I wanted to photograph some new flowers this coming Labor Day holiday weekend. So I went to my home improvement store and purchased this lovely Orchid. For this journal entry I experiment with form, texture, and lighting in color and black and white to capture the essense of the flower.
Continue reading →San Antonio Historic Market Square
I have always called San Antonio home due to the preservation of its buildings, culture, and natural spaces during the time I had lived there many years ago. I have many fond memories of the city where I learned to paint, and discovered the computer and comic books. I was not interested in photography at the time. To be honest, I had no idea the field even existed. My interests resided with illustration and painting.
Continue reading →There was an old bridge
Those new to Texas may not be aware that most of the state’s infrastructure from the past one hundred years are still intact and preserved – all one needs to know is where to look. That is where Apple Maps is your friend as most markers appear in a traditional search. A simple query of “bridge” on my iPhone highlighted that the Old Alton Bridge was nearby. I have grown a fondness for Texas architecture cruising the Texas backroads, and having never surveyed the area before thought the bridge was worth checking out!
Continue reading →Small Town Decatur
I finally traveled out to Decatur Texas to photograph an old no longer open gas station joined by a Texas historical landmark and Whistle Stop Cafe closed on Saturdays. On this outing, Texas heat slays color of any sort leaving behind a carpet of singed leaves and decaying branches.
Continue reading →We can all learn something from the streets
I know what you are thinking…I can just feel it. Why in the world is a nature photographer such as myself taking photos of the streets. Well if you aren’t thinking it I sure have been. Every photo in this post has been vetted from about a thousand during my stay here in NYC this past week and until now I really had no idea how to explain to the viewer what my criteria actually was. As I studied my two Instagram feeds, one dedicated to color and the other black and white, I feel a pattern started to emerge.
Continue reading →Arriving in NYC
I arrived late in NYC at the tail end of Smokeapocalypse 2023 where everything was just kind of…meh. My excuse for the excursion is to see my bird photography on display at Photoville over by the Brooklyn Bridge where I won a competition to represent NANPA / ASMP at the Photoville exhibition entitled CHANGE: THE URBAN & NATURAL LANDSCAPE. I nearly didn’t come too. The fires from Canada forced the event to be canceled for two days. Me being compelled not to come is exactly why I had to…I’m always chomping at the bit to break out of my comfort zone.
Continue reading →Memorial Day Meandering
I took to my own street with a 35mm + red filter and a telephoto lens meandering around this Memorial Day. The one thing that struck me the most is what everyone WAS NOT doing outside. In my days, now about to show how old I am, we played outside the first chance we got when school was out of session. I personally could not wait to join my friends and even strangers for a game of basketball – three on three baby! Memorial Day this year felt different. I didn’t even smell one house grilling brisket, chicken, or hamburgers. I can’t be that old, can I?
Continue reading →Commercial in Color No.1
You may notice driving around Texas in May a most natural phenomenal color extravaganza underway. This past weekend I set out to document how miraculous nature truly is from a color harmony standpoint around our structures, parks and gardens, and around our roadways.
Continue reading →Desert Vibes
I deserted Tucson Arizona for Texas today with camera in hand using a Fujifilm Kodak Portra film recipe to accentuate the earth tones found along Highway 10 and Highway 20.
Continue reading →Postcard from Arizona
Birds, landscape, bugs, and flowers, the state of Arizona has it all. I am writing from the NANPA Summit, an event where Nature Photographers from all walks of life get together to celebrate our fine feathered friends, four legged creatures, the Great American Landscape, and the effort underway by scientists to save it all. It is my first time attending and will definitely not be my last. This post is to serve as a celebration of all things Arizona.
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