I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love sunsets. Each one is unique and special. Sometimes, though, it’s worth doing a 180 degree turn. Yes, the sunset this night in Van Horn, TX was spectacular, but I think the way the clouds in the east were colored on this night was even more beautiful. Makes you...
Hurricane Allen pumped lots of rain storms into the high desert while we were visiting Guadalupe Mountains National Park. It kept things nice and cool. In general, it made photography challenging. But I think it is really what makes this photo special — the low clouds, almost obscuring the background mountains, yet interesting light in...
The ears are what you see first, whether you’re looking at this photo, or whether you’re driving by while he’s sitting alertly out in the grass. It’s because they’re big — and they’re sticking straight up. I think they’re kind of pretty, but then I have big ears myself, so I’m a little sensitive about...
This tree, growing near the Guadalupe Mountains National Park headquarters, survived a forest fire. But as you can see, it still bears scars. It was in fact pruned and reshaped by the fire. Lots of my friends have fires raging around them right now. They’re painful, they’re life altering. These fires will leave scars as...
Here’s my first dragonfly photo of the year. The dragonflies are out in force in our back yard. There’s probably a direct correlation with the fact that we also have plenty of mosquitos, because dragonflies are mosquito eating machines. I’m looking forward to getting out the tripod and trying to get some serious shots in...
