New Camera

I got my camera for Christmas. It will be lots of fun. I'd show you an image or two from it but, imagine this, I got to Jackson without a cable to hook it to my camera and I don't have a card reader. So my faithful viewers will just have to wait until the weekend before they see my newest artwork.

Till then, here is another image from a while back.


This is an image from our house in Carbondale. I miss Carbondale.


Yes, that's right. The birds are upside down. The feeder packaging had a picture on the side with birds upside down. I couldn't beleive the birds would really eat upsidedown. So I bought the feeder to find out if it was true.

Merry Christmas

Ah, the work week is over and now its time to head home for the holidays.

I thought before I started my little vacation that I would post one more image.

This is from my first experience with a holga camera. This set of images will be one in a series. I intend to leave the images in the groups as I shot them. So the final result will be 3 sets of three photographs.


Cottonwoods near Beaver Dick State Park, Idaho

Lamar Valley - Yellowstone

This blog is doing what it is suppose to. It is getting me excited to scan some of my photographs and post them so people can comment, give feedback, enjoy, reject ...

Tonight's photograph was taken this last summer. I had to drive up to Billings, MT and on my way home I took the long way. I was driving through Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park just as a storm was clearing and the sun was setting. I am pretty happy with this image. It is not perfect and goes against some conventions (shooting into the sun being one of them, excessive fall off another). But none the less, I enjoy it for what it is. I would love to hear some comments from my faithful readers.

Thanks. Oh, by the way, Christmas is almost upon us.


Lamar Valley, Yellowstone, 2005

Cedars and Ferns

Here is another image from my trip to Pullman. This one was taken on highway 12. Probably one of the prettiest roads in the whole country. It follows one of the original Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Lochsa. This was taken at a little preserve of old growth cedars on the side of the road.

Some Recent Work

I have been ignoring some film for too long. I finally decided to sit down and do a little bit of scanning.

Here's the results - rough scans. They were taken while driving from Rexburg to the regional SPE meeting in Pullman, Washington, near North Fork, Idaho.

I have wanted to photograph this section of river since I first discovered it during the summer of 2004.

Its a BOY!!!

I have a new nephew!!!

Congrats are in order for Jessica and Jerry (my brother).

It is a boy. More details as they emerge. Born just this morning.

Delicate Arch

Tonights post is from October 2003, Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah.

I can't think of any questions tonight. It has been a very intense work week.

Enjoy the weekend.

2nd question

Ok, day two of asking questions. . . lets see.

-- What gets you out of bed in the morning?

I was thinking about making this my next question as I struggled to get out of bed this morning. I definitely say the first 15 minutes of my day are 10x harder then the rest of the day. So what do you, fond viewers, do to get out of bed? I know Darren has a 3-year-old and a 6-year-old that won't let him stay in bed.

Speaking of Darren, here he is.

To Rexburg and back

Wow, so it has been a busy 24 hours. I ran home to Rexburg last night after work. I had to take care of some Christmas shopping. There was a sale going on that was only for 3 days. Not just a normal sale but the product I was purchasing was only being sold for 3 days. I won't say what since I don't want to give away any presents I may be giving to faithful readers.

So I purchased my gifts this morning then had an enjoyable visit with Darren over a horrible brunch. The waiter was awful and realized he did a very poor job and ended up not charging us for most of the meal. That made it ok I guess in the end. But then because brunch took so long I was a little late getting back to work. I got to work at about 12:30 and was still able to put in 8 hours. So I am a little tired.

Thank you for all the comments. I was beginning to wonder if I had any readers. Now the total is 4 people I am somewhat directly responsible for them starting their blog. That is kind of fun.

So I was thinking, to get more comments I guess I need to pose questions to my readers. Lets start off simple.

-- What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?

(heck of a question for middle of winter - the questions will get better I promise.)

PS: Isn't my puppy dog so cute?

Now I need to dig up an image for tonight's post.

Here we go, very fitting for a very cold night. Hope this warms up the viewers.

Middle of the week

Tom convinced me to keep going.

