Army Wind Power and other things

Tooele is home to a few notorious things such as the Deseret Chemical Depot, Dugway Proving Grounds (a.k.a. Area 52), and Energy Solutions just to name a few. A few years ago Tooele Army Depot became home to the one of the first wind turbines in the Army. At the time I remember reading in the Tooele Transcript Bulletin that it was the first in the United States Army to have one. Well that summer I went to Bauer Road which borders Tooele Army Depot and took several pictures of the wind mill. While I was there I also took some picture of some sunflowers, and the hills that are south of Bauer Road.

This is the windmill at Tooele Army Depot

The wind was blowing that day and I must have taken 20 or more pictures of the sunflowers along the side of the road. These are the best two. In the background you can see one that is blurred from the wind. I used a wide aperture with my telephoto lens so I could blur out the background. I think they are cool photos. 

The top picture is of the hills south of the depot and northwest of Stockton Utah. I was playing around with Photoshop and converted this to make it look like an oil painting. Personally I like the way it looks. 

I hope you all enjoy the pictures and please feel free to leave a comment or two. 

Thanks,

B.D. Young

~Photographer~ 

   

2013 IS HERE

It is New Years Day 2013. 2012 was one heck of a year, but now it is behind us. I did not accomplish all I wanted to in 2012, and for 2013 I have a whole bunch of other things I want to accomplish. A few of these goals of course have to do with photography. I have been a bit discouraged lately about photography, and what I want to do with it. I have a few goals that I will not bore you with, but several of them include photography and this blog. 

First and foremost, I want to scour my hard drive and get all of my pictures edited and converted to JPEG's. Second, I want to get them posted on this blog with a story about the adventure of taking the photos in the first place. Third, I want to build up my links of websites, articles, and blogs. 2013 is here and even though it might not look like it, I have a feeling this is going to be great year. 

To start out that great year I want to share a few photos that I took while out on a very simple and fun trip that anyone can do. Just gather up your camera or even your cell phone, and walk out the front door. When you get to the end of the driveway turn right or left, and start taking pictures of what ever you come across. That's what I did on this particular trip and these pics are what I found. 

While walking along Rogers Street this beautiful horse came up to me to get its portrait taken. 

I don't know why I took a picture of this power pole and lines, but I am glad that I did. I am sure its not going to win any awards, but something about draws my eye to it. 

I love the golden light that is hitting the front of this old shed. I have driven by this shed a thousand times and I have yet to see this light striking its face again. 

As I was walking back to my house I saw this sign just up the road off of Rogers Street, and I thought it was pretty cool. I was going to clean up the smudges on the sign a bit, but I think it gives it a bit of character. 

I hope you enjoy the pictures and please feel free to use them for your personal use. If you would like to use them commercially please contact me. 

Thanks again,

B. D. Young

~Photographer/Author~ 

The Heber Valley Railroad

About a year ago the family and I went to the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber Utah. Thomas the Train and Friends were in town, so we all went up to take a ride on the train. While I was there I took some photos of some of the engines and cars that were up there. There were a lot of people up there and it was a great time. I would like to go back this winter for a ride down Provo Canyon on the Heber Creeper. I think that would make a great post for the future. Here are a few of the pictures that I took at the Heber Valley Railroad.

The Boiler 

This is The Boiler that I converted to an oil painting rendition in Photoshop

Northern Pacific

The Western Maryland

Thomas the Train

As always please feel free to use these pictures or any of my other pictures on this blog for your personal use. If you would like to use any of my images for commercial use please feel free to contact me. I hope you enjoy. 

B.D. Young

~Photographer~ 

Red Leaves

I have been going through some photos that I have not done anything with and I saw this picture of some red leaves that I took Up Middle Canyon In Tooele Utah in the fall of 2010. I hope you all enjoy the picture and feel free to leave a comment and check out the other links on the blog.

Cute and Cuddly

I thought I had posted this picture before. Days after returning from Iraq I took the family on a road trip to San Diego. While there we went to the San Diego Zoo and I snapped this great picture of a cute and cuddly panda bear. I hope you enjoy.

Brad
Photographer.