Point and Click Photography of Michele

Temple Square

2012-02-14T10:23:00.000-08:00

I have been frequenting downtown a bit more lately. As a result I am taking some photos. They are all with my cell phone from my car while parked. This one of the conference center is just really pretty to me. The light was hitting it just right and I don't think you can see any of the people that were around.

The one of the Temple was taken through my sun roof.

Black Rock

2011-11-13T16:04:00.001-08:00

This is thought to be the last place the Donner party camped before heading across the salt flats which is what really slowed them down. It was a beautiful drove home that night.

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Rays of Sunshine

2011-07-05T19:32:00.000-07:00

I know, it's been awhile.

A January Winter Morning

2011-04-15T20:25:00.000-07:00

Apparently I am obsessed with sunrise and sunset. The colors just stir my soul and talk to me.

Good morning

2011-02-23T08:40:00.000-08:00

There were taken while driving into work. Good ol' point and click action.

I love it when the sun is finally up in the mornings during my drive into work.

A Winters Lunch

2011-02-23T08:35:00.000-08:00

It was so windy but so clear during my lunch one day.

You can see the snow blowing off the tops of the mountains. That is snow, not clouds.

There was even an eagle hanging out at the park.

I know you can't tell from the photo but that's what this bird is.

Snowy Roads

2010-12-28T20:37:00.000-08:00

I actually thought the clouds were really cool with the mountains rising up above them.

Thanksgiving and Photos

2010-11-16T20:56:00.000-08:00

Tonight I was going through some photos when I found this one.

This is my grandpa and our two dogs who are all in Heaven now. I know that my grandpa is taking care of our doggies until we can all be together again. I am so Thankful I have this photo of them all looking so happy. It reminds me how important it is to take photos - and lots of them!

Sunset

2010-08-10T07:45:00.000-07:00

What can I say, I love sunsets. These were taken last week. I can't remember which day. I have not done any retouching. Seriously the sky was incredible.

Trolley Car

2010-07-20T20:22:00.000-07:00

Summer Sunset

2010-07-15T19:51:00.000-07:00

I love sunsets in the summer.

Thistle

2010-06-22T10:10:00.000-07:00

Ever since watching Braveheart I have been fascinated with thistles. I see them on the side of the road and want to take photos of them and pick one. Well I finally did! It is still sitting on the floor in my car waiting for me to press it but I now have a thistle flower of my very own.

Orange Flowers and Rocks

2010-06-22T09:12:00.000-07:00

I should know what this flower/weed is but I really have no idea.

I loved this rock. I thought once I got it into my editing program I could figure out some cool lighting or something but really all I did warm saturate the color to bring out the green around it. None of the other effects looked right.

Sego Lily

2010-06-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

I was able to capture our lovely state flower early in the morning. I wish there had been fields of this flower but it grew here and there by itself. There still were lots but not "fields" of them.

The Photographer

2010-06-08T12:43:00.000-07:00

I didn't think about it at the time and I am not where I can change things right now BUT the previous photo "Dinner" was taken by my 5 year old nephew. I gave him my camera during a wedding "lunch" and that was one of his MANY photos.

Dinner

2010-06-02T20:58:00.001-07:00

See anyone can take an interesting photo with a point and click camera.

Water

2010-06-02T20:49:00.001-07:00

Sometimes it starts out with just one...

The Dude

2010-06-02T20:43:00.000-07:00

Yep - That's my Dude

This photo has not been retouched in anyway

Byland Abbey

2010-05-11T19:34:00.000-07:00

I am SOOOO excited. While looking up the names of some other abbeys of which I have photos, I FINALLY found the name of of the abbey in one of my all time favorite photos. Byland Abbey. I have wanted to visit again but knew I would never find it, unless I found the name. Well now when I go back to England, I know where to go!