I'll struggle along until I get my digital camera. Then I will try to post new work. Until then, I'll post other stuff.

I went skiing on Sunday. It was nice to get out. The view from the top of the tram was amazing. It was almost spring like conditions. Warm. Inversion. 15 degrees at the base and 26 degrees at the top with sun and no wind. It felt great. A lot better then the -10 and -20 temps we have had.

I don't think I have an image to post as I am in Rexburg on an old computer. I am making a quick trip out of this to take care of some Christmas stuff. I won't say what because there may be some readers that may find out what they are getting.

Here is an image I pulled from my website. This image is 3-4 years old but I feel appropriate for the time of year. Plus it just makes me smile when I see this image. Rusty was very happy to see me tonight. Rusty is spending a few days at my parents and misses his home. He is happy to be back in his house.



To see more of Rusty, click here

On Vacation

My blog is going on vacation.

I figure nobody really reads it anyways.

I'll continue once I get my digital camera.

The weekend

Ah, the weekend. Saturday is turning out to be pretty lazy. I hung out a little bit last night with a coworker and his friend. It was a nice change of pace.

The weather has warmed up some. The forecasted low is only -1. The high is 9. Tomorrow though we are suppose to hit the 20s. That is good news as I will probably hit the slopes tomorrow.

My presentation went well for those of you asking. It was a casual affair. I spoke about my last 6-8 years of photography for about 40 minutes and showed about 70 slides. Then we had a nice group discussion about various things photographic related.

I think it will be a real nice group to be involved with. I guess they are bringing in Arnold Newman in the spring and showing some of his work.

Today's image was taken way back in the summer of 2002. I was driving home from Boise and was presented with this view. It was shot with an old Fuji 6x9-90mm I bought from Darren but have since sold.

Green Canyon, Heise, Lava Hot Springs . . . All places I wish I could be right now instead of here.

Low for the night will be about -26.

The worst part is it is the coldest basically when I go to work. For some reason 8am is colder then 3am.

My mom said I should come home this weekend just to warm up. She isn't kiding. However my plan is to stay here this weekend.

COOOLD!!!

So I have been thinking ever since I moved to Jackson that I should get a block heater installed. Well, this morning I needed it. I ended up not making it to work. I did go in at lunch for a little party thing but somebody had to come pick me up. And then tonight is my presentation and I don't know how I am going to get back in town. Oh bother.

Darren may come over and if he does I will be saved. Otherwise I am in trouble. I guess there is a taxi in town. Or I could rent a car perhaps.

Happy Birthday Dad

Good evening dear friends. The above image is from my first outing with my old digital camera way back when, shot 9-13-2005 (1.6 sec at f/22, focal length 40mm - I love digital and all the info it saves.)

Darren and I hiked into Sheep Falls on the Henry's Fork of the Snake river. This is an image that I haven't done anything with but I thought it was kind of nice so I posted it here. Note: I am using my blog to show images that may never make it to print but I thought may be nice to show to some people - not that anybody reads my blog.

Anyways, Today is my dad's 82nd birthday. I am 28, he is 82. Kind of strange. I thought about doing a photo project documenting and doing writings in the time frame between our two birthdays. However, I am not as ambitious as I could be and well, I guess I am lazy. Plus it wouldn't be the type of project I envisioned since I am no longer living that close to him. I may still try to do something but I probably won't make it as serious as I have thought about doing. Plus, I still need to buy a digital camera.

Well, I am putting off what I should really be doing. Tomorrow I am presenting at the Center for the Arts here in Jackson. I am showing my work to a small group of people. It should be pretty easy, I just talk about me and my art work while showing slides. It will be somewhat casual. I am planning on picking some work from the last 6 years and talking about how my work has evolved, where I have been, previous projects like my MFA and Teton Dam, and where I am now and future projects I see myself doing.

Well, I have lots to do and it is already late.

Good times. Goodnight. And happy birthday Dad. I hope you have another exciting year ahead of you.

Hello friends,

Had a great day skiing today. Gorgeous weather and perfect snow, unbelieveable for the first of december.

