Here are some of the Laie Hawaii Temple. Unfortuantely the temple was closed for renovation so there were no lights on the temple at twilight which is my preferred time for shooting temples. Once again, I guess I just have an excuse to go back to Hawaii now.
I was in Provo the other night and as the sun started to set I could tell that it was going to be a nice sunset. Luckily I grabbed my camera before I left my house. Here are a few of the images I was able to capture.
In April and May of 2009 I traveled down to Mexico and backpacked through Mexico and Guatemala. I spent about 2 months there and was able to photograph 4 completed temples and 1 under construction. I photographed this one, Merida Mexico, and also, Villahermosa Mexico, Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico, Quetzaltenango Guatemala (under construction), and Guatemala City Guatemala. It was a great chance for me to get out and work more towards my goal. When I originally set out on my trip I didn’t realize I would be able to get that many, but with a couple of detours (and hours on buses) I was able to get closer to my goal of photographing all the temples.
I love how sometimes things just seem to line up and go smoothly. Of all the temples I photographed on my trip, Merida was by far my favorite. I was able to spend a little more time at it then the others because I was there for a few days, unlike Villahermosa, where I came in on a bus, hopped in a cab, spent 30 minutes at the temple and then headed back to the bus station. When you spend that little time, you kind of have to take what you get. But with Merida I was able to wait for better lighting and I really liked what I got. I hope you enjoy them.
In my recent travels through Mexico and Guatemala I studied Spanish for a few weeks in Quetzaltenango (AKA Xela) Guatemala. Xela is the site of a new temple being built. I rented a bike one day and rode up to the location of the new temple that overlooks the city and has a view of 3 volcanoes off in the distance. Here is a picture of the work that was being done as they had just broken ground a few weeks earlier.
Here are some images I took of the Draper Utah Temple.
