Posts Tagged Winter

Desktop Calendar: Waning Fall

We’re just going through our first real cold spell on the Southern High Plains, and with it we see Fall slowly making its exit and the doldrums of Winter to take its place. That’s not to say that photography during the Winter in West Texas is lacking activity–quite the opposite. The commotion generally just turns [...]

November Desktop Calendar: The Coming Winter

Late as usual, but you have to give a guy a break when he’s trying to re-invent his time management. I’m rather fond of this image. I’m especially drawn to the hair-like flow of the dried corn stalk leaves, almost as if they’re ready to bow out for the season. The pivot, a signature characteristic [...]

Five Pieces of Non-Camera Gear Making Winter Photography More Tolerable!

Rightfully so, there’s been a good deal of hubbub in the Twitterverse about the incredible Winter weather the majority of the United States is realizing right now. In the spirit of the national “icecapades,” I thought I would put together a short list of those pieces of Winter gear, outside of the camera world, that [...]

Photo of the Day: Cranes Take to the Sky

Sandhill Cranes may be my favorite bird to see in flight. Those slender necks and expansive wings set back on their bodies make for an impressive shape taking to the sky. We’re fortunate in West Texas to play host to thousands upon thousands of these migratory animals, as well as a couple species of geese, [...]

Quitaque, Texas, Has A Sidewalk Museum…

It’s also home to one of the more characteristic Texas state parks. The last time I visited Caprock Canyons State Park, I arrived on a beautiful, open-sky afternoon, only to find myself car-camping that night in one of the most voluminous winter thunderstorms I’ve experienced since living in this part of the state. Then it [...]

Photo of the Day: Misty Reflections

Across West and North Texas, as well as North Louisiana, we’ve seen a rather mild winter so far. Add a little moisture, humidity, and some sub-freezing morning temperatures, you have a combination for rather clear days and fog on the water. This low fog just south of Sibley, Louisiana, provided a thin enough shroud for [...]

December Desktop Calendar: New Mexican Pastels

Running right on time (for this blog at least), the December desktop calendar! Pastel colors are hard to pass up in a nice New Mexican sunset, especially over a fresh coating of snow. Enjoy! Large: 2400 X 1600 Laptop: 1440 X 960 iPad: 1024 X 1024 iPhone: 960 X 640

Free Desktop Wallpaper – Owl in Ice

I’m nearly out from under a series of assignments for this year, but just to make a quick “Hey, I’m still around” appearance on the blog, I’m offering this image taken a couple winters ago as a free desktop wallpaper (just right click and save the image to your hard-drive). I blogged about this image [...]