Spring Fields and Mountains

2010-05-11T19:03:00.000-07:00

This was taken while riding in the car. I think it might even be through the window. I am so grateful to be so blessed to live in such a beautiful place and that I have the eyes to see it.

The Great Salt Lake

2010-05-07T22:56:00.000-07:00

This is my drive home - I get to see the Great Salt Lake every day.

Some days it is gray. Others it is green but most days it is a pretty blue. I had not idea I would love driving home from work so much. Oh yeah, I don't have much traffic either!

First Day of Spring 2010

2010-03-22T19:23:00.000-07:00

Spring has Sprung
The grass has riz
So tell me, what this white stuff is.

Ok I really only photographed the birdie in the tree but there was snow on the ground.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

2010-03-22T19:09:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we drove home along Bangerter. We decided to take a quick side trip for me to snap a few quick photos.

Black and White

2010-02-17T19:50:00.000-08:00

The Dude prefers black and white photos. Sometimes I think he is right on the mark about which ones should be. Like this one.

Old Friends

2010-02-17T19:45:00.001-08:00

Teddy... There is a secret I have to admit on this one...The Dude took it!

Spring has Sprung

2010-02-03T18:50:00.000-08:00

This was taken in March 2000. I am ready for Spring.

Spring Time in the Moors

Great Contest from Fire and Ice

2010-02-02T07:36:00.000-08:00

Alice in Wonderland Tag Giveaway

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i am a stay-at-home mom of 3 beautiful kids. i have the most awesome hubby in the whole world and God has blessed me more than i can express! i love to create pretty much anything and everything!

some random facts about me:

i am a stay at home mom of 3; ages 3, 15 and 16. in my "spare time", i am a youth leader to the teens at our church. our home seams to have a never ending stream of kids coming and going...which we LOVE, but can get exhausting at times!

i love all things vintage! my brain never slows down. i am a never-ending journal keeper and have to keep journals in every room of my house and car, just to keep my ideas from overtaking me! i am hispanic, but i can't eat spicy things and I am an only child...go figure!?!? i collect african violets, vintage furniture, vintage jewelry, vintage buttons, vintage books, vintage bottles and teenagers... my most favorite fairytales are "alice in wonderland" and "peter pan". i love marie antoinette's style...she was so...embellished! i have my cosmetologists license...my hair usually has some shade of pink, blue or purple in it...

i have been creating since i was 4 years old, thanks to my very supportive family and their belief that i am the best at anything and everything i do, even when it is not true :P !

I love to travel and, although, i have not traveled much, i had the awesomely rad opportunity to visit russia---while it was still the USSR....one of the best experiences of my life!

my hobbies include baking, cake decorating, scrapbooking, art journals, book making, jewelry making....oh, let's be honest, if it's creative, i probably do it, have done it or would like to do it!

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Point and Click While Doing 20 MPH

2010-01-25T20:34:00.001-08:00

Icey Blue

2010-01-15T10:01:00.000-08:00

I have been waiting to have a day with ice on the trees and a clear blue sky. I was fortunate enough this morning to be able to catch it. These are unedited - no light play or anything, just straight off my camera.

Fire and Ice

2010-01-15T08:26:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite blogs is Fire and Ice. Today they have a give-a-way. Check out their stuff! You can also check out Heather's Etsy store - see the link on the side or click on her name in this blog.

Temple Square at Christmas

2010-01-14T08:00:00.000-08:00

I was just looking at my photos and this jumped out at me again. Rick said that even though he is there every single day, he has never looked at "the campus" from this direction. I thought it was really pretty too and wanted to showcase this photo.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-22T14:02:00.000-08:00

Photos of Christmas

2009-12-13T12:40:00.000-08:00

Photos for Sale

2009-11-17T21:20:00.000-08:00

Photos for Sale

2009-11-17T21:17:00.000-08:00

Photo Tag

2009-11-12T20:40:00.000-08:00

I was tagged!

This Picture Has A Story

Here are the rules:

*Open your first photo folder.

