Marmalade Hill

This is my newly discovered favorite area of Salt Lake City, Marmalade Hill.  The homes are older, like those in the Avenues, but with more character and just totally beautiful.

It actually is just Northeast of my house, but an area I hadn't really explored until just recently.

"Obey" on the streets of Boston

When I was in Boston in February of this year, I kept noticing a face of what looked like a comic book character on the side of buildings, stickered on stop signs, and in just the most random places. And then, as I was walking near the pier, I picked up a small weekly publication, that had the face on the front page that described the history behind the face, and I found it very interesting.

Created by artist Shepard Fairey, the face is Andre the Giant.

The time element of his "Obey Campaign" plastered across the city, coincided with his gallery showing of his work at the Institute of Contemporary Art.  His arrest took place at the premier of the showing, where he was arrested for outstanding warrants for Graffiti. 

One can argue whether graffiti is art (however I would have to strongly say yes), especially after having viewed his gallery at the ICA. 

Jordan Anderson

Right before they locked the gate and said I had to leave

Hillside

Tamron AF70-300 mm lens

I hiked up the side of Ensign Peak Park to get this angle of the state capital. The road in front of it is State Street. I used my new tele lens, which was at 300 mm for this shot. 

Mother Nature is two-faced

              Both of these were shot today, it appears Spring time only exists in my backyard.

Shadows

Desert Gem

Supposedly this artwork changes all the time. I don't know who does it, or why this building has never been torn down, but i'm glad it's there.

10:20 pm

I just shot this out of my window. It's dark, so I had the shutter at 3 seconds. The scene is nothing beautiful, but I was pleased to use the non-flash setting on my camera, in the dark, for the first time.

Abandoned

I have driven past this site several times. It is located off of a side road next to the freeway, heading West on Interstate 80. I have always wanted to stop and explore it, but it seemed a bit scary. Like maybe drug dealers hang out there. Or the person who wrote "Cunt" on the trolley...

I ran into a rather nice couple who gave me some good advice when I climbed into the trolley: Stay on the metal beams. I saw what they meant..there were several holes in the wood on the floor when people learned that advice the hard way.