Benjamin Zack Photography: July 2013

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Behind the Rodeo

In addition to photographing the action in the ring at this year's Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo, I also wanted to share a few photos from the sideline. Enjoy. You can also see a gallery of many more photos from the night here.

©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2013

Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo

Last night I photographed the Ogden Pioneers Day Rodeo - an event that rightfully claims to be one of the top rodeos in the country. A few of the action highlights are below and you can see some behind the scenes photos here. Enjoy.

©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2013

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Marshall White Community Center

Kids playing summer carnival games is a goldmine for fun light-hearted photos. Below are a few highlights from yesterday at the Marshall White Community Center. A larger slideshow can be found here.

©BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner, 2013

Monday, July 22, 2013

Colorado National Monument

I posted an earlier night photo from Colorado National Monument. Here are a few photos from the canyon country once the sun was up. Enjoy.

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

This might not fit on a photography blog, but I just finished my first crack at animation. I was writing an article and shooting photos about a project using controlled fire to improve aspen forests. I needed something to help make the scientific concepts a bit more easily digestible, especially since the last burn was 4 months before I moved to Utah, and this is what I came up with. Hope you enjoy.

Standard.net Video Player

Sadly, the video player at the paper doesn't work with some phones and portable devices. If you don't see it here, you can still view it on a computer.

Avon Two Wildfire

I was out photographing the Avon Two wildfire near Ogden last week. (Not to be confused with the first Avon fire which I watched start a few weeks ago by dumb luck.) You can find more photos, info, and a video here, but a few photo selects are below.

Saddlehorn Rock, Colorado National Monument

I made a quick trip to Colorado National Monument this weekend. I'll have some photos up some from the day, but I also played around a bit shooting at night. This is from a large tower known as Saddlehorn Rock at around 11pm.

I left the shutter open for 30 seconds to get the image while slowly panning a flashlight over the rocks. The glow in the clouds comes from the town of Fruita, several miles away.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Willard Peak

Yesterday I hiked Willard Peak and Ben Lomond north of Ogden for a story at the paper. The story is out next week, but on the way back, I shot a few photos for myself. Enjoy.

Edit: The associated article and more photos on a marathon hiking fundraiser is now posted here.

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