*Scroll down to the 10th picture.

(if you dont have 10 in that one, then go to the next folder that does).

*Post that photo and the story behind that photo on your blog.

*Tag 5 friends to do the same.

This is Marissa, with our sister Maddy's baby, Elisabeth. I don't remember what Marissa had just said. It probably had to do with the matching headband she had for the dog and the baby or maybe the baby had just farted. Either way, you can tell Rissa is sure entertained by our newest niece.

I tag - Maddy and who ever else actually reads my blog!

Photos to Sell

2009-11-12T19:37:00.001-08:00

I'd like to share my Snapfish photos with you.Please let me know which ones you think I should print to sell. Thanks!
Click here to view photos

Halloween Spiders

2009-10-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

We had creepy crawlies for our Halloween decorations at work.

Treasure Island

2009-10-02T18:07:00.000-07:00

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

2009-10-02T17:38:00.000-07:00

Panorama Photos

2009-08-03T10:23:00.000-07:00

Since I don't have an SLR camera, I don't have all sorts of lenses to try things with. Only my little point and click camera...which I LOVE! I have been trying to take more panoramic photos with it lately. Here are my latest which were taken at Silver Lake, Brighton Utah. (The top of Big Cottonwood Canyon.)

A July Night at Temple Sqaure

2009-07-06T18:22:00.000-07:00

Poppies

2009-05-17T22:02:00.001-07:00

A Popcorn Ball that Would Smell So Sweet

2009-04-10T16:52:00.000-07:00

Not my greatest photography but the pink was just so pretty.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

2009-04-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

Rick and I were able to have dinner at a friends' home in Daybreak last weekend. We drove past the new Temple just before the sun set and before the lights had come on.

Draper Temple

2009-03-05T17:09:00.000-08:00

This is the view from our home of the new Draper Temple.

Christmas at Temple Square

2009-03-05T17:01:00.000-08:00

View from "Our" Tennis Courts

2008-12-05T20:05:00.000-08:00

This is a panormamic photo taken from 4 shots

Draper Temple

2008-11-26T11:01:00.000-08:00

Last night the lights were on on the Draper Temple. There has only been one other night we are aware of that they have been on. I was so excited I told Rick I needed to drive up there and take some photos. These are untouched up.
As for the Open House and Dedication:

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, January 15 to Saturday, March 14, 2009 (excluding Sundays)
Tickets are available starting December 1st

RESERVATION CENTER:
801-240-7932 (Salt Lake area)
1-800-537-6181 (Toll free)
http://www.lds.org/reservations/

DEDICATION
Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22, 2009 (in 12 sessions)

TEMPLE OPENS
Monday, March 23, 2009

England

2008-10-25T14:37:00.000-07:00

For my birthday in 2000 I went to England. I didn't go to London. I went to Leeds. I visited all sorts of places in the north. These are some of my photos from that adventure.

These photos were all taken with my crappy 35mm camera that also went to Italy with me in 1996.

I learned that all of the red phone booths in England are National Landmarks.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Temples

2008-10-08T08:54:00.000-07:00

I have been contemplating doing a Temple Photo Blog since I started this blog. I am at work so I don't know if i have all of my Temple photos here. I decided this morning that it was time to get started on it.

