ProtoPhoto Blog

Welcome to the ProtoPhoto.com Blog. This blog is part of the Community Color family of sites. The goal of this project is to promote web develop in the Mountain West.

The founder of the site snaps photos of the places he visits. The site index provides a categorized list of photos. In an effort to improve the quality of the pictures, the founder of the site (me, Kevin Delaney) dumped a boat load of cash on a new Nikon D90 camera. I hope to pay for the camera with an ad page. When will I ever learn?

With tens of thousands of photos of varying quality, I decided to make a blog to highlight the better photos. The goal is to show one new photo a day. I will probably fall short of the goal.

My other blogs are Community Color and y-intercept.

• The Incredibly Shrinking Exposition: (Shown on May 02, 2013) In years past, the Salt Lake Business Exposition would fill a full section of the South Towne Exposition Center. As the recession drags on, the exposition barely filled a half of the room.
• Snowy Cyclist: (Shown on April 18, 2013) A cyclist braves a Mid April snow store in downtown Salt Lake City.
• Miners Hospital: (Shown on April 09, 2013) The old Park City Miner s Hospital, below the city park was built in 1904. It is currently used as City Office Space
• Holladay Fire Mansion: (Shown on April 05, 2013) Not to be outdone by Mill Creek, the town of Holladay is building a new fire mansion on Murray Holladay Boulevard.
• Wok: (Shown on April 01, 2013) I gave this away as a birthday present. Katom has a great price on cookingware, but I can t afford the shipping.
• Glacial Lilies: (Shown on March 31, 2013) The last of the glacial lilies in Neff Canyon.
• Mill Creek Station 106: (Shown on March 29, 2013) The new fire station at 1911 East 3300 South, SLC, Utah.
• Flat Roof House: (Shown on March 26, 2013) The houses in the Olympus Cove were originally designed with flat roofs to preserve the scenery. Since everyone planted large trees, pitched roofs have become the norm.
• Snow Ball Tree: (Shown on March 25, 2013) Snow covers the early spring apricot blossoms.
• Salt Lake Regional: (Shown on March 21, 2013) Salt Lake Regional Medical Center viewed from 100 South and 1000 East.
• Black Diamond: (Shown on March 20, 2013) The Black Diamond Complex in Holladay framed by Mount Olympus.
• Main Street at Dusk: (Shown on March 19, 2013) Looking down Park City from the top of Main Street at Dusk.
• Safety Teeter Totter: (Shown on March 16, 2013) Parks have been removing Teeter-Totters due to liability exposure. My guess is that this spring loaded contraption is the modern replacement. The thing in the background is a really cool pumpkin carriage. I like the pumpkin.
• Yellow Crocus: (Shown on March 16, 2013) Crocus are the first to bloom. These flowers were up the day after the snowmelt in March.
• Maps - Protophoto: (Shown on March 13, 2013) Introducing the map feature
• Casto House: (Shown on March 07, 2013) The Casto House was popped off its foundations and moved to the City Hall Park in Holladay in October 2012 to preserve this example of pioneer architecture.
• Holladay City Hall: (Shown on March 06, 2013) A view of Holladay City Hall across a baseball diamond to Mount Olympus.
• Pipes to be Fitted: (Shown on March 04, 2013) Pipes wait to be fitted in the long delayed and overdo construction in Holladay, Utah.
• 4543 Holladay Boulevard: (Shown on March 01, 2013) This office at 4543 is home of an internet company called Spoonful of Comfort which sells get well gifts featuring homestyle Chicken Soup.
• The Dog Eared Page: (Shown on February 28, 2013) There is a brand new bookstore in Holladay called The Dog Eared Page at 4647 S. 2300 E in Holladay.
• Visible Hands: (Shown on February 27, 2013) There are mysterious hands at work over the facade of the old ZCMI building (1868-1999) in downtown Salt Lake City. ZCMI is now part of Macy s
• Cicling the Square: (Shown on February 26, 2013) Sledding at Churchill Junior High
• Utah Boats: (Shown on February 25, 2013) Blog Relaunch
• Shoveling the Snow: (Shown on February 06, 2013) We are having a decent snow year in Utah, so I wrote about the art of snow shoveling
• Fused Trees: (Shown on December 22, 2012) Two trees in Neff Canyon had become fused making for an interesting photo.
• Salt Lake Inversion: (Shown on January 14, 2011) I took a picture of the Salt Lake Inversion with my new Samsung Intercept Smartphone
• Natures' Christmas Tree: (Shown on December 25, 2010) A delightful young pine tree covered in snow reminded me of the Christmas Tree.
• Mountain Mahogany In Snow: (Shown on December 21, 2010) A Mountain Mahogany tree laden with snow droops over Neff Creek.
• Graffiti Prayer: (Shown on November 28, 2010) A piece of graffiti art in Park City is protected by plexiglass.
