It’s been over 20 years? August 27, 1990 Guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughn passed away in a helicopter crash. He was only 35. His legend lives on in downtown Austin, Texas with a statue in his honor located at Auditorium Shores.
When in Austin take a stroll around Auditorium Shores. It’s a beautiful park with lots to see near beautiful downtown Austin.
Stevie Ray Vaughn keeps a watchful eye over downtown Austin.
Peace, Love, and Rhythm and Blues,
I love summer time. Biking in the park. Camping and swimming holes. It’s a little too hot for Golf though. But I can still take a photograph or two.
Peace, Love, and Blue Skies,
To all the veterans that are serving and who have served God Bless you. Please join me in remembering a day where we actively remember our family members, our loved ones, ancestors, our neighbors, and our friends who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
Fly your flag proudly and God Bless America.
Peace, Love, and Service,
I’m just now learning how to expose photographs for night lights. The intrenet is a wonderful resource for looking up settings to start with. So, I took my camera down to Town Lake in downtown Austin Texas and played with the settings that I had found on the internet. The settings I ended up using: ISO 100, f.8, and exposed for approximately 10 seconds (on a tripod of course). You can generally get good results with these settings if you’re shooting for the lights.
Nice to sit and watch the city lights in Austin. From where this was taken there are still joggers out running around and there are dinner cruise boats on the lake as well. I love Austin.
Peace, Love, and City Lights,
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I love the time when winter is easing on out and spring begins and the flowers pop up and the trees get leaves. I think green is one of my favorite colors.
Blue Bonnets are popping up everywhere, as well as these yellow flowers (that I don’t know the name of – wish I did). I just take photographs of them.
Bees are also buzzing about making sure the flowers keep blooming. Bees are fun to watch – though not TOO closely. I tripped once while trying to photograph some bees. Which of course got them all excited and they proceeded to take it out on me.
I can’t really blame them though. I don’t like giant things falling on me while I’m eating either.
Enjoy the season. Thank you for stopping by.
Peace, Love, and Pollen (*achoo!*),
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I like old cars. I see them in fields and on the side of the highway. Some are rather nostalgic looking.
From a photography stand point I love stumbling upon these seeming works of art – but is it ‘junk’? Litter? Or is it an eyesore to some? I don’t know. I found this speciman to be rather colorful. Enjoy.
Peace, Love and Salvage,
I still dream of flying one day. Every time I get close something else happens. For now I’ll just photograph the objects of my dreams.
I just really wish I could spend more time “up there”.
I’ve taken a ‘discovery’ flight or two. The adrenalin rush lasts for weeks. I just need to figure out how to get money to learn the rest of it and get a license.
I’m off to work now. I’ll keep dreaming.
Peace, Love and Clouds,
I wonder where we are going. I wonder which road we are really on. I wonder where we’ll end up. I’m thankful for many, many things. But it’s getting harder.
The harder I work; The less I seem to have. The more behind I get. The harder I try to catch up there is another knock at the door. The phone rings and rings saying “Gimme Gimme”. I’ll keep trying. Things could be worse.
The road is long and doesn’t seem to go anywhere. I guess I’ll just keep working hard and praying that someone gets it right.
But it sure feels like no one is listening while hard working people are losing everything they’ve worked for. I just don’t understand it. J-O-B-S is how you spell it. In case you’ve forgotten, Mr. President.
Peace, Love, and VOTE,
Being a “Cancer” with the Moon as my planet I was amazed at how bright it was this evening. It was almost like daylight. The trees casting shadows and all. This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon. Makes me want to howl.
There are lots of sites that tell you how to photograph our closest planet. A tripod recommended. I tinkered around with the settings on my camera and this photo was taken at ISO 250, a shutterspeed of 1/400 of a second at f/20 with a 300mm lens.
Enjoy and Happy Howling!
Peace, Love and Planets,
Ever stand on a beach and look out over the ocean and try to fathom how really, really large it is?
But alas, I’m usually too busy watching the sun sink down to the other side of the world making it morning somewhere else and also thinking “Panama” is out there somewhere. I more or less grew up there. But that’s another blog.
Looking off the balcony and watching people on the beach I began to realize how kind of small we really are compared to things. I closed my eyes with the sea breeze blowing across my face listenting to the waves and drifted off in to a really nice nap.
Peace, Love, and Sunsets,
Living in and around the city these days I don’t see alot of trains. I don’t know what it is about railroad tracks that conjurs up emotions of travel, mystery about where they go, and alot I cannot really explain. I remember stories of the homeless, and hobos that ride the rails – are they extinct? Are there any hobos left that ride the rails from town to town?
I look at train tracks and think of hobos and travel. If there are any hobos left I envy them their freedom. Bills? Work? Stress? The IRS and just living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t know. Just one of those things.
I look at train tracks and watch them stretch out all the way to where the sky almost touches them. The shiny top of the rails worn smooth as chrome reflecting almost like a mirror. Yet I don’t see the beast that rolls on them very often.
Yet, when I do happen to see a train it almost inspires excitement. How long? How many cars? And to watch the cars go by and see the grafitti from around the nation plastered on the side of the railroad cars announcing “We’re Here!”. It’s awesome. I hope they never wash or paint the railroad cars because I think it’s an art form unto itself.
