RICH LEGG
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
I'm a photographer working in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is where I share my work on a regular basis.
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Here is another capture from the recent late night trip to Utah Lake. Note how the long exposure time (30 seconds) creates such smoothness in the moving clouds and water. The glow that can be seen in the distance on the clouds is coming from Salt Lake City's lights.
Featured here is a capture taken from the West shore of Utah Lake looking across to the city lights of Provo. This was obviously taken at night and required an exposure time of 30 seconds with a wide aperture setting on the lens (f/5).
And yes, the water is truly that color.
With the continuing spring like weather this weekend in Northern Utah, I had the opportunity to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Using a bit of diffusion on the capture featured here, I was able to accentuate the natural glow created by the afternoon sun on this somewhat interesting plant.
Found this interesting gate while driving this week. It is really a unique barrier that feels more like art than a simple way to block a driveway. I really like the detail in the rusted metal and the contradiction between the sun's flowing rays and the lines of the grid.
Seeing the marina on Antelope Island (in Utah's Great Salt Lake) covered with a thin layer of ice brought a peaceful yet somewhat eery feeling to me. It was extremely still and quiet as I captured this photograph. In presenting it here in black and white I'm attempting to convey a bit of what I felt as I photographed it.
After a few hints of warmer temperatures in Northern Utah during the past few weeks, winter came back to visit recently. We have had a couple fairly substantial storms during the past seven days.
In honor of this new snow, here is a capture made earlier this season in Big Cottonwood Canyon. This canyon, East of Salt Lake City, is the home of Brighton and Solitude , two of Utah's many ski resorts.
Antelope Island, in Utah's Great Salt Lake, is home to a free-roaming herd of over 500 North American Bison. This fellow became increasingly wary of my presence as I photographed him while he was grazing on the snow covered plane.
A capture like this can be a challenge to get the exposure acceptable. If I had followed my light meter's suggested settings, the darkness of the bison face would be too much and the detail would be lost. I adjusted my lens opening to allow more light in to capture these details. The background snow loses most of its details, but the face is nicely represented.
To learn more about Antelope Island, visit their website at: http://www.utah.com/stateparks/antelope_island.htm.
In honor of Monday being President's Day in the U.S., I photographed a well worn $5.00 bill for this portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.
Featured here is a close-up of a Galileo Thermometer I have in my office. The current temperature is displayed by the floating spheres. To learn more about this type of glass thermometer, click here.
Featured here is a capture of downtown Riverton Utah made on a recent late night trip to the store for a gallon of milk. Contrary to the title, I was only driving 30 mph at the time of the photo.
To create this image, I wedged a tripod into the passenger seat of my car then aligned & focused the camera before leaving (safety!). I estimated an exposure time of 13 seconds at f/8. I then simply reached over and pressed the shutter release while driving.
I am farely pleased with the result. I only wished I had cleaned the mirror beforehand.
While returning from a meeting in Park City (Utah) during a snowstorm this week I took a moment to capture this old barn next to the road. The classic architectural style along with the adjacent silos really caught my eye.
There is so little color in the original photo that I went ahead and converted it to black & white to add to the Americana feel. The wind was blowing pretty heavily at the time so I was unable to catch the flag hanging straight. I'm going to have to return and get a capture of this barn in the summer.
Here's a capture of my faithful companion, Ziggy. He never complains about having to carry his share of the load.
This was shot with an inexpensive point & shoot camera. The flash fired to serve as a fill light, otherwise his dark face would be in a shadow and the details would be lost.
This capture intrigues me. At first it seems out of focus. However, upon further examination you will see that much of it is sharply in focus. The lighting just plays a bit of a trick on the eye.
This is a difficult shot to get the exposure right.
In order to get the exposure so that the mountains could be seen yet not have the moon details completely blown out, I took two separate captures. The first was with a long shutter speed to capture the mountain. I then took another shot with a fast shutter to catch the detail of the moon. Then in Photoshop I laid the image with the mountain detail over the one with the moon detail and masked it to allow the moon detail to show through.
See the color version here:
flickr.com/photos/richlegg/99014929/
Here's another capture featuring the flock of geese that live in this area. I seem to see them fairly often. Note the band on the leg of the closest bird. I imagine this is for tracking purposes.
Last night was extremely clear in Northern Utah, so I took advantage of the clear sky and nearly full moon to capture this photograph. The exposure for a shot like this can be misleading. If you follow the recommendation of your camera's light meter your capture will typically be extremely over exposed.
This capture was made with a 300mm lens and an exposure of 1/800 a second at f/5.6. If the clear sky holds through Monday evening, I will likely step outside to capture the true full moon.
The southern end of the Salt Lake valley in Northern Utah is very popular for hang gliding and parasailing due to the abundance of updrafts created by Traverse Ridge. When conditions are ideal it is not unusual to see several dozen aloft simultaneously. Captured here is one such pilot enjoying a serene flight above the valley with the Oquirrh mountains in the background. To see more photos in this series, click HERE.
Featured today is a capture of an old barbed wire fence. This shot was purposely made in an abstract form with the intese bokeh, or out of focus area. By showing it in black & white, the texture and moodiness is further enhanced.
Today marks the biggest day traffic-wise that LeggNet's Digital Capture has seen since it's inception in December of last year. Here's a screenshot showing the origin of each visitor today. I find it very interesting to see how geographically diverse the group is.
Thanks everyone for visiting!
How's this for a close up?
This capture of Holly's nose was made a few years back with a very inexpensive 1 megapixel digital camera. Even though it was made with a camera that many photographers would consider inferior, this image remains one of my most popular photographs on Flickr.
I guess this goes to show that it's not always the camera that makes the photograph - it's the subject!
Last night, just before midnight, I went to the kitchen for a drink of water. While getting the drink, I looked out the window and noticed how remarkably well lit the nighttime clouds were from the city lights below. In my gym shorts, slippers and winter coat I ventured into the backyard with my camera and tripod. Featured here is one of the captures made during this late night excursion.
This shot was taken with a 30 second exposure at a fairly wide lens aperture of f/5.6. Due to a strong wind, the clouds were moving during the long exposure giving them the slightly blurred look. I’m amazed to see the detail in the mountain considering it was fairly dark at the time of taking the photograph.
We had a catastrophe this week at the Legg house.
First off, it’s good to know a little background. Ever since my two daughters were babies, they each received a small porcelain figurine every year on their birthday commemorating the age they became. Since my daughters are now 9 and 11 years old, we have quite a collection. The set is quite prized by both of the girls.
The collection was displayed on several shelves on the living room wall. Was is the key word here. On Thursday of this week one of the shelves fell along with the five figurines that inhabited it.
Featured in this digital capture are some remnants from the carnage. Needless to say, all the survivors have been relocated to a more stable encampment. Rest assured that the search for suitable replacements is well under way.
Displayed here is another capture taken this past Sunday when I came across the flock of geese feeding in a local field.
I felt that featuring this photograph in black & white adds dramatically to the mood of the shot. In addition to the tone change to B&W, I added a bit of effect to the background and a slight sepia type color.
Click HERE to view a similar photograph without the changes. Please feel free to comment on the differences of the two captures and your preference.
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