Abandoned Mine - Historic Tintic Mining District

Discovered this abandoned mine near Eureka, UT in the eastern slopes of the East Tintic Mountains overlooking Utah Valley.  The first image shows the overburden piles of yellow to orange rock.  The stone leaches so there is a pool of deep orange water from the recent rains in the area.  The age of the Juniper trees growing in the overburden indicates that this mine has been abandoned for many years. 

Two images of the structure covering the entrance to a mine in the same area.  There are active mines nearby, notably the Trixie silver and gold mine which is still active.

Grain Elevator in Utah's Tintic Valley

This abandoned grain elevator is just off the State Route 36 near Eureka, Juab County.  It's just off the side of the road adjacent to the UP railroad tracks.  Its completely out of place.  There is nothing nearby.  Obviously,  it draws the attention of graffiti artists and has for some time. 

The clouds were great.  I use my 12-24mm DX lens on my D700 shooting in the FX mode and just never go wider that 17 mm and it works fine. 

Bridal Veil Falls in Utah's Provo Canyon

Images of Bridal Veil Falls, Provo Canyon, UT.  I slowed the shutter speed by using a 64X neutral density filter from B+W.  I also moved as far away from the falls as reasonable, almost back to the main highway in Provo Canyon.  This moved me up and made the upper reaches of the falls more visible.  The snow pack on the Wasatch Mountains is way above normal so a fair amount of water is coming down the falls.  I used my 70-200 MM lens which allowed my to zoom into the see the details of the lower falls.

 

Details of the lower falls

Andrew on the Salt Flats

Andrew is a trooper.  He seems to tolerate endless photos.

 

His dad is taking  a DSLR movie and he looks at grandpa.

Oh boy will this ever end?

OK, I'll pose.  I used a small amount of fill flash to what I think is good effect.

Allison on the Bonneville Salt Flats

 

For Spring Break, we took the kids to the Salt Flats near Wendover, UT.  This shot is actually on the Bonneville Speedway which is deserted this time of the year.  Speed trials start after the surface dries out.  Allison is a pro at candid modelling.  Just let her do her things and try to get a great shot.  Took the chairs as props for this white plain.  Fortunately, there was cloud cover, because there is a lot of light like with snow.  

Abandoned Log Cabin - Duchesne Utah

This small log cabin is located in Indian Canyon a few miles south of Duchesne, UT.  Ranching is still done along the creek in this small canyon.  This cabin, an out building and ramshackle corral is located on this property. 

Mount Timpanogas After a Snow Storm

Photo taken of Mount Timpanogas on the morning after a winter storm.  Black and White conversion using SilverEfex Pro. 

Sloane's Smile - Eye Teeth Coming in First

No posing just an infectious smile!  Her eye teeth are coming in before her front teeth, sort of a vampire like look.  Stand her up against the blue wall, have her mother get her attention and she breaks into spontaneous enthusiasm.  No posed stiff expression here!

Sloane is Almost One Year Old - She is a Pistol!

Sloane is almost one year old (Feb 11th).  What a doll.  The primary touch-up was to remove black specks of dirt around her mouth.  Like her siblings, she is blessed with a great set of very dark eyelashes!  No problem getting her to show excitement.  Getting her hold still is another thing.  Get the shutter speed up.

Allison Steals the M&M's Intended as Posing Bribes

Allison helps herself to the bribe M&M's.  Caught one piece of candy in the air.  Look at those eyelashes!  

Emma Deming

Portrait of Emma.  She likes this hat, although it is not a favorite of her mother.  The key light is a large window to the right with a reflector to fill from the opposite side. 

Front of the Provo Tabernacle Burns on December 17th, 2011

This is the front door of the Tabernacle which faces east to University Avenue in Provo.  The rubble of the roof and balcony block the doorway and then flames continue.  The pretty stained glass windows are visible in the photograph.  The four cornered spires of the Provo tabernacle are modeled after the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.  The LDS church no longer constructs building of this nature.  It was originally the large meeting house for all of Utah County and has served place for both church and cultural events since is was completed in the 1860's.

Still Burning North Wall of the Tabernacle

The wooden rubble is still actively burning some 12 hours after the fires started and after many hours of dousing water on the building.  The pews, including a large balcony on three sides of the  of the large meeting room were all constructed of wood.  The wooden roof, balcony and pews meant there was a large amount of combustible material which continued to burn for hours. 

This fireman, Glassford, is photographing the burning rubble through the doorway in the north wall.  Hot spots would continually erupt so the fire department would direct water to hold down the flames. 

Three Renderings of the South Wall of the Tabernacle

Color photograph of a stream of water directed at the south wall of the building.  The temperatures were below freezing so the hose water covered trees with a heavy coating of ice.  The second floor stained glass windows have been destroyed. 

Monochrome rendering of the above image which has been pre-filtered using a blue filter so that the orange brick goes dark and the visibility of the stream of water is enhanced.

Second monochrome rendering using an orange filter.  So the brick appears light and the smoke covered bricks above the windows appears dark.  All B&W rendering are done in CS5 using Nik Silvereffects Pro. 

Provo Tabernacle from the East

The largely destroyed eastern facing front of the Tabernacle.  A B&W rendering shows the smoke still rising from the building center.  By this time the roof and wooden structure inside the building had collapsed in heaps which were still on fire.  The tabernacle was built and owed by the LDS church.  Initial construction was begun in the 1860's with several upgrades over the years.  The building was still in use both for church and community activities to this date.  

Provo Tabernacle Desroyed by Fire

Photograph of the still burning Provo Tabernacle at around 1:30 pm on the 17th of December, 2011.  The building had been burning almost 12 hours since early morning.  The Provo Fire department was pouring water on from multiple directions and the wooden interior of the building was still actively burning.