In several locations there were snow buildups that soon looked like icebergs.

It has been interesting seeing most of the lake frozen over.

The two images below this turned out to be very forced, making them look contrived. With suggestions from some friends, I redid it with this as the result. I used six vertical images for this one.

Mountains over frozen Utah Lake. I took ten vertical shots to merge for this panoramic. The original panoramic was 1.2 gigabytes in size. After sitting with this for a couple of days, I don't like it at all. See above for the better rendition.

B & W of frozen Utah lake with mountains.

I was rewarded with great colors by waiting until the sun dropped below the horizon.

It has been fun wandering the local area for fun surprises. The fall colors and bare tree limbs offer interesting perspective.

Trees and foliage silhouetted by sunset over Jordan River.

Walking along a path near the Jordan River. I like the warmth of the sun washing over the pampas grass. Saratoga Springs, Utah.

Early morning at the mill. Saratoga Springs, Utah

Sunrise over Utah Lake and mountains.

This, I feel could be the best of my lighthouse pictures so far. North Head Lighthouse

There is something about light houses that I just love. I took this shot last year.

This morning, November 8th, I went back up to see if I could get the chapel and temple steeples in the same photo. The sunrise was very cooperative in allowing it to be a pleasing picture.

Yesterday morning, November 7th I went up to the Rexburg Idaho LDS temple to get this sunrise photo.

I enjoy taking pictures of nature with people in the scene. It adds a human element offering perspective, but shots without those bipedal lifeforms is often preferred. Multnomah Falls, Oregon.

North Head Light House on the Long Beach Peninsula, Washington

On my drive to Utah, I stopped to get a few photos of the magnificent Multnomah Falls.

Fall colors at Crystal Mill, Colorado

Evening Leaves - iPhone shot.

Crystal Mill - Being able to take this photo is why I got up at 3:00 AM, stopped at other fantastic locations for fall colors, rode in a jeep over a six mile boulder laden lane, and got home about 11:00 PM. It really was a great day.

Since seeing photos of Crystal Mill, I have wanted to photograph it. I am so excited for now having had the opportunity to take this and other photos of it. This is five vertical photos stitched together. The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States. It is accessible from Marble Colorado via 4x4. Although called a mill, it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station, which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor. The compressed air was then used to power other machinery or tools. Today it stands as a Colorado icon, and is reputed to be the most photographed site in the state.

This is, I think one of the most beautiful spots we stopped at during our all day fall color shoot. Lizard Lake, Colorado.

Fall colors with river, house and mountain.

Several cows were sauntering around us, so I had to include at least one in a photo.

Panoramic of aspen along Capitol Road, Colorado

Capitol Road lined with tall aspen. Colorado

Looking UP

Beautiful snow covered peaks with blanketed hills of fall colors.

Beautiful fall colors in aspen grove. Colorado

An old barn framed by aspen in fall colors along Capitol Creek Lane, Colorado

Maroon Bells before the light.

Maroon Bell from lake as the light washed over the scene.

Pre dawn photo of Maroon Bells, Colorado

I found this to be a very interesting sunset.

Sunrise at Long Beach, Washington.

Morning walk - Long Beach, Washington

During the week of the kite festival in Long Beach, Washington we got to watch fireworks from our deck.

This photo offers a glance into who I am.

Early evening sunset over the dunes at Long Beach, Washington.

The kite festival in Long Beach, Washington was a lot of fun. Music, kites and food from dawn to dusk for six days.

Of the first two sunrise photos, I like the first the best. I like how the mist rests in the trees below the horizon. The third shot is a sunset over the ocean on the same day. Look for the kites flying in the night sky.

Grandma and Grandpa had a great day at the zoo with a few of our grandchildren.

These three shots consist of five shots each at different exposures and blended with Photoshop HDR. Shooting west after dark at Crown Point, Oregon.

30 second exposure from Crown Point next to Vista House, Oregon.

Taken from the cruise ship, I took a departing shot of Seattle Washington as we began our journey to Alaska.