Photos from early 2003 🔗
I love taking photographs, and I snapped a couple thousand in 2003. (Developing digital photos is so cheap.) A small selection from early in the year is shown below.![](/images/trip_photos1/skier.jpg)
Skiing is a passion of mine. It combines several things I lov -- adventure, mountains, adrenalin, being outdoors, challenging myself. I took the above shot at Colorado's Vail Resort in January 2003.
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Since graduating from college in 1996, I have taken several road trips out west, sometimes via circuitous routes such as through Canada. Although I always yearn to see the Rockies rising out of the plains, there's something very sentimental about the midwest. The above show was in Kansas just off I-70.
Some things I like:
Some things I don't care for:
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Utah is one of my favorite states, and a visit there in January finally gave me a chance to try some four-wheeling. (During my prior visits there, my old Saturn just wasn't up to the task.)
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I don't think I would ever get bored exploring the Moab region in Utah. Above, a wintertime shot of an arch at Arches National Park minutes before the sun dipped below the horizon.
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The result of rotating the camera 180 degrees and taking a picture a few minutes later.
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My Pathfinder in Utah. This is my "looks like it should be in a Pathfinder glossy sales brochure" money shot.
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Vegas, baby! Las Vegas is an interesting city to visit, and a great photography subject. The above shot was taken on the pedestrian bridge connecting the MGM Grand and New York New York casinos in January, 2003.
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Another shot from Las Vegas, offering a creative interpretation of the fountains at Bellagio. (The effect was achieved by quickly zooming the lens during the middle of a long exposure.)
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I'm not a big fan of "postcard shots," and am always looking for a unique angle. This picture was taken at West Virginia's Snowshoe Mountain Resort during a media visit in February, 2003.