Photography – Kyler Michaelson

Muzzle Flash Photo

Posted on September 8, 2015September 8, 2015 by 5t31th

This is a photo I took of Jared Beck shooting his rifle at the beach. I think the muzzle flash is a cool detail.

Snake River 360˚ Panorama

Posted on February 15, 2015 by 5t31th

The Snake River wraps around the Blackfoot Golf Course in Blackfoot, Idaho.

This is the Snake River and the Blackfoot Golf Course.

I wanted to capture a unique perspective of Old Town Pocatello, Idaho. The city used to be centered around these train tracks since Pocatello used to be the Gate City. Travelers headed to Oregon or Washington would take the train out of Pocatello. This vantage point shows the rail way going through Old Town. It is now just freight cars, but still an interesting part of town.

Old Town Pocatello 360˚ panorama from above the tracks.

City of Rocks

Posted on December 16, 2014December 16, 2014 by 5t31th

I went out to City of Rocks in Malta, Idaho. This area is known for majestic granite forms and pioneer history. This area was a landmark along the Oregon Trail. I had a blast climbing up the building sized boulders to get a unique vantage point on the moon rise and sunset. Once the sun went down it was time to set up at Castle Rock to shoot astro-panoramas. It was great connecting to the history of this area and spending time exploring the unique geography.

Outside of City Rocks in Idaho

Old wooden wagon wheel outside city of rocks

The old wagons are lined up facing west into the sunset.

I loved these old wagons

These old wagons are outside of the City Of Rocks Visitor center

This is the valley below Castle Rock

This old house sits along the trail into City of Rocks

Some of the view of City of Rocks

These wind carved stone forms are all over in City of Rocks

This archway is in City of Rocks, Idaho

The Old Oregon Trail cutting through the valley

This is another view of the old farm house

The creek draining out of City of Rocks

City of Rocks, Idaho

The sunset shining into a granite boulder

This is a puddle on top of an enormous boulder

This is a puddle in a huge boulder in City of Rocks, Idaho

Huge stone head in City of Rocks, Idaho

The moon peaking through a stone formation in City of Rocks, Idaho

The moon in City of Rocks

Big moon over Malt, Idaho

City of Rocks in Malta, Idaho

Watching the moon rise in City of Rocks, Idaho

Moon rising over City of Rocks, Idaho

The moon rising over Malta, Idaho

Sunset in the City of Rocks, Idaho

Castle Rock in Malta, Idaho

Moon rising behind a huge boulder.

Castle Rock and the stars in Malta, Idaho

Panorama of the night sky behind Castle Rock in Malta, Idaho

Assignment #5 Still Life

Posted on December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 by 5t31th

Summer scene in the studio in December

The Assignment is to create a summer scene in the studio during winter. I felt like lemonade and watermelon were my best bet for a summer feel. I set my white balance manually to warm up the light and used a graded filter to cool off the background just a touch. I spent a lot of time on the composition and getting the proper exposure with shallow depth of field and two light studio flash. I enjoyed the experience of setting up and executing an idea in the studio. This genre of photography could be something I explore further.