• Park City Main Street: (Shown on November 26, 2010) Lower Main Street in Park City uses a combination of bridges and stairs to create a pedestrian and skier friendly street.
• Washington School Inn: (Shown on November 25, 2010) A picture of the Washington School Inn in Park City
• Love in a Cactus Mist: (Shown on August 29, 2010) A Love in the Mist Flower framed by Yellow Cactus
• Toward the Capitol: (Shown on July 04, 2010) A little boy climbed onto a monument for a better look at the Utah State Capitol
• Granite Paper Mill: (Shown on June 30, 2010) The Granite Paper Mill is an abandonned old brick building by Old Mill Park in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.
• Sandy Trax Art: (Shown on May 16, 2010) Pictures of the bas relief along the sandy stretch of trax.
• Grand View Canyon: (Shown on May 15, 2010) Grand View Canyon is an intriguing canyon on US 93 in Central Idaho.
• Bum Paw: (Shown on April 23, 2010) Coco is out with a bum paw. I have to admit, the big bright yellow bandage used by the Vet makes for a good picture
• Salt Lake Marathon: (Shown on April 18, 2010) Runners line up for the start of the 2010 Salt Lake Marathon. This shot includes the University Medical Center and Trax Train
• Biking, Pre-dawn: (Shown on April 17, 2010) Cyclists line up for the bike tour of the 2010 Salt Lake Marathon Course. There is some interesting light in the picture from bike lights.
• New Year Sticker: (Shown on January 02, 2010) I placed the new license sticker on my car and wondered about how the year would go.
• Coco The Frisbee Dog: (Shown on December 16, 2009) I have a daily chore of walking Coco, a brown lab. Her favorite game is Frisbee; so I thought would make a page of flying disc reviews.
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• Kitty in a Box: (Shown on December 12, 2009) This is a little lost kitty. I put her in a box and took her to a vet for scanning.
• Connecting with K'Nex: (Shown on December 09, 2009) A child receives a K'Nex play set for his birthday. I was extremely envious.
• Car Sized Pot Hole: (Shown on December 08, 2009) A water main broke ... making a car sized pot hole on our street.
• A Gift From Coco: (Shown on December 07, 2009) I discovered a secret. People love getting presents from dogs. To make the present from Coco fun, I placed it in a little doggie poop bag.
• Tree Roots: (Shown on December 06, 2009) A root extends 20 feet from a tree to a fire hydrant.
• Boxed In: (Shown on December 02, 2009) My car was boxed in by a large truck
• Curly Cup Gum Weed: (Shown on August 11, 2009) In an act of defiance, I planted Curly Cup Gum Weed in the Garden. This flower uses little water and grows prolifically through the summer.
• IHC Campus: (Shown on August 10, 2009) The Intermountain Health Care Center dominates the middle of the Salt Lake Valley.
• Real Float: (Shown on July 23, 2009) A picture of the Real Float for the 2009 Pioneer Day Parade tops a posts about writing this blog program.
• Pioneer Day Float Preview: (Shown on July 22, 2009) I went to the Sandy Exposition Center to visit the annual Pioneer Day Parade float preview.
• Social Networking with Photographs: (Shown on July 18, 2009) People are starting to use photography for social networking. I decided to take a photo for a thing called SatScenes.
• Slow Food: (Shown on July 17, 2009) Food Direct from the farm saves resources
• Coco at the Tea Party: (Shown on July 05, 2009) I take Coco on a walk by the the July 4th Tea Party at the Utah State Capitol.
• Tax Day Tea Party: (Shown on July 04, 2009) A picture of a tea cup and tax forms to help people through tax day.
• Colorful Buildings: (Shown on July 03, 2009) Colorful Buildings
• Saturated Rose: (Shown on July 02, 2009) An unusually wet Spring brought out the roses of the Salt Lake Valley
• A Trip to Fort Missoula: (Shown on June 30, 2009) This walk through Fort Missoula is from an older set of photos. I had lost all the labels when a fly by night web host flew by night.
• SLC w Perspective Correction: (Shown on June 29, 2009) A view of downtown Salt Lake City
• Church of the Holy Apostles: (Shown on June 28, 2009) A picture of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Meridian, Idaho
• KitchenAid Mixer: (Shown on June 27, 2009) A picture of a Kitchen Aid Mixer
• A Walk Through the Big City: (Shown on June 26, 2009) While my car was in the muffler shop, I took a walk through down town Salt Lake City
• Wet Blanket Flower: (Shown on June 25, 2009) A close up of a blanket flower saturuated by the rain.
• Palmer's Penstemon: (Shown on June 24, 2009) Palmer's Penstemon is a native plant of the mountain west.
• Translucent Columbine: (Shown on June 23, 2009) A picture of a columbine with extreme depth of field.
• Chair Politics: (Shown on January 01, 2009) Coco defends her right to see in the recliner in this political statement picture.