Family Portraits in the Poppies

Portraits in the Poppies

Poppies at Sunrise

Just one of the bunches of Poppies looking east into the sun rising over the mountains. The poppies are in patches like this mixed in with the surrounding trees, grasses and Sage brush. Pick a time, find a place and choose a composition to show this beautiful place off.

Glowing Poppy

The 'Glowing' flower effect achieved by layering two versions of the image, one the original the second a blurred version of the same photo brightened with increased saturation.

Poppies Gone Wild

This abandoned stone farm house was built in the mid 1800's in the town of Alpine Utah which is located in far northern Utah county. The owners planted red poppies which have spread in the area around the home. They bloom in June when the grasses are green before the dry period of late summer. The bright red blossoms contrast with the surrounding grasses and sage brush to provide many attractive photo opportunities.

This view is looking to the northwest. The second image is looking directly to the north at Lone Peak which forms the border between Utah and Salt Lake Counties. In June there is still a lot of snow on the mountain peaks.

The city of Alpine owns this property and maintains it as a hiking area which will not be developed.

Upper Provo River Falls

These falls in the upper Provo River art located in the high Uinta mountains, 80 miles east of Provo Utah. The Provo river runs from the west end of the Uinta mountains near Bald Mountain to Provo Utah where is empties into Utah Lake. Since Utah lake empties into the Great Salt lake to the north, the waters of this river never reach the ocean.

This is high alpine country. The river starts from Bald Mountain at an altitude above 11,000 feet. These falls are at about 10,000 feet.

As with all the photographs in this section, the falls were shot with a neutral density filter to slow the shutter speed. The eddy currents in the pool at the base of the falls are especially attractive to me.

Cascade Springs behind Mount Timpanogos

Cascade Springs is a unique environment for northern Utah. It is a spring fed area of several acres situated behind Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch mountain range. A group of small springs, which flow freely at a constant rate year around, results in very lush greenery in what is a semi arid area, especially in summer. The area is home to many species of wildflowers and wildlife such as moose, elk and deer.