I didn’t see alot of graffiti today. Alot of newer looking cars. It was almost awesome to stand next to a fast moving train while it rolls by oblivious to your existance. The noise from the wheels on the tracks and the wind generated by the fast moving cars. The power. Unstoppable.
I had a good time wandering around shooting pictures and just plain thinking. Mostly about when things were a little less complicated. Wishing it were just as simple as hopping a train and finding adventure somewhere else. But alas, I have to get work now. I do love my job and cannot complain. But trains take me back to a simpler time.
Peace, Love, and Blue Rails,
I love aircraft and airports. I love flying. I love watching them. Almost like watching birds just twice as noisey. I like trucks also – but I have to tell you I have a TON of respect for anyone that can guide a 747 around a taxiway.
Technology is amazing. How something that big can even fly. I sat and watched the hussle and bussle for quite awhile.
At DFW Founder’s Plaza people come to plane spot, take their kids to watch airplanes, hang out, and listen to Air Traffice Control. I had a great day picking up my nephew and stopping by Founders Plaza and watching the comings and goings.
The aircraft seemed to be mostly American Airlines (After all, Dallas is their major hub), but occasionally you’d catch a Mexicana Airbus or other airline from around the world.
I wish I could have stayed there much longer. Next time I have the gas and time I may just spend a whole day there just to see what I can see.
It may seem boring to most. But I’ve always dremt of flying. Someday I will. I’m still saving to try and get a private pilot’s license.
Peace, Love, and Blue Skies,
I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas – Especially the soldiers stationed around the world away from their families. God bless you for serving. God bless your families for enduring and the sacrifices you all make defending freedom around the world.
Merry Christmas everyone and God Bless You.
Peace, Love, and Reverence,
Austin is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever taken pictures in. The people, the music, the culture. I love everything about Austin. I just thought I’d share a couple photographs with you.
The sun was bouncing off the skyline like a blow torch and lighting the water. It was beautiful to watch on this cold, sunny, winter day.
Peace, Love, and Keep Austin Weird,
I love dragonflies. There are so many varieties and they are so photogenic. They also eat alot of mosquitos.
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There are 5,000 different species of Dragonfly (Odonata) with 450 different species in North America and a good website to visit regarding dragonflies would be the Digital Dragonfly Museum
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Dragonflies and damselflies are fun to watch (If you like bugs I guess) and I know people who collect them. I mean, some folks have everything cat everywhere and some collect everything elephant – and some collect dragonflies. Pictures, coffee mugs, placemats, T-shirts. Interesting decorating idea.
Me? I take photographs of everything so I guess I’ll move on down the trail and see what I can see.
Peace, Love, and Happy Hiking,
I love hiking. One of these days I think I’ll go off the beaten path to see what I can find. Maybe that’ll shake the mood I’m in.
I really do hope things start to look up with the economy and all. I’m really dying to get a pilot’s license. That is one goal I have set for myself. The other one being getting an aircraft that is open air like this one so I can feel the breeze on my face. How cool would that be?
Peace, Love, and Fields of Dreams,
I love living near our municipal airport here in Georgetown, Texas. I get to see some interesting sights. Actually, interesting aircraft.
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I have become a fan of Aluminum Overcast. A flying piece of history in the form of a B-17G with four 1,200 hp radial engines that sounds like a thousand Harley Davidson’s thundering down the road when she flies over.
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You can actually take a flight on this wonderful piece of history or you can take a tour of the aircraft. The most information can be found at the official website http://www.b17.org
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Check out their website and appearance schedule and take a flight on a piece of history. Learn what it was like for the men of WWII. Quite an awe inspiring experience. I have other photographs on my facebook page as well (Aircraft Photos).Thank you for stopping by and God Bless.
Peace, Love, and Happy Flying,
I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Veterans Day. Thank you to all who are serving around the world and who have served in the past.
I wanted to share my friends blog with you who is an excellent photographer and friend. Please visit the blog of Cricket Walker for some excellent photographs for veterans.
Peace, Love, and Happy Veterans Day,
I love water. Reflections. Watching it flow. Hearing it trickle, or even roar.
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Rivers are like life. Flowing smoothly reflecting everything around it. Enjoying the sunshine and good times.
Then it flows faster and the next thing you know you’ve fallen on hard times. Unemployment. Bill Collectors. And haveing to explain to little Bobby why he can’t have that $60.00 XBox game and that Christmas is going to be thin this year.
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Well, there are smoother times ahead. Another job. Things will be caught up and you’ll move ahead in to better opportunities.
Peace, Love, and Moving On,
I’ve recently encountered a sort of road block when it comes to naming or titling my photographs. I’ve seen exotic names for some quite excellent pieces but when it comes to titling my own work I find myself, well, hindered somewhat.
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Take this photograph for example. I stewed over what to call it for quite some time before calling it “Contemplation”.
One reason to call it “Contemplation” is because I spent a lot of time contemplating what to call it. The other reason is because it appears that there was flooding (tangled roots around both the tree and the chair) and they are both contemplating what they are doing there. Secondly, is a great place to go and sit and listen to the wind and contemplate, well…stuff.
They say that the title of the piece is as important as the piece itself. I agree. But for now I think I’ll just take my time and enjoy taking photographs and worry what to name them later. Any thoughts?
Peace, Love, and What’s in a Name,
