After my recent hike at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, I stopped on a part of the ridge with an overlook to the west. There were some high clouds on the horizon and I thought that there might be a nice sunset. I had about 10 minutes to walk around and try to find a… Read More Balcones Canyonlands Sunset in HDR
While driving this afternoon West of Austin, I could see lots of high clouds and I figured that this would make for a nice sunset. So, I went back home, got my camera gear, and headed for a perch that overlooks Lake Travis. I got there about 20 minutes before sunset, set up my tripod,… Read More Lake Travis Sunset
It has been tough finding something to shoot lately. I decided to try Brushy Creek park as I often see a barren tree in the water with a lot of white birds perched in it as I am driving past on the bridge. I thought that this would make a nice photo in the late… Read More HDR vs. ND Grad Filter
I didn’t take a lot of time to shoot photos while camping as I was mainly hanging out with family. But we were camping in a nice place and I managed to shoot a few pictures. The place that we were camping is on some family owned land North of Edna Texas. This land has… Read More Thanksgiving Camping Pictures
I have been wanting to try to photograph the Austin central library at night for a while. Maybe try some long exposure with the vehicle lights blurred on the street or HDR. I haven’t really been down around the library much, so I would be going down there cold without any real plans for photographs.… Read More Austin Library at Night
When I went out to the star party at the McDonald Observatory, I wanted to try out staying at the Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park nearby. This state park has a hotel that was originally built by the CCC during the great depression, I think. It had good reviews and it seemed like… Read More Staying at Indian Lodge
Trying to be more social, I joined a Meetup group for a photoshoot and socializing event in Liberty Hill Texas. Liberty Hill is a small town not far from where I live. There is a little downtown area where we met and explored different things to shoot. With the above I was capturing an establishing… Read More Liberty Hill Meetup
