghost. This is a 30 second exposure that I walked out in front of and then stood there for 15 seconds and then moved out of the view again creating a see thru me. The streak of light to my left is my headlamp shining while I was moving in to the picture view. I will have to work on this technique a bit but I thought it was cool for today's picture.

1-23-2011 (23 of 365)

No time for pictures today so all I have for the day is a picture of a brief case bag that I am trying to sell on KSL along with a bunch of other duffle bags for my Father-in-Law.

1-22-11 (22 of 365)

Today's picture is of the sunset from American Fork boat harbor.

1-21-2011 (21 of 365)

Today's Picture is of an Ace of Spades. Slow day in the Photo department. Check back tomorrow for something a bit more interesting.

1-20-2011 (20 of 365)

This is a picture of an old wood burning stove that is in the customer waiting area at my work.

1-19-2011 (19 of 365)

Today's picture is of the Moon starting to rising over Mount Timpanogos from my front yard. This is an extended exposure pic to bring light into the foreground and light up the mountain and to show movement in the clouds.

FYI it is a full Moon tonight.

1-18-2011 (18 of 365

Today's picture is of a General Lee car I saw driving down the road today on my way to work this morning.

1-17-2011 (17of 365)

Today's picture is of Chester. Chester is Jessica's 2 year old Hamster (Ya that is OLD in Hamster years). I have the privilege of sharing my Den with him.

1-16-2011 (16 of 365)

Today's picture is of the Checkmate I got against Kenny while playing Chess tonight. I must admit Kenny is a very worth opponent.

1-15-2011 (15of 365)

Today's picture is of my 6 year old son Garrett with his Teddy Bear.

1-14-2011 (14 of 365)

Today's picture is of a Dodge Durango that hit a tree after loosing control on a Ice covered road. I was on my way to work this morning and saw this, I couldn't resist stopping and taking a few pics. Slow Down and be careful out there.

1-13-2011 (13 of 365)

Today's Picture is of a wooden Car that is in my work office. The detail of this car is amazing it is all hand made. For more detailed photos see my Flickr page at

• http://www.flickr.com/photos/47393532@N05/

Enjoy.

1-12-2011 (12 of 365)

Today's picture is of 2 Bald Eagles in a tree by the Lehi Mill ponds. The top one is a Juvenile Bald Eagle, while the lower one is more recognizable as an adult Bald Eagle. They have been hanging out here for a few days now but today they were in the same tree close enough to get them both in the same frame.

1-11-2011 (11 of 365)

Today's picture is one that I made from a couple of pictures that I took. I could not decide on just one to use so I combined 4 into one. They are Western Meadowlark's. There were a bunch of them in the road as I passed at lunch today and as I drove up to them they flew every direction. These are a few that landed close to where I stopped to photograph them.

1-10-2011 (10 of 365)

Tonight's picture is of the IHC Life Flight Helicopter at the American Fork Hospital. I was on my way home tonight and saw it coming in to land so I hurried up the road to catch a picture of it landing but was to late it was already down when I got there. This is a1.5 second exposure hand held so it is a bit blurry. I did not want to get out in the cold (19°) and set up my tripod for one shot.

1-9-2011 (9 of 365)

Today's picture is of the Mount Timpanogos Temple as the Sun was setting looking Southwest. I had hoped for a lot more color tonight but did not get much, however the sky was very clear after the overnight storm.

1-8-2011(8 of 365)

My Brand of Choice.

A Macro of a neck strap. I shot 800 pictures at the wedding last night so I was not to interested in taking a lot of pictures today.

1-7-2011 (7 of 365)

This is the two youngest dancers at my Niece's wedding reception tonight. The young man is spinning his new friend under his arm. These two stole the show from the Bride and Groom.

1-6-2011(6 of 365)

Chocolate Cheese Cake!!
Need I say More?

Dessert at my Niece's Wedding dinner tonight.

1-5-2011 (5 of 365)

Today's Picture is of the Moon. This is called a Waxing Crescent Moon (3% of full). When the moon waxes, it is growing, or increasing in the size of its lighted portion, or it is becoming gradually fuller. The waxing moon is the "right-hand moon", because the curve of the right hand index finger and thumb follows the curve of the crescent. Go ahead try it no one is watching. Now this Blog can be called
educational. Enjoy!

1-4-2011 (4 of 365)

Today's picture is of an American Kestrel Falcon. This was taken while at lunch today, it was sitting on the wire and stayed there until a split second before I was ready to take its picture, than it took off. I was not quite ready to take the picture when it flew but I took it any way hoping to catch it and this is the result, a bit blurry but still worth posting.

1-3-2011 (3 of 365)

Today was a very gray day outside, the visibility was very low with all of the smog in the air. This is a shot I took from my work in Lehi of the sun just before sunset. The clouds lit up orange and the sun was quite visible with the naked eye because of all the smog and the light cloud cover. you could see the perfectly round shape of the Sun rather than the blinding radiant edges that you would normally see while attempting to look at the Sun. This picture hardly does it justice. I sure love the daily surprises Mother Nature gives us.

1-2-2011 (2 of 365)

Today's photo is a Macro of the center of a fake Poinsettia we have.
I didn't get out anywhere interesting today. I will use random items that just happen to be there if I don't get out during the day and need a picture to post. You never know what might come up next stay tuned.

1-1-2011 (1 of 365)

First photo of 2011 is a picture of Mount Timpanogos from Utah Lake State Park in Provo at sunset. This is also my first successful HDR image that is why it is late being posted The pic was taken on 1-1-11. I will do my best to update daily but will always post my best or most interesting photo of the day for the day. Please feel free to leave comments about the pictures.

Happy New Year!