My First Photography Contest

I recently entered a local landscape photo contest.  It was one of my 2013 goals to do so.

The results came back, and guess what...I placed 3rd!  Which probably means there were only three entrees, lol.  I actually don't know how many entrees there were.  I hope at least four.

And here are more pictures of Rain from this last week (at the park, Utah Lake, and Silver Lake).

3:30 AM

The night sky was clear, allowing me to see the stars, despite all the light pollution.  So I decided to take a drive up the canyon to see if I could get a picture of them.

I don't go into the canyon at night very often.  Freaks me out to be honest.  But having Rain there made me feel a little braver.

We went to a lake in the mountains.  Turned off the headlights and stepped out of the car.  We were greeted with one of the most spectacular night skies I have seen.

And so there I was, at 3:30 in the morning, taking pictures and walking around the lake in the dark with Rain following me.

Salt Flats

Rain at the Salt Flats.

She licked the salt several times, always crinkling her nose in displeasure.