Mt. Wilson from First Creek Canyon Trail #2

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 10, 2015

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 18 mm: ISO 360: 1/500 sec.: f/11

The sun finally broke through the clouds to hit the Wilson Range so I found this Joshua tree for the foreground.

Red Rock Canyon from First Creek Canyon Trail

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 10, 2015

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 21 mm: ISO 400: 1/400 sec.: f/11

This is the northern view from First Creek Canyon Trail.

Mt. Wilson from First Creek Canyon Trail

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 10, 2015

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 18 mm: ISO 200: 1/400 sec.: f/10

This is a shot of the Wilson range from early in the hike.  I love the red banding across the mountains.

Water at First Creek Canyon

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 10, 2015

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 18 mm: ISO 400: 1/200 sec.: f/10

This was my first time hiking in Nevada where I came across something more than a left-over pool of water.  Unfortunately, I did not have my CPL so I got this bad reflection, but it was still cool to see crystal clear water in the middle of the desert.

Mount Wilson

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 10, 2015

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 18 mm: ISO 400: 1/500 sec.: f/11

I drive from Vegas to Pahrump a lot for work and I am always intrigued by this mountain.  I finally took the time to get out and photograph it from the First Creek Canyon Trail.

Cholla Cactus

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 10, 2015

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 85 mm: ISO 100: 1/200 sec.: f/8

I love the way the sun hits the Cholla Cactus and makes the needles glow.  This is from the First Creek Canyon Trail in Red Rock.

Mt. Wilson and a Cholla Cactus

Las Vegas, Nevada

January 10, 2015

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 42 mm: ISO 200: 1/125 sec.: f/16

Mt. Wilson is the most impressive mountain at Red Rock in my opinion and I finally got around to hiking to it via the First Creek Canyon Trail.  I was carrying my 19 month old most of the way so I made it to the base of the mountain before needing to turn back.

Joshua Tree

Las Vegas, Nevada

December 28, 2014

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 38 mm: ISO 100: 1/250 sec.: f/8

While hiking off blue diamond, it was pretty much all desert so I decided to try and capture some of the plant life.

Red Rock National Conservation Area

Las Vegas, Nevada

December 28, 2014

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 25 mm: ISO 400: 1/500 sec.: f/11

My 20 month old daughter was having a rough day so I took her out for a quick hike.  This is a spot just off Blue Diamond not far from my house.

Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse

Las Vegas, Nevada

November 19, 2014

HTC One M8: 3.80 mm: ISO 125: 1/850 sec.: f/2.0

This is the federal courthouse in Seattle.  I walk by it often when I go to court so this day I decided to take shot with my phone.

Ainsworth House

Oregon City, Oregon

November 29, 2014

HTC One M8: 3.8 mm: ISO 500: 1/13 sec.: f/2.0

This house is in my in-laws neigborhood and I was out for a walk one night on vacation when I noticed the moon hanging over the top of it so I used my phone to see what I could get.

Blue Heron Paper Mill

Oregon City, Oregon

November 27, 2014

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 60 mm: ISO 400: 1/100 sec.: f/9

At the base of Willamette Falls there is an old paper mill.  I was drawn to this building with a door into nothing and moss-covered roofs.

Willamette Falls #2

Oregon City, Oregon

11/27/14

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 25 mm: ISO 400: 1/160 sec.: f/9

Another shot of the Willamette Falls in downtown Oregon City.

Willamette Falls

Oregon City, Oregon

November 27, 2014

Nikon D3100: Tamron 18-270 at 32 mm: ISO 200: 1/10 sec.: f/18

While we were in Oregon, I had planned to go to waterfalls in the Gorge, but I was enjoying relaxing so much, I never got around to going.  I did take the 5 minute drive down to Willamette Falls.  I had shot them from this location a long time ago and wanted to come back.  Unfortunately, it was raining and the light wasn't doing much.