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Albion Basin

by Cameron on October 30, 2011

While visiting Utah in August I had a chance to spend a few hours taking photos around the Albion Basin up Little Cottonwood Canyon. The weather was beautiful. I had fun playing with my new Zeiss 21mm lens and it didn’t disappoint. Here are a few of my favorites from the day.

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Lightning Over Salt Lake City

by Cameron on September 11, 2011

My brother and I setup our gear to capture some nice sunset photos over the Salt Lake Valley. Instead, the clouds gathered and I was able to get this shot – not what we expected, but sometimes the best shots aren’t the ones you plan on getting.

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Eyes of a child

May 31, 2011

Yesterday I saw my son sitting at the table looking pensive with his head in his arms. I quietly grabbed my camera and he glanced up at me as I was taking the shot. Candid shots like this are so precious – it captures a quiet side of him that a studio shoot will never [...]

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Chicago’s Cloud Gate – “The Bean”

November 23, 2010

On a recent trip to Chicago I passed through Millenium Park at two different times of day to capture some shots of the Cloud Gate sculpture, better known as “The Bean”. The first shot is an HDR composite of 3 exposures – with the bright sky the dynamic range of the scene was too large [...]

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Fall Ends and Winter Begins in Utah Canyons

November 18, 2010

I visited family in Utah at the end of October and took an afternoon to head up the to the mountains and snap some pics. I’ve lived in the midwest for the past 10 years and I REALLY miss the mountains – it felt great to be back there! Most of these were shot near [...]

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Weekend stroll on Millcreek Streamway Park Trail

October 18, 2010

Last weekend I went out to shoot some photos along Millcreek Streamway Park Trail – usually I’m zipping along the trail on my bike, so this was a nice change of pace.

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Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

October 10, 2010

While in Chicago this summer I spent some time photographing around the Museum of Science and Industry. I had recently read The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (thanks for the recommendation Derek) and wanted to explore the area around where the World’s Columbian Expedition was held in 1893. The following image is [...]

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Chicago Skyline Sunset from Promontory Point

September 6, 2010

While in Chicago this summer I spent an evening watching the sunset from Promontory Point. The view of the skyline was great. I’ll share some more shots from Chicago in the coming days. The shot is a stitched panorama of 6 images.

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Project 365 – too little time…

September 6, 2010

Well, it happened. Life got too busy for me to keep up with the daily photo. It has become more of a burden than inspiration as my schedule has become more packed, so I’m going to let it go for a while. Don’t worry, I’m still going to post photos but perhaps only a few [...]

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