Utah's Dixie is where I restarted my photography hobby. I didn't get as many pictures of Washington and St. George as I might have taken if I had my camera when I first arrived. It's an incredibly distinct area that seems almost as if it were made for landscapes and cityscapes. I was living with my friend Aaron at the time and getting a lot of sun-damage.
+I got my Nikon D3 that month and a 105mm f/2.8 FX AF MICRO-NIKKOR macro lense. The auto focus on this lense is very sluggish compared to newer lenses, it's also very soft wide-open. It is very cheap though, and shoots good portraits. Most of my early work with this lense is way too soft because I was getting to grips with it and it seemed fine from the camera monitor.
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+ My Basil (Omori (2020)) plushy nestled in the lap of my teddy-bear Misha Masha. Flanked by two Gondolas, one made by my friend Julia on the left, and another bought from KommandoStore and owned by my friend Aaron on the right. Omori (Omori (2020)) can be seen between the Gondola on the right's legs.
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+ Gondola on his own.
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+ A door-to-door FLDS pie saleswoman sold Aaron and I this pie-shaped cheesecake. We had it with cherries on the back porch. It was creamy and sweet, kinda light, and doused in caramel. It served as a good pair with the cherries.
+ +I went to see Oppenheimer with my friends Aaron, Josh, and Bear. It was a cool movie. I got this photo while we made our way back to Josh's Tesla after the film.
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+ I heard the wheel has TVs inside the cars and sucks. Looks pretty cool from down here though.
+ +I made an error in scheduling me and Aaron departing St. George for Vegas to pick up our friend David from McCarran. Wrong week! We went to Honey Salt, and met some cool people. A cool goth-looking girl in the parking lot and a fancy couple from Utah IIRC sitting next to us in the restaurant.
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+ I wish I took her insta or something! Thanks for posing for me, random Vegas Goth Girl!
+ +We redeployed to Vegas a little later to get David.
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+ This tasted good but it was impossible to eat! Stupid burger falling apart. Bun was tasty but too structurally sound compared to its contents.
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+ A herd of sub 50cc engine vehicles passed the three of us on the strip. Cool scooter.
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+ Another member of the stampede of sub 50cc engines.
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+ Woah... it's Victor from Fallout New Vegas... I wonder if he remembers me? 😳
+ +Aaron and I went to Vegas one last time for a weekend. We both got horrifically high fevers and I could barely walk or stay awake. I had horrifying dreams. A dark sphere I once dreamt I was trapped in as a child lay in my arms, weak and small, its suffocating might whittled away. It beckoned me to do things in a gentle, nudging fashion, softly reminding me of the suprising precision of one particular tool I had used once. I felt so sad for my precious sphere. I love my sphere. I'm glad Vegas built one.
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+ This might be the sharpest photo I took in the American Southwest...
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+ Interesting sign!
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+ Did you know that some parts of Vegas aren't covered in LED's and neon? At night they don't glow. Spooky!
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+ Awful breakfast. Was recommended it by a cool older woman with an alternative lifestyle. 5 bucks for old fruit and barely any egg and other stuff. Still was sick too! Should've gone somewhere more hearty. Met a fellow photo hobbyist though!
+ +Bye bye St. George!
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+ Last photo in St. George.
+ +weren't you reading that?
+i am a double e student at utah tech university.
i like keyboards, drawing, and trying new things!
i am an engineering student at ct state.
i like keyboards, drawing, photography, and trying new things!