Antelope Island and the Living Planet Aquarium

July 14, 2019

After feeling accomplished from finishing a 3-week long project at work, I wanted to go take pictures all day, so I gathered two friends of mine to eat breakfast at Pineview Reservoir before heading to Antelope Island for a few hours.

 

After seeing much of the ranch but no buffalo, we wanted to cool off by hitting the Living Planet Aquarium in Draper. It was my first time there, and I already know I'm gonna go there again very soon.

Hogle Zoo Visit 2019

July 6, 2019

After running some errands with a friend, we didn't want to waste the rest of the day while we were out of the house. I suggested going to the Hogle Zoo, which would've been my friend's first visit, so we got lots of great wildlife shots that reminded me of why wildlife photography is one of my favorite genres.

Towards the latter end of our visit, we saw the rhinos just as they were roaming around their exhibit.
Both of them got really close to us and made some of the best shots of the trip.

After feeling discouraged from my subpar 4th of July photos, the photos I got from this trip has reminded me of why I got my passion for photography in the first place.

4th of July 2019

July 4, 2019

This Independence Day, my friend and I spent some of the morning and afternoon at Sugarhouse, warming up to take some pictures later tonight at another friend's house to launch some fireworks.

After going over the shots I took after the night, I realized that better photos could've been had if we were shooting these fireworks in a more open area. Using long exposures as the fireworks went off in the sky would have led to more rewarding photos, as I learned from the SLC Photography group on Facebook, in which everyone shared amazing photos using this technique.

Next year, I'll have a better idea of the kind of photos I wanna take, and I'll be able to plan out exactly how I'll achieve them.