Out of the Apartment

I got home from school the other day and decided I didn't want to be inside. I packed up my camera, put on a hoodie and grabbed my sunglasses and walked out the door. The weather was so nice that I didn't even need my hoodie, and there were too many photo opportunities to keep my sunglasses on.

The ducks were out at First Dam and they were so excited to be scurrying around in the sunshine picking and prodding at the bread crumbs and duck food people of all ages were throwing their way. This little boy threw the crumbs up and over his head so hard that half of the food ended up in his hair and down his shirt. It was fun watching his mom laugh at him while he tried to brush it off himself.



The water was clear and calm with only a little bit of wind to create a nice little breeze to keep you cool. I loved watching how calm everything around me was. The water was clear and quiet. The wind was only slightly blowing making the weather not too hot and not too cold.



I look forward to summer when I won't be in school and I can fully explore the beauty that Logan has to offer. I've never really appreciated everything in Logan because I've been too busy with school to get out beyond my apartment. Either that or I'm just lazy.

Come this summer I won't be lazy anymore. I'm ready to be adventurous and explore the place I live.

We were walkin' in the park one day...

These are the funnest kinds of pictures to take... especially with a DLSR. If you keep the shutter button pushed down, it just keeps taking pictures. So you can capture the whole process... like this:








Isn't that cool?! I love watching everyone's face and seeing how it changes from the picture before it. Did Steve even make it off the ground? How does Chase jump that high? Kami was working on getting some good momentum... and Kristen looks like she's concentrating so hard! I l just love these pictures so much...

Some more highlights from our Sunday afternoon walk by the river:



Every walk needs a bridge picture! And some nice man walking by even offered to take a picture with all of us in it... how nice. He didn't quite know how to use my camera though, it was kinda funny to watch him!



The left picture is kind of dark, but it was in the car so it doesn't matter. Kristen and Steve have matchy matchy sunglasses... how cute. Actually no, Steve is wearing Kami's sunglasses that match Kristen's. And the right picture is of a thistle. Usually I don't think thistles are cool, but this one just spoke to me and I had to take a picture of it! Isn't the fuzzy background cool looking? That is why I love my aperture.

Signs of Spring

I broke out my camera today, and it just renewed my love for photography. The possibilities are endless and that's what I love about it... you can do anything. Me and my roommate, Kristen, went up Logan canyon and explored around 2nd Dam. Even though the sun is shining, it's colder than it looks.


This one has is of a really cool tree trunk that has lots of knots on the surface, and I'm just focusing on the branches in the foreground. I liked how I could see the mountain in the background with very little snow!


We found some rose petals on the ground right be the water. Our philosophy is that some cute guy asked his girlfriend to marry him on this spot sometime recently. Don't you think Kristen's shoes are so cute?! I want them. Forever Young is the best!


Believe it or not, this Coca Cola can was just sitting in the water. Yes, it's in water. Don't you love how the water is so clear?! That can doesn't even look opened... I wonder how the soda would taste. Don't worry, I won't try it. I don't like Coke to begin with.


This one I shot across the water with my telephoto lens. Those bumps that look like rocks... yeah, they're ducks. I liked how rich the colors looked.


This is just a very long shot. The water looks so clear and calm. Too bad it's only February and the water is still freezing. It looks so warm and inviting and I wanted to jump in! This shot is a little blurry, but I liked it anyway.

In Logan it looks like spring is getting closer and closer every day. It hasn't snowed in weeks, and I've been able to wear jackets to school and not coats. It makes me happy because I hate walking around campus feeling like a marshmallow because of all the layers I have to wear to keep warm. Also, I've seen the sun more days in a row than I have seen it total in the past couple of weeks. Cache Valley doesn't have the icky inversion/pollution crap in the air anymore, which makes it easier to breath, and my eyes aren't irritated either.

In my Online Journalism class (the very class that inspired/forced this blog to come about), our next project is a photo essay. The only guidelines we have are "Signs of Spring". Any suggestions or advice you have would be greatly appreciated!