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  • Cassi & Matt

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    Since my cousin Cassi blogged her anniversary I wanted to play with her photo a little and while I’m at it congratulate she and Matt on 10 years together. Cassi is one of the few people people that I heard from periodically on my mission. We’re close to the same age and, Cassi having moved…

  • Lake Blanche

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    Wow, it’s December already. This pic feels cold enough… it was taken June 5, 2009. Jeff was in town for a few days and so we decided to go on a hike. Being June we really didn’t think anything of it– we showed up to the base of the trail with t-shirts and shorts on.…

  • ‘Tis the Season

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    I listened last night again to the 2007 First Presidency Christmas Devotional. All of the talks moved me as much or more than they did when I heard them in person two years ago. This is the part that is on my mind this evening. President Monson shared a story of a Christmas from his…

  • Growing Up

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    It’s amazing how observant kids are, how much they pick up from us that we don’t even realize we’re teaching them. I’ve seen cousins blog about their experiences with this, but it’s fun to see first hand too. We visited Melissa and had dinner at her place tonight, and Addie entertained us as usual. At…

  • Poison

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    I heard the analogy once that failing to forgive is like drinking a bottle of poison and waiting for the other person to die. So the story behind this image was brought back tonight as some sloanies sat around talking about the rivalry game, Max Hall’s generally poor sportsmanship and lack of charity and humility,…

  • Thanksgiving

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    I didn’t even take any photos yesterday– talk about off my game. This was taken December 22, 2008, you can sorta see the wrapping paper in the background… but trust me. The apple pie Muti made yesterday was as good as it looks in this image, and as good as it’s ever been, absolutely scrumptious.…

  • Surfing

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    Another from the Carlsbad trip. Don’t have time to do more, but I’m definitely stoked to edit more from this trip now. I had 2 lenses I shot with in Carlsbad with my 40D, the 10-22mm, and the 100mm macro (didn’t / still don’t have anything longer than that). Particularly I’m looking forward to a…

  • Carlsbad

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    I never really did get around to processing and posting any of the photos I took while camping at the beach in Carlsbad, California last year. (Story of my life). I think this was taken sometime in the morning. I had to think for a moment to remember whether I had made it to any…

  • Flying High

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    I couple more oldies that were lacking some punch. Taken on a flight to Vegas in July 2003, taken with the ol’ Powershot S40, my first digital camera, the one that got me started taking pictures 🙂 My mind is otherwise a bit sluggish right now, I’m a bit tired. I just finished watching Charlie…

  • Summer of Yesteryear’s Shadow

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    Taken August 9, 2008 with one of my older cameras, the trusty old Canon Powershot SD10. Been digging through some old photos lately, fun to see what a little processing can do to photos I never thought twice about. This image, somehow, feels appropriate for a day with snowfall… like it’s merely a shadow of…

  • Pure Enjoyment

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    I headed downtown today to revisit that vintage car collection in order to get some pictures for a project for school. I was thwarted– they were closed and no one answered the number they left. So, I headed over to part two of my plan, which was to grab lunch at Este Pizzeria. Oh man……

  • What’s funnier than kickin’ a midget?

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    That’s a “joke” a co-worker used to love… when you ask “what”, he’d reply “Nothin’s funnier than kickin’ a midget!” and then he’d start laughing, haha. Totally random. When I was a missionary in Korea, I remember one day the two other elders that shared the house with me and my companion came home with…

  • Sort of a strange day

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    Because In-N-Out Burger opened in the northern part of Utah today (in both Draper and Orem). Traffic wasn’t so bad going east on 12300 so and turning left northbound onto State, but boy were they piled up the other direction. Anyhow, I did not eat there today– the wait was 45 minutes to order and…

  • Sunset in August

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    Don’t let the picture fool you, I don’t miss summer *yet*… I’m enjoying the cold air, it evokes a Holiday spirit which I love. Come January… different story 😉 I have taken so many photos that I’ve never really touched after taking. I took this one over a year ago with a camera and lens…

  • 88 MILES PER HOUR!!!

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    A couple weeks ago I went on a photowalk that was organized by some local photographers and sponsored by a local photography company called Pictureline (the candy / toy store of photography nerds… love that place.* They had managed to procure Lensbaby lenses for over the more than 60 photographers that showed up to use.…