This picture happened because I was afraid there was going to be a nice sunset and I had no where to be to photograph it. I drove by this relatively new firehouse near my house and decided to try to frame it with the sunset. There was a flag pole that I was just unable… Read More Sunset at the Firehouse
Devine (not to be confused with Divine) Lake Park is a nice little city park in Leander with a lot of trees and a pond and it is very close by to me. In the summer you can see the sun set over the water from one shore and I try to remember to go… Read More Some Devine Lake Photos
When I tried to think of an opening for this blog post, all I kept thinking was the opening lines to a Supertramp song It was an early morning yesterdayI was up before the dawn… I decided to wake up and go see the sunrise from a spot that I had identified at Balcones Canyonlands… Read More Goodbye Stranger
Working from home is nice, in that it takes me a few seconds to get to work in the morning and there is no commute on a busy highway in Austin. But, I do get a bit stir crazy and need to get out. It has also been rainy on and off, so that has… Read More Photography from Home
Evening landscape photography is tough this time of year. The sun sets well before 6 PM and on a work day, that doesn’t really leave me any time to get anywhere for shooting photos. Thursday evening looked like a fine sunset opportunity, but I didn’t really have anything to put in front of it. I… Read More Nice Sunset, Meh Foreground
I went out hiking and shooting photos at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. I am a bit disappointed with the results as I don’t think these photos really work all that well. But I am posting this anyway as this is all a learning experience for me. It was a bit breezy and sunny… Read More A Hike in the Tall Grass
I had some time in the evening to run over to a neighborhood park to try to shoot a sunset scene. My plan was to go to a particular spot with a park bench and a tree that would have the pond in the mid-ground, hopefully reflecting a beautiful sunset. There were some high clouds… Read More Sunset and a Dry Pond
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
