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
While at the alligator farm and petting zoo in Hot Springs, I also saw a cougar (also called a mountain lion or puma) in a cage. While this is a beautiful animal to see, it made me sad to see such an intelligent animal in a cage. I am sure an animal such as this… Read More Caged Cougar
I took the kids to an alligator farm and petting zoo. Being so close to the alligators, I decided to try some close-ups. To do this, I mounted my Sigma 70-200mm zoom to get as close to the action as possible. I wanted these pictures to look like they were taken in the wild. Inside… Read More Alligators
Every day I drive by a pasture on my way home from work. There are acres of golden grass in the late afternoon sun, a few isolated trees, and often some cows. The grass is so tall that you really only see the tops of the cows in the golden grass and I have had… Read More Red Barn in a Sea of Gold
I have bird feeders around my house and the birds can really drain the thing quickly in the morning. I thought it would be fun to attempt a time-lapse movie of the birds emptying the bird feeder. I waited until the sun rose over my roof and shone onto the bird feeder for good light… Read More Time Lapse of Bird Feeder
Today’s blog is more of a gear review than a photography discussion, but I wanted to write about a tripod that I recently purchased. I have been frustrated with my old tripod for quite a while and I wanted to get a better one. But, I didn’t want to just get a new tripod. I… Read More Feisol Tripod
It has been extremely hot here recently, up to 45°C or 114°F (take your pick) this week. On top of that, we have gotten a dust cloud from Africa over Texas I am told. All this is to say, I haven’t been out to shoot a whole lot recently. I did make myself go over… Read More A Stream at Sunset
As a surprise for my birthday, my 15 year old daughter made an apple pie for me, which everyone knows is my favorite pie. Below is a picture of her with her recently adopted kitten. I didn’t know that she was interested in baking anything, so it was a nice surprise. Anyway, I was so… Read More Birthday Apple Pie
One of my struggles with Milky Way photos has been how to edit the photos. I have watched multiple videos online, had discussions on message boards, and experimented in Lightroom (and a few other tools) a bit. For my last round of pictures, I settled on an editing routine that is combination of a discussion… Read More Editing Milky Way Photo