Here is the mountain report from Targhee's website.

New natural snow at Mid-Mountain in the last 24 hrs: 17 inches
New natural snow at Mid-Mountain in the last 3 days: 37 inches

Even with that much snow it is surprising how fast it gets tracked out. I guess now with more people skiing off trail (I attribute that to better equipment - namely shape skis) and Targhee's high speed quad . . .

Anyways, it was a really great day. Had a handful of faceshots and plenty of knee to mid-thigh turns. Had to search for and visit some reserves that not a lot of people know about, places where you can pick up 5-10 untracked turns when the rest of the mountain is pretty tracked out (the kind you get to know are there after you ski on a mountain for 22 years - I know about most of them from following my brothers around and Randy, and a family friend).

Anyway, I don't have any pictures as I still can't decide on a camera to purchase.

I hope everybody else had a great weekend.

I guess I will post some photos even though they are kind of old. They are from March 31, 2004

As you can see, this day we chose to go skiing was not very busy at all - unlike today. This photo caught my eye as I looked through my collection. It was a quick snapshot I took for no real reason at the time.


I don't know why I like this second picture. It caught my eye also. I like the cloud. I like how there is this big round white thing in the middle of the photo.

My working life.

For those that I have not told, I started a new job just over two months ago. I am a Photo Editor for a well known photographer in Jackson Hole. I am the person that will handle most of the digital work he shoots. My coworker handles the film. That may change as the balance of film v. digital shifts. I enjoy the job and enjoy the people I work with. Living in Jackson Hole is an adventure as well.

So far I haven't really taken an active part in the Jackson world. I guess now that snow has landed I will experience the skiing aspect of the region. Growing up 75 miles from Jackson and now living there makes for a different experience.

So here is where I spend 40 hours a week.



By the way, I love my new monitor. I just got it this week along with a new computer. The thing is sexy, beautiful and is absolutely amazing.



It is a new Apple 23inch Cinema Display. Seriously, this computer, if you have to spend that much time working on one, this is the setup one should have. :)



In the future I plan on having few pictures of myself and more pictures i take.

Peace out.

Hopefully not another false start

Ok, I finally got sick of Darren saying "You need to start a blog". And after all I was the one that introduced Darren to blogging. Geesh!!!

This first post is to put out a request for assistance on naming my blog. I kind of like "Life among these Jackson Hole Estates" or possibly "Longview" since I will be posting photographs (if I ever buy a camera).

So I can have something interesting to post tonight, here is what I did for dinner.

I must say, when I put my mind to it I am a pretty good cook. Plus I remember it is kind of fun. I wish my kitchen was a little bigger though. I just cooked a meal big enough for 5 people. And I had lots of fun doing it. Of course I was the only one around to eat it. So I put 4 servings into some tupperware and I will take it to work tomorrow and see if any of my coworkers want some. Then I ate what was left for dinner tonight.

So here is what I did. I sauteed some tofu (garlic flavor) and onions with some olive oil. If I had more time I would have cooked them longer until the tofu was probably half its original size or smaller. I prefer the texture of tofu that has been cooked down more. It becomes more like a meat instead of the mushy stuff it starts off as. That took a while to cook down. Then I poured in a mixture of coconut milk and organic chicken broth that had about 2 tablespoons of curry mixed in. I also tried to mix in some flour to help thicken it but it was pretty lumpy so I skimmed it off the top. Once the tofu, onions and liquid was brought back up to temperature I threw in my mix of vegetables. Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots, Red Peppers, Green Peppers, and at the end I threw in some snow pea pods (I think I am leaving something out). I cooked that for about 15-20 minutes at a simmer, stirring the entire time. I was overflowing my only skillet so I couldn't really cover it. Plus I was worried I might burn the coconut milk. After the vegetables were starting to get soft I served it over medium grain rice that I had steamed ahead of time.

Man was it good.

Lets see if I can also find a photograph to post.



This photo was taken about a 2 years ago this coming march. It is Thousand Springs, Idaho.