On one of our road trips, we found this scene… the bluebonnets were actually growing up through a crack in the sidewalk in front of this post office..
Posts Tagged landscape
Bluebonnets in Marlin, Texas
Apr 25
Snow Days
Feb 16
Our crazy winter weather this season continued last week. I’ve lived in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for 25 winters now and its rare for us to have more than 2 winter events (ice or snow) in a season. Snowfall itself is rare, usually only falling after a sheet of ice falls first – and even then, its only a dusting – maybe as much as an inch. The last real snow (before this season) we had was on Valentine’s Day in 2004 – the same year as The Fish Creek Project where we had 3 or 4 inches.
I’ve lost count of how many times its snowed .. real snow, not ice .. this season. Last Thursday, we had 9 1/2 inches in one day. The total for the storm (Thursday into Friday morning) was 12 inches. Both numbers shattered previous records, making the totals the highest ever recorded for a single day and a single storm. I hear tell we are only a little bit shy of an all time winter record as well.
Of course, you want to see pictures… that’s why you’re here. All of these except the Fish Creek Trail were done in the morning after it had been snowing for only 5 hours. I had no idea at the time how much we were going to get before it was over. The Fish Creek Trail image was done after 12 hours of snow.
This one was also shot in the morning. I almost didn’t shoot it because I had made an image of the same scene in 2004, but I’m glad I did. The 2010 shot is first, followed by the 2004 shot. Its kind of cool to compare….
I already posted the great sunset shot from early in the week last Friday, but here are a few others that I really enjoyed.
Even though I was on vacation, I did get up one morning to catch the sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico. Lost a contact on the beach, though.. that was no fun, but found a nice lady at the mall who helped get me a replacement right away.
Loved the way the sun was shining through this palm frond..
Enjoyed this great silhouette of a couple playing with their dog at sunset.
I pointed my camera at breaking waves a bunch of times over the week and captured this on one of the last days. Its a lot more challenging than it looks to get a great wave shot.
We had major fog for a day and a half of the trip, so I used it to my advantage capturing this image of the historic line camp inside the Padre Island National Seashore (a national park just south of where we stayed).
The new year is coming fast and I always try to pick out my favorite image from the year to post on New Year’s Eve. I have a bunch to choose from this year, and from several genres, so I thought I’d share some of those that were in the running for my favorite as we head through this week…
First up.. This image was shot in late May and I was able to use some post processing techniques on it that I had learned at Texas School earlier in the month. I drive past this barn multiple times a year and had the perfect sky and sunset to go with it this time.
This image looks fantastic in acrylic.
Brad Barton Photography
