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| Sunset over Ogden Canyon. ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
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| Evening light over the Swift Warehouse in West Ogden. ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
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| Evening light over downtown Ogden and Mt. Ogden. ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
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| Sunset over West Ogden. ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Golden Hour Light in West Ogden
As the sun started to set earlier this week, I spent some time chasing the evening light around West Ogden. The secluded neighborhood across the railroad tracks from downtown offers some of the best views of the Wasatch Mountains from within the city.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Lewis Peak Snow
After an unusually warm start to the year, new snow arrived in Northern Utah this morning. After the morning storm passed, I caught a couple photos of Mount Lewis and Jumpoff Canyon above Ogden.
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| Fresh snow covers Lewis Peak and Jumpoff Canyon above Ogden, Utah. ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
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| Fresh snow covers Lewis Peak and Jumpoff Canyon above Ogden, Utah. ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
Tournament Time
Play-off season for high school basketball in Utah just wrapped up. Last week I spent a couple days shooting the quarterfinals of the 5A and 4A tournament at Weber State University in Ogden for the Standard-Examiner. I'm not sure how much of it is chance, but the best photos from each day usually came within one quarter of one game. My personal favorites were in the Layton vs Bingham and Bountiful vs Spanish Fork games. A few highlights are below.
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| Jarriesse Blackmon leads Layton High School in a cheer before their game against Bingham during the State 5A Basketball Tournament at Weber State University on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015 |
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| Bountiful High School's Zac Seljaas shoots over the outstretched arms of Spanish Fork's Parker Bowman during the quarterfinals of the 4A state tournament at Weber State University on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015 |
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| Layton High School's Julian Blackmon leaps for the basket at Bingham high School players watch during the State 5A Basketball Tournament at Weber State University on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015 |
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| Kearns High School's Kiko Faamaulsili, left, embraces Bushman Ebet following their 51-48 victory over Logan High School in the quarterfinals of the 4A state tournament at Weber State University on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015 |
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Calvin Grant
I headed out to Brigham City, Utah today to meet with Calvin Grant. He is an 84-year-old cattle rancher and is one of the subjects for a new history project on the Ogden Stockyards. Here are a few photos from today.
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| Calvin Grant grew up on a cattle ranch in West Ogden near the old Ogden Union Stockyards. In the 1960's, his father, Dave Grant, was the last person to trail drive cattle to the yard where they were sold all over the western United States. Today, Calvin is 84 and still keep the books for Grant Range Bull Co. and is helping Weber State University students compile a history of the old stockyards. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015 |
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| Calvin Grant grew up on a cattle ranch in West Ogden near the old Ogden Union Stockyards. In the 1960's, his father, Dave Grant, was the last person to trail drive cattle to the yard where they were sold all over the western United States. Today, Calvin is 84 and still keep the books for Grant Range Bull Co. and is helping Weber State University students compile a history of the old stockyards. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015 |
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| Calvin Grant grew up on a cattle ranch in West Ogden near the old Ogden Union Stockyards. In the 1960's, his father, Dave Grant, was the last person to trail drive cattle to the yard where they were sold all over the western United States. Today, Calvin is 84 and still keep the books for Grant Range Bull Co. and is helping Weber State University students compile a history of the old stockyards. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015 |
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Antelope Island Bison
I went out to Antelope Island over the weekend looking for bighorn sheep. It was a beautiful day with zero sheep sightings, but I did find some rather photogenic bison. After recent trips to photograph the bison round-up and bison research projects, it has been a while since I was just shooting shots without human interaction. Enjoy.
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| ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
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| ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
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| ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Antelope Island Sunrise
I was meeting with some biologists on Antelope Island for a story on mule deer this morning (photos coming soon) and on the way, the morning sun hit Frary Peak. This is one of my favorite places in Northern Utah to watch the sunrise.
