Jackson Hole

Last weekend I went on a camping trip with a group of friends up near Jackson Hole. It was amazing and quite the adventure. We started the trip Thursday evening leaving Salt Lake around 8:30pm. We got to the campground we wanted to stay at sometime after 2am, if I'm remembering right. The stars were incredible and made driving that late worth it right away. The rest of the trip included a near moose encounter in our campsite, rafting the Snake River, wandering around Jackson Hole, driving past the majestic Grand Tetons, seeing Old Faithful, hanging my body out the suburban window to get pictures of buffalo, and celebrating Cynthia's birthday in Paris... Idaho. What a trip! I took almost 800 pictures, most of which I haven't had a chance to do anything with. There were a few good ones, and a lot I probably won't show anyone. But that's just what I anticipate anytime I'm taking pictures. After such an eventful trip it's probably no surprise that we got home at something like 3:30am Sunday morning. Don't worry, I managed to stay awake in church all the way until Elder's Quorum.

Macro 2

I really should just go out and get a macro lens, but what I've got will do for now. Here are some more macro shots I got while hiking in Rock Canyon yesterday evening. I'll start it off with a flower for Cayla's sake.

Macro

I really enjoy macro photography (close-up photography of small things with big detail). I don't have a macro lens which makes it a little more difficult, but here are some of my recent attempts at some macro shots:

I'm on Flickr

I joined Flickr today. Check out some of my photography here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brycegandy/

or view a slideshow of my photos.

I'd been meaning to for a while now, but I finally created an account because I didn't have a good place to share some panoramas I recently took. They're so long I can't really post them here on my blog, but on Flickr you can see a decent sized image. Don't worry I'll continue posting pictures here on my blog as well.

Rain or Shine

The world is a beautiful place, rain or shine. It's the contrast that makes it so gorgeous. There is something wonderful, something to be appreciated about the people, places, and things all around us each day. Photography for me is about finding a piece of what is beautiful in my surroundings and exposing it. Here are two recent photos... rain and shine.

Also, this last week I found out that I made PAC (BYU folk dance's performing arts company). I am soooo excited to perform with this group! It's something I've dreamed of doing, but I honestly thought that the opportunity had already passed me by. It will be fun, and I'm sure you'll hear more about it in the months to come.

Blossoms and Canyon

April has been a great month for pictures, so I thought I'd share a few more before the month is over. Enjoy some stuff from campus and Rock Canyon!

Hello Spring!

It's beginning to look more like spring and less like winter everyday now. Warmer weather means more pictures, because I don't have to risk frostbite on my fingers. Here are a handful of photos from the past week:

Isn't spring beautiful! I'm still looking for a tree with real popcorn though...

Moments in the Lens

I love taking pictures, so of course I'm still enjoying my new Pentax. Here are a few recent photos I'd like to share:

First up is a photo of a sunset over the Oquirrh Mountains...Next are two shots of Mt. Timpanogos (the first one I took from the car window driving down 8th North in Orem)...
Here are two very photogenic babies, my niece Hunter, and Scotty B's nephew McKay...And to round it off, here is a little experiment in light painting...