Blog | Alex Strickland » Utah http://alexstrickland.com/blog Photography from across the Intermountain West Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:40:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 On top of the Wasatch, Continued http://alexstrickland.com/blog/on-top-of-the-wasatch-continued/ http://alexstrickland.com/blog/on-top-of-the-wasatch-continued/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:39:42 +0000 seventi http://alexstrickland.com/blog/?p=429 A few more photos from the hike to the summit of Mt. Olympus last weekend. All converted to black and white.

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]]> http://alexstrickland.com/blog/fruit-salad/feed/ 0 The Alpine Loop http://alexstrickland.com/blog/the-alpine-loop/ http://alexstrickland.com/blog/the-alpine-loop/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:32:59 +0000 seventi http://alexstrickland.com/blog/?p=399 After a very nice trip along one of Utah’s most famous autumn drives last year, we knew we’d have to come back. The trees have been a bit parched and so weren’t treated to an incredible color display, but it was still an impressive road.

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]]> http://alexstrickland.com/blog/tour-of-utah/feed/ 0 The Great Salt Lake http://alexstrickland.com/blog/the-great-salt-lake/ http://alexstrickland.com/blog/the-great-salt-lake/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:53:48 +0000 seventi http://alexstrickland.com/blog/?p=282 Cruised out to my city’s namesake tonight to wedge myself in between the wedding and fashion photographers for a few landscape shots. The crazy landscape and nice light make it a natural location for a certain style of photo, but I can’t help but feel bad for the models and soon-to-be-newlyweds who have to spend time out there. It smells a bit like you’re at the beach… in hell. The salt flats are so dry (and sulfuric) that if you accidentally kick up a bit of the surface, it sounds like glass shattering. Not exactly inviting.

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Photos all taken w/ a Nikon 10.5mm fisheye lens, which I borrowed for the weekend.

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