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| Frary Peak, Antelope Island State Park, Utah ©Benjamin Zack, 2015 |
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Highlights from 2014
It has been another fun year of shooting photos in Utah. I put together a few of my favorite images from 2014 below. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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| Wildlife biologist Steve Bates, left, checks for an ear tag on a bull bison while Bob Middlemas, right, tries to detract the animal and control its head at Antelope Island State Park on Monday, November 10, 2014. Most years, the large bulls are not rounded up with the rest of the herds due to their aggressive nature. This year, all of the animals were brought in so that genetic testing could be down in order to see if there are cattle genes mixed in with the herd. ©Benjamin Zack |
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| Narumol Khunsumrit and Chaimongkhon Sripatnet, from Thailand, spent the summer with Wat Dhammagunaram Buddhist Temple in Layton where they taught traditional dance and music classes. On Saturday, August 22, 2014, their students danced at the Summer Thai Food Fair at the temple. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Art Holston Sr. bows his head as local pastors lead marchers in prayer at Ogden City Hall during a "Peace March" in solidarity with Michael Brown's family on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Around 75 people took part in the march from New Zion Baptist Church to City Hall. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Riders carry their bikes over a pair of barriers during the Utah Cyclocross State Championships at Mt. Ogden Golf Course on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Designed especially for poor weather, cyclocross races involve multiple laps on short courses filled with obstacles. At the state championships, riders had 45 minutes to an hour to try and complete as many laps as possible on the 1.7 mile course which included hurdles, a fence hoping and numerous sharp, slick turns. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Kara Fierro kisses her husband Isaac Eaves after Fierro's first attempt at a difficult new move in their pole fitness class at Kairos Fitness in Ogden on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Fierro is battling cystic fibrosis, a deadly genetic disease that has been getting worse in recent years. "Sometimes I do feel hopeless and depressed, but exercise has really helped me a lot," says Fierro. During Fierro's recent hospital stays, she set up a pole and a hoop in her hospital room to help stay active and positive. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Visitors explore the Ogden Exchange Building during a groundbreaking and open house on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. Built in 1930, the building has set vacant since the 1970's, but new plans call for the art-deco structure to be the heart of a new business park. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Nate Spencer swims laps during swim team practice at the Layton Surf and Swim in Layton, Utah on Sept. 5, 2014. Spencer lost the use of his arms when he was three. Now 13, Spencer has been swimming competitively for two years and also plays soccer and skis. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Cody Vosler prepares the underside of the 119 steam engine for welding at Golden Spike National Historic Site on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. Every fifteen years, the steam engines at the monument have to go through testing and extensive restoration. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| James Reeder finishes attaching his regalia ahead of the opening ceremonies at the 9th Annual Social Pow-Wow at Clearfield High School on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Reeder came down from Logan to dance along with his wife and son. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| An abandoned farmhouse appears during a brief break in a whiteout winter storm near Soda Springs, Idaho. ©Benjamin Zack |
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| Eric Chabot lets a young golden eagle flap its wings after attaching a solar transmitter to its back at a nest site in the West Desert on June 11, 2014. Biologists from HawkWatch International attached the devices as part of a project to track young eagle populations. After putting the 45 gram transmitter on, Chabot lets the eagle move its wings to make sure everything fits properly. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Clouds over Chesler Park. Canyonlands National Park. ©Benjamin Zack |
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| Tyler Nelson, form Victor, Idaho, competes in the bareback riding during the final night of the Ogden Pioneers Day Rodeo on Thursday, July 24, 2014. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Players from the Ruckus baseball team wait to bat during practice at the Club Heights baseball field in South Ogden on Saturday, July 26, 2014. The team is currently raising money to attend the Gil Hodges Little League World Series in New York at the start of August. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Kylie Meyer from the University of Idaho holds a burrowing owl after measuring and banding the bird on Antelope Island on Tuesday, May, 27, 2014. Scientists spent several days examining the owls on the island and attaching radio collars as part of the Global Owl Project. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Thousands of gathers met in the Uinta Mountains near Heber City for the annual Rainbow Family Gathering on Monday, June 30, 2014. At the start of the week, Forest Service officials estimated that around 4,000 people were at the gathering. The crowd is expected to reach 10-20,000 by the Fourth of July weekend. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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| Bob Okazaki of Denver pauses at the frozen fall in Waterfall Canyon on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Just a few days after consistently freezing temperatures arrived in Northern Utah, the large waterfall is already frozen solid. Sunlight doesn't reach over the steep canyon walls for several months during the winter. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner |
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