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People tease me all the time because when I see a beautiful scene like this I never take a picture of it.
It's not that I don't think it's beautiful, I'd just rather take a picture of this amazing scene with amazing people in front of it. But last night, I just couldn't resist. So here's proof that I do sometimes take pictures of the mountains!
Thomas and I went for a drive today through the Alpine Loop to scout out locations for some upcoming fall color shoots and to see how many trees had changed colors already (I LOVE this time of year!). Just after we reached the summit and started down the other side towards Sundance we saw a bride and groom posing for photos, and someone taking pictures with what looked to be a cell phone. Thomas and I stopped and said hi, and after a few minutes it turned out that their camera had died a little earlier, and so they were getting a few more shots with an Iphone. As I had my camera with me (never leave home without it! ;) I offered to snap a couple and email the photos free of charge- Thelma and Shadrack are due to be married this Friday in Spanish Fork Utah, and I was pleased to be able to offer a small gift to the happy couple.
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Yesterday my husband Thomas and I celebrated our first anniversary. We went up Thursday and stayed at Johnson's Mill Bed and Breakfast in Midway (where I shot Doug and Cassie's Wedding earlier this year- absolutely GORGEOUS location) and we had a wonderful time. Our friend Grant recommended this pizza place there in midway that we went to for dinner, and it was some of the best true "italian style" pizza that I have ever had. As an additional bonus, they had some live music there the whole time we were eating. The lake was beautiful, the room was amazing, and we went on leisurely walks to take photos of the grounds while we were there. It's a very peaceful place, and I highly recommend you look into it if you are looking at staying somewhere for a special occasion in Utah.
The swans, I am told are not the modest type. And it was true: they came right up to me as I was taking their photos as if they knew what was going on.
Thomas bought me some beautiful flowers and an anniversary band. I certainly feel loved.
I recently upgraded my primary camera (I LOVE my new d700!!), and so I did a quick shoot in my studio with my landlord's son. He had recently tripped and fell so he was sporting a nice cut on his face, but that didn't stop him from hamming it up in front of my camera. Thomas and I had also recently made a thrift store run looking for props and I found the most awesome miniature drum set and motorcycle. Zander had a blast playing with them, and Thomas' jacket and helmet were super adorable.
To see a few more photos of Zander, check out his gallery on smugmug here.
Thomas and I got up super early in the morning and went on down to Provo to catch the final day of the annual hot air balloon festival. There were SOOO many people there, and I loved seeing all the colorful balloons as they were being filled up and prepared for launch. I felt incredibly jealous as they all began to lift off, one by one and soar away into the sky. Someday we're going to have to find an opportunity to take a ride in one of those things....
As they got ready to lift off I went to the edge of the field and Thomas gave me a lift up on top of this crazy high wall (Thomas thinks it was only 12ft or so, I think it was MUCH higher!) to get some better shots.
To see some more shots, check out the gallery on smugmug!
May God bless America.
