STARRY NIGHT

So apparently there was some huge solar flare over the weekend..that was supposed to allow us lil' guys in Utah to see some sweet aurora borealis' (that's fancy talk for Northern Lights). But let me tell you guys, this shiz was a big old disappointment (not really we still had a fun night, but for the sake of drama and such).

A bunch of my friends decided to hike up to the highest hill we could find up Big Cottonwood Canyon, figuring this would give us the best view for the spectacle that was supposed to take place. Guys, even though it's September and still pretty warm, these Utah mountains get prettay dang chilly at night. Like 40°F kinda chilly. And I was most definitely not prepared for these frigid temperatures, and neither were most of my pals. So it was shiver central on that mountain top. 

Although this whole adventure turned out to be a big bust, I still got that cool picture up there which I was pretty stoked about. And we did have some pretty good laughs as we usually do together. One day I'll get up to Iceland and see the REAL Northern Lights....

LATELY

So, sorry for the absence as of late! Life has been so insanely BUSY. I feel like I hardly have time to catch a breath. I'm not complaining though, life is better when it's busy I always say. I've started school, started a new internship and am working at the same time so basically I'm living 10-11 hour days of mostly being on the go, it's crazy! Ha in my free time though, if you know me, I'm seen quite often with a camera in my hand. Taking pictures is an odd kind of meditation for me. There's no where I'd rather be than up in the mountains with a camera in hand. Or really anywhere with a camera in hand...but hey you catch my drift. It's really only a hobby for me and that's all I really plan for it to be. But hey we'll see where the wind takes me! I sure love doing it.

Here's a photo I took a few nights ago when I was needing a little therapy. Can you believe that moon?? Holy cow nature is cool. I've been testing long exposure techniques recently, it's something  I haven't really done before. I love learning new things and trying out different editing tricks. Next on the list is to get some good star trail pictures. I'm a bit intimidated by the process but we'll see how they turn out! 

Now here's to another week of constant chaos and lots of diet coke to keep me going. Xoxo.