It’s the Climb

I’ve travelled all over the world and visited many different countries, landscapes and terrain in my time. I’ve seen the sun rise in Beijing and set in Singapore. I’ve felt the dry, brittle cold of a winter’s day in Alaska and the cold, damp, rainy nights of autumn in Scotland. I’ve walked the quiet hillsides [...]

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The Things Photographers Do – Part 2

If you’ve read last week’s post entitled The Things Photographers Do you might be curious just how far up we hiked after I took that shot of Garner State Park from above. Well, here’s the view from the top and what a magnificent view it is. That hill just to our right is where I [...]

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Landscape Photography – Grand Old Cypress

There is nothing better than a cool breeze on a warm summer morning in the Texas Hill Country. And one of the best places in the world to enjoy this simple pleasure is at the Guadalupe River State Park, near New Braunfels, Texas. The park boasts some of he tallest and oldest Cypress trees in [...]

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Early Morning on the Guadalupe River

I’ve never been an early riser. In fact my philosophy is if the early bird catches the worm, then the worm should have stayed in bed a wee bit longer. Unfortunately the pursuit of landscape photography generally means getting up before dawn, finding a nice subject in the dim pre-dawn hours and waiting patiently for [...]

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The Things Landscape Photographers Do!

Several months ago I was reading an issue of Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine and saw an image of Garner State Park taken from a vantage point far above the park. Last weekend I was at the park scouting locations for future workshops and thought I’d see if I could find the spot where the [...]

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Landscape Photography – Just Add Water

Happy Monday everyone!
I just returned from a three day trip to west Texas in search of water. The entire state of Texas has been under an incredibly harsh drought for the past year but last week we finally began to receive some much needed rain. Not a lot mind you, but just enough to satisfy [...]

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Texas Landscape Safari Update 2

Update: I’m heading out to West Texas for a few days of landscape and nature work for my book. Just so y’all won’t be too lonely without my regular posts, here are a few links full of beautiful Texas scenery to inspire you!
Jerod Foster’s Blog
Wyman Meinzer’s Blog
Laurence Parent’s Texas
We still have a few spots open [...]

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Using Alien Skin’s Bokeh for Wildlife Photography

I realize that this post may offend a certain population of wildlife photographers out there and for that I do apologize. I’m not a wildlife photography “purist” and I will enhance my wildlife images in Lightroom or Photoshop just as I do my commercial, portrait or landscape work. I do this in wildlife images for [...]

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Bird Photography – Flying Solo

Here’s a shot I took last December at the Brazos Bend State Park near Needville, Texas. It’s unusual to see a Black-Bellied Whistling Duck flying alone. There are usually hundreds of them on this pond and when one takes off, they all take off.
I have a small confession to make about this image. I cheated [...]

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Bird Photography – Odd Man Out

So here’s a quick post from an image taken last December. I stood and watched these whistling ducks for over an hour before this White Ibis decided to crash the party. I never grow tired of watching nature tell a story. It’s very important to slow down while you’re out shooting and wait for the [...]

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