First we have the Mesa, Arizona Temple. This was taken in April 2007. It was an overcast day so I thought I would change this one up a bit. 2 years prior Marissa and I had been there. It was an incedibly clear day in February. Unfortunately I did not have a digital camera yet and the film ended up with streaks on it due to the x-ray machines. I should have taken the lead bag. All I can say is, thank goodness for digital cameras. (Maybe I will write a post completely on why I love digital cameras...)Then we have the Seattle Temple in Bellevue. As far as we could tell they were cleaning the Temple. There was also scaffolding on the side. Here is one thing that I have serious issues with...Moroni faces to the west! Yes that is correct, to the west. I do not understand how this is so. Does anyone know why? Some of my photos you can tell I have not done anything fancy schmancy to. The Temples are just so beautiful and the days happen to be so perfect that I see no point in changing anything on them. The Manti Temple is one of those Temples. The limitations of only having a point and click camera in that we were unable to get a photo of the entrance of the Manti Temple including the incredible flowers. "Our" Temple is the Draper Temple. Sure we were married in Salt Lake but we have been a part of the Draper Temple from the day the ground was broken for it. We haven't been by recently and probably should. These photos were taken the day Moroni was put into place. I personally have not taken any photos of the Salt Lake Temple. I suppose I should get on that. Along with all of the other Utah Temples I have at my disposal. Maybe I will make a run over to Timp during lunch today....maybe.

Bellevue Botanical Gardens

2008-10-06T09:22:00.001-07:00

Cancun November 2007

2008-10-05T08:36:00.000-07:00

The first time Rick and I tried to go to Cancun was in November 2005 and hurricane Wilma decided to keep us from going. We finally made it in 2007, after all sorts of flight delays. There was a hurricane/tropical storm ragging off the cost of Puerto Rico and that area of the ocean making it so we couldn't get into the ocean. We were told that prior to Wilma, one could walk "forever" out into the water. As you can see by my photos, it wasn't the case in 2007. In the last photo, that is our family walking on the beach.

Tulum. Mexico November 2007

2008-10-05T08:28:00.000-07:00

Autumn in Utah 2005 Version

2008-10-03T10:01:00.000-07:00

Silver Lake Oct 23 2005 - A little late in the Season

I realize that I have not posted as much as I would like on this blog. I have been spending a lot of time on our laptop recently and I don't have my photos on this computer. I am working on some scrapbooking today and happen to have my 2005 photo cd and thought I would upload some photos of the season. These were taken with my first digital camera and were taken just "on the fly."

Snowbird October 2, 2005
Rick - He gets tired of the paparazzi - this was taken at the top of Guardsman's Pass.

Fun in the Summer

2008-09-17T08:15:00.001-07:00

I have been unable to figure out how to eliminate the cootie that is on this photo. I like the photo nonetheless. Little Jimmy was so cute in wanting his dad to throw him. He kept saying, throw me dad throw me! It is so nice seeing my brother, Jimmy, having so much fun with his son. I can tell that they are a joy in each others' lives. I am blessed to have such a family.

Seattle Panorama Style

2008-09-16T09:20:00.000-07:00

My camera is capable of doing Panorama shots. The only problem, I have to have an Olympus card in it. Of course I have replaced the card with a much larger one made by someone else. For a long time I didn't even bother trying to take them. Then a month ago I decided to see what I could do with my different photo software programs. I have several but of course I don't have Adobe Photoshop. That would probably make my life too easy. (Or maybe too complicated as I already have so much stuff I don't know what to do with it.)

I learned that the program which came with my scanner/printer has the ability to create panoramic photos. I was so excited. Below are some photos I was able to create from our trip to Seattle. All are composed of 2 -4 separate photos.

Lavender Days 2005

2008-09-16T09:01:00.000-07:00

This was taken with my first digital camera. More often than not the photos were out of focus. I am grateful to have had that camera. It opened the world of digital photography to me. Not that I am very far down that road now but still, one small step...
This was just something I jumped out of the car to take. Rick, Maddy, Drew and I had visited the Lavender Festival in Mona Utah and were about to leave. I said, wait I want to take a photo. I jumped out of the car, squated down and this is what we got! I now have this in 14x16 size framed in my living room. My brother has an 8x10 in his bathroom. Who knew that it could inspire so much. Even my newly painted walls are the blue of the sky.
I have since returned to the Lavender Days Festival 2 more times but I haven't had any photos like this one. I thought this would be a good photo to start my photography blog with as it was the one to get me started on trying to take artsy fartsy photos.