week 13 PAW 2007

Flowering plum tree. I went into the city (Salt Lake City) and the trees were blooming. I just wish the sky was blue. A storm was coming and the wind was blowing. I didn't have much time, just one half hour. I was shooting this tree and a women came up to me and asked me what I was doing. I told her that I do love these trees.

week 12 PAW 2007

This is an old homestead in rural Utah. Not sure how old it is. The light was right so I stopped the car and had to walk back about 120 feet to get this image. I really like the light at this time of day and how the clouds just hung there waiting.

There was a problem in taking this shot. There is a house across the road and they have dogs. I mean big and scary dogs, three of them. One just came up to me, very friendly. Two were barking and growling. I was so scared because I didn't see them as I walked down the road. The mean one kept on barking and come toward me. I just started walk back to my car, trying not to run or move to sudden. The dog was about 20 feet away from me, closer to me than I was to my car. I was so scared that I wanted to cry. I finial made it to car, feeling a little sick to my stomach, and drove away. What made me mad was that the owners of the dog were home and working outside and did nothing to control the dogs. I'm not sure how many of you have been in this situation before. What would you do?

week 11 PAW 2007

"Barn in a sea of pinon trees" I love this barn. Its sits way up at the end of the road. There are so many pinon trees around it that it's hard to get a pick of it. I took it at this angle to get the cloud in the frame. The evening sun was just wonderful, my favorite time of the day.

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week 10 PAW 2007

This was my entry for the "furniture" Challenge. I placed 30th out of 163, with a average vote of 6.1164. I call it "armchair traveler". I was at a friends house and the sun was setting. I grabbed the chair and just barely caught the light. The light was gone just like that, no time for any more shots.

week 9 PAW

I was so busy taking pics for the furniture Challenge this week that I didn't have time for the PAW. Here is a outtake of the challenge. The pic I entered into the "furniture" challenge is something completely different. It would fit better on this blog. I will post later. wish me luck :)

week 8 PAW

This is an abandoned house on a hill. I like how the clouds look like rays coming from the house. I could not decide which one I liked best.

Week 7 Paw

This is an outtake for a DPChallenge "Bad". I call this "dependence", because of our dependence on oil in this country. This is a Oil Well Pump Jack.

I saw this pump jack and it was not moving. I drove up to it and set up my tripod and camera. Looked into the viewfinder and all of a sudden it started working. I tell you, I about jump out of my skin. After looking around to see if anyone was watching me, I continued to take pictures.

In this part of Utah there are a lot of these. Big oil boom here. Some call them nodding donkeys. Did you know that they make a sound like a horse snorting?