Bradens Adventure and Photo

Self

2011-01-14T02:34:00.000-08:00

Self portrait experiment keepers.

Return to Antelope Island

2011-01-07T00:29:00.000-08:00

For what ever reason I am drawn to Antelope Island. I love it there despite the smell. It has always been mysterious to me. Anyway, these are some of my favorites from my last trip. Hope you enjoy them.

Machine Gun Fire

2010-09-20T21:11:00.000-07:00

This was a crazy night.

The Force Be With You It May

2010-08-25T23:31:00.000-07:00

There were a few characters at the diabetes walk so I thought I would do a portrait series. They were all very into it. Enjoy!

Work Window Pano

2010-08-25T23:25:00.000-07:00

I cannot remember the last time I did a pano. I hope to do more in the near future. This one is kind of boring but it is what I see from my desk at work. Good times!

HDR - Because I Love It

2010-07-27T23:23:00.000-07:00

HDR is a great way to get creative with your photos and make them more like a painting and less like real life. This was taken at Silver Lake near Brighton Ski Resort with my 18-105 lens. Bracketed 3 exposures 2 stops up and 2 down hand held. Processed in Photomatix and Lightroom 3. Enjoy.

Bancroft Rodeo - B&W

2010-07-27T23:07:00.000-07:00

The Bancroft Rodeo is the longest running in the United States. It is one of the funnest things about spending the 24th of July in Bancroft. I got some great action shots this year. Taken with my Nikkor 70-300mm VR.

Chesterfield - HDR

2010-07-27T23:00:00.000-07:00

Okay they aren't all of Chesterfield. The one above is Grandpa Johnson's Mill in Bancroft.

Chesterfield & Bancroft, ID - HDR Series

Bancroft - B&W

2010-07-27T22:53:00.000-07:00

Bancroft, ID - Black & White Series

Camden Preview

2010-07-19T08:06:00.000-07:00

I took my new son's pictures a few days ago. It is quite a departure from the pictures I usually take but I think they turned out great. Here is a preview, more to come soon.

Moose

2010-07-19T08:02:00.000-07:00

I took these at Silver Lake near Brighton. I took it at 300mm.

Same pic just different Lightroom effects.

Random Fun Pics

2010-06-22T21:45:00.000-07:00

Just some random picture I thought you would enjoy.

Scottish Festival - Black and White

2010-06-16T22:37:00.000-07:00

I have always loved black and white street photography. I am always amazed how a seemingly normal everyday scene can become captivating art. The Scottish Festival isn't everyday but taking candid shots of the people there proved to be very fulfilling. I hope you enjoy.

Balanced Rock

2010-06-10T23:36:00.000-07:00

I almost went to bed without uploading this one. One of my favs from our last Moab trip. Tweaked in Lightroom 2.

The Nothing!

2010-06-10T23:29:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen the movie "The Never Ending Story"? Well if you have you know exactly what I mean. If you haven't go watch it. It's a great movie!

HDR - Utah State Capitol

2010-06-10T23:26:00.000-07:00

Cohen and I took a field trip to the State Capitol. I shot these HDR pics while we were there. All of the without a tripod. All developed in Photomatix Pro.

Buffalo

2010-06-03T00:12:00.000-07:00

This was fun. I was trying out my new Nikkor 70-300 VR lens. LOVE IT! Turned out to be a great shot.

Journey to the Center of the Arch

2010-06-03T00:09:00.000-07:00

I took this one at Delicate Arch in Arches National Park, Utah near Moab. I entered this in a National Geographic photo contest. I like really like it. One of my best I think.

Portrait Collection

2010-06-02T23:40:00.000-07:00

I am just getting into portraiture and I really like it. Let me know what you think.

More HDR

2010-04-20T23:38:00.000-07:00

I took these at "The Old Mill". I was holding my camera and wasn't sure how good they would come out. Still just experimenting. Good times!

HDR - My New Addiction

2010-03-30T22:38:00.000-07:00

Here it is folks (pronounced fokes). My first foray into the world of HDR. Should be good times!

Mesa Mini

2010-03-23T22:29:00.000-07:00

It has been quite a while since my last post. Not to many adventures since but I dabbled in faking a tilt shift photo. Let me know what you think.

Quad tone the CS4 way!

2009-09-30T22:55:00.000-07:00

I hacked through my last quad tone with CS2 with a book about CS4. It turned out pretty good but it took For..ev..er. This one was quick and easy. It turned out a bit dark but I think it adds to the allure of the photo. I hope you like it.

I took this at the top of Hidden Peak over looking Little Cottonwood Canyon to the Salt Lake Valley. We took the Snowbird Tram to get there.

Yellowstone 09

2009-09-30T21:53:00.000-07:00

I am back my peeps! (as if any one visits my blog) I hope this finds everyone well. I have a bunch of pics from our trip to Yellowstone this summer that I thought you would enjoy. So um...enjoy!?

WAY to close to a bear. Black and white with color mask.

I took this outside our cabin. I used a head lamp to light the trees. 5.4 minute exposure.

Same story here. It is a little softer due to the lower f stop but it still is cool looking. 3.3 minute exposure.

Lower Falls, Yellowstone National Park.

Coyote, Yellowstone National Park.

Practice, Practice, Practice!

2009-05-07T22:55:00.000-07:00

Just went out to shoot on my lunch break to practice. Then I used the Hue/Saturation and Level controls in Photoshop to make it a little more appealing. Big Cottonwood Canyon UT.

First Stab at Macro

2009-05-07T22:43:00.000-07:00

This is my first stab at doing macro photography. Flowers are not my normal subjects. I actually enjoyed taking this photo. There is something therapeutic about shooting flowers.

Moabness

2009-05-07T22:35:00.001-07:00

Black and White - Railroad track on the way to Corona Arch, Moab UT

Black and white Fisher Towers, Moab UT

Dead Horse Point Shoot

2009-05-07T22:17:00.000-07:00

Sunset at Dead Horse Point State Park. Shooting right at the sun is more difficult than I thought it would be.

The Vitruvian Man silhouette.

Rock formations at sunset.

Same rock formation silhouette.

Great view.

Dead Horse Point Quad Tone

2009-05-07T21:11:00.001-07:00

This is my first Quad Tone. I just kinda winged it.

Just for fun...

2009-03-17T22:09:00.000-07:00

My dad took this one. We hiked to Dog Lake up Millcreek Canyon and got this gem while Anna and I played in the lake. Good times!

The Subway

2009-03-17T21:59:00.001-07:00

My version of this famous picture. I took this on one of our trips through The Subway. No editing.

New York

2009-03-17T21:38:00.000-07:00

Ground Zero 2004. Edited.

This was taken in New York City in 2004. No editing.

Photoshop Fun

2009-03-17T21:24:00.001-07:00

I have been playing around with photoshop and thought I would post one of my creations. Let me know what you think.

Before

After

A little overwhelming...

2009-03-11T21:54:00.001-07:00

Ok here's the deal...I have a lot of pictures that I have already taken that I am proud of. The thought of getting them all on the blog is a little daunting. I am going to slowly but surely get all of them up. Until then here are a few of my favorites.

Havasupi April 2006

Moab UT, Big Bend, Bouldering at Night - 30 Second Shutter

Waikiki Beach, Oahu Hawaii - 30 Second Shutter

Why another one...?

2009-03-11T10:19:00.000-07:00

I wanted to start another blog. Why? Why not? I love photography and want to share my progress as I get better. I also wanted a place to share the pictures for some of the adventures I have been on and will go on. I will try to share tips and specifics on pictures I take and places I go.

Love, Peace and Hair Grease,