Photo Discussion are posts telling the story of the photo. Why I did what I did and general thoughts regarding the image including my feelings and intent.
Tilt-shift lenses are a versatile tool that you can use for many types of photography. They are known for their ability to control perspective which makes them an essential tool in architecture photography. However, with a bit of imagination you can use that functionality with any image. You can achieve more composition and cropping options,…
Structural Abstraction is an image that took a long time and unusual path to produce. While out taking another planned image in October, 2019, this composition caught my eye. I took several shots but none quite worked out like I hoped. Nonetheless, this composition stuck with me. I remained determined to try it again. “Again”…
Bird photography is one of the more popular types of photography. A lot of my photographer friends just love it. Me, not so much. Don’t interpret that to mean I think there is anything wrong with bird photography. That’s because that is not my intention at all. There are lots of different kinds of photography,…
Certain images, the one that got away, stick in our memory forever. I’m talking about those perfect once-in-a-lifetime photo ops that we just missed or irretrievably screwed up. They’re a lost opportunity that haunts us as we wonder, “If only …”. The more we think about these images, the more significant they become. We would…
As part of recent road trip, I visited Pedernales Falls State Park in the Texas Hill Country. It’s a beautiful area although it is not the stereotypical waterfall you might be expecting. Rather than a pronounced vertical drop, the Pedernales Falls flows over sloping, huge slabs of limestone through pools and channels. Unfortunately, when we…
White Sands National Park is a truly amazing place. The Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico is home to the world’s largest gypsum dunefield. It covers about 275 square miles. More than half of this is preserved in White Sands NP. Imagine dunes of pure white sand as far as the eye can see. It’s…
The Prada Marfa store is not what you normally expect to find in the west Texas desert. After all, Prada is an Italian luxury fashion house specializing in leather handbags, shoes and other fashion accessories. Think very expensive items and the movie “The Devil Wears Prada“. However, there it is, a small building along the…
My photo’s title, “Walking Through Darkness With Thoughts Full Of Colors” is a quote is from poet, Prajakta Mhadnak. It’s a shot of a man sitting on a sidewalk barrier playing music. The music, the spring flowers, the nice day, his colorful clothing all sent a message of joy and contentment. However, his posture sent…
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building is the latest addition to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) campus. Completed in November, 2020 the Kinder Building increased the overall MFAH exhibition space by nearly 75 percent. The distinctive architecture includes a façade of vertical, translucent-glass tubes. As a result, the building stands out from all…
