Photoessay: Antelope Island State Park, Utah – Part 2: Fujifilm X-A3

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Salt Lake Sunset – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

Part 1 – Fujifilm X-E1 

Kit Carson and John C. Fremont, who visited the Antelope Island in 1845, gave it its name after hunting pronghorn antelope. Daddy Stump and Fielding Garr would build homes on Antelope Island over the next few years. This is a place that people have been coming to for a long time. In fact, there is evidence that native people have spent time on the island since at least the time of Christ.

Something interesting that I’ve discovered since moving to the Salt Lake City area two years ago is that most people who grew up in Utah don’t visit Antelope Island. Maybe they went on a school field trip as a kid, but they haven’t been back since. The majority of people you find on the island are from out-of-town. The locals who do visit are often those that moved to the area from someplace else. It’s too bad for those who don’t make the short trip to the island because they’re really missing out.

The photographs in this article were captured using a Fujifilm X-A3, which is Fujifilm’s inexpensive interchangeable-lens option. It shows that you don’t have to spend tons of money on gear to capture something good. Being someplace interesting with a camera is more important than what camera you have. With whatever photography gear you have, just get to somewhere photogenic and make some exposures! These are all camera-made JPEGs, and a few of them were lightly edited using Snapseed on my phone.

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White Rock Bay – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Bush In The Crag – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Promontory Through Weeds – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Pyramid – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Coming Storm – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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One Buffalo – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Two Bison – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Rocky Hill & Cloudy Sky – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Rugged – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Early Spring At Buffalo Point – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Green Bush Over Orange Rock – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Rust Never Rests – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Forgotten Ranch Tool – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Red Lamp – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Lonely Blossom – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Sunset Over The Salt Lake – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Little Wave of Big Color – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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Washed Up – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A3

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A Great Salt Lake Sunset – Antelope Island SP, UT – Fujifilm X-A5

Part 3 – Fujifilm X100F

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