I am currently planning a long hike with camera for an upcoming trip to Hong Kong that I am lucky enough to get to take. I will only be there for three days and I am mainly interested in site seeing. I know a lot of people want to go eat exotic cuisines or go… Read More Planning a Hike
It was labor day in the United States, which means no labor, and I took the kids to a drive thru wildlife ranch. The place has a lot of African animals, mostly ungulates, and they hang out near the road for the kids to see and throw out food for. I thought it would also… Read More Animals
At Hot Springs National Park there is a tower on top of one of the high hills that is not affiliated with the national park as I understand. After following a winding road up the mountain, you can go to the top of the tower via an elevator (if you buy a ticket). On one… Read More Hot Springs Panorama
While on vacation, I had the chance to sit on the balcony and watch the sunset a few times. On one particular evening I could see the sun streaking across the water under a highway bridge and I thought it might make a nice picture. My first attempt had the sun sitting just on top… Read More Sunset Over Lake Hamilton
In addition to shooting pictures of the night sky at Lost Maples State Natural Area, I also did a bit of hiking. There are many things to do at Lost Maples. I saw people swimming in the water, like one of the ponds shown below. I saw several people birding, as there is apparently a… Read More Hiking at Lost Maples
When I went to Gruene, I stayed in a bed and breakfast called the Gruene River Inn. The place had a nice great room that overlooked the river and I decided to attempt to shoot it with my 14mm lens and do an HDR merge to capture the room and the windows. One challenge was… Read More HDR Sunset from Gruene Texas
Some pictures from my final afternoon at Caprock Canyons State Park Texas. This is a continuation of my earlier blogs Day 1 and Day 2. As it got late in the day and the afternoon shadows began to get long, I tried to get some good panoramas of the high cliffs in the long shadows. The sky… Read More More Caprock Canyons
One of the purposes for going camping and hiking at Caprock Canyons State Park was to work on my landscape photography composition. A landscape picture without thoughtful composition, is really a snapshot. This is fine for ‘evidence that I was there’ photos that you might put on Instagram, but I strive for something a bit… Read More Critiquing My Recent Pictures
I decided to go camping for a few nights at Caprock Canyons State Park up in north Texas near a little town called Quitaque. From the weather forecast, I was expecting it to clear up and be cold. I was hoping for some night sky shots before dawn and hiking the canyons during the day.… Read More Hiking in Caprock Canyons State Park (Day 1)
Out in West Texas, there is Guadalupe Mountains National Park. After my visit to Monahans Sandhills, I went out to Guadalupe Mountains to hike, shoot photographs, and camp. This area of Texas is mostly desert and very hot in the summer, which is why I visited in late November. I pulled off the highway near… Read More Guadalupe Mountains National Park
