Baffin Bay

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Baffin Bay is just southeast of Kingsville Texas.
Seeing it on the map, we took a detour on our trip home from South Padre to check it out.
It was a strange place, disturbing and lonely yet I wanted to stay longer than we had time for.

(I was very surprised today by a visit from the UPS guy. A mere six days after shipping my F717 to the repair facility it's already back and appears to be in perfect working order once again. I feel like I just woke up from a nightmare. Sony is to be commended for their excellent service.)

Storm Front

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It's always a treat to be able to clearly see a change in the weather coming, and have a nearby place from which to capture it. Too bad we didn't get any rain from this one.


(My camera is now in the shop, waiting for it's turn on the bench. It feels good to be almost through with this ordeal.)

Night Train

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I never realized how important night photography was to my happiness until I became unable to do it.

Goodbye, My Love

My camera (Sony F717) is in this box.
I shipped her out today.
It's only a single short UPS truck ride down to Laredo, no planes or transfers.
Probably be in the shop waiting it's turn by Friday afternoon.

I have a tracking #, but am going to resist the urge to use it.
And I'm not really worried about any part of this operation.

But there's a tiny voice, barely audible, that says things to me--tries to scare me.

Luckily others have gone through this before me, and they have offered nothing but positive feedback on the CCD-Sensor Replacement Program.
So we wait and see how my luck holds.
I did photograph a real 4-Leaf Clover with her this year.
Maybe that will help.

Stereo/3D Photography

Did you own a GAF Viewmaster™ as a child?
Weren't the 3-Dimensional images mind-blowing?

I've been doing something similar lately, and have started a new blog to keep track of my efforts in this exciting new direction. (New for me, anyway. Stereo photography is oldschool.)

If you want to get in on the ground floor with me, please take a moment to visit Views Of Texas 3D to see what I'm talking about.

I hope some of you become regulars over there, but it all depends on your ability to cross your eyes, or willingness to learn how.
(You may get a headache after awhile, but Drs of Optometry insist that crossing your eyes will not cause them to stay that way, and in fact strengthen your eye's muscles.)

Hope to see some of you over there, with crossed-eyes and comments.

Island Favorites

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These are the two photos (from my recent beach trip) that are getting the best reaction from those who've seen them all. And that's not the only thing they have in common.
I spent a halfhour at this location, and as the sun set the colors of the sky and water changed constantly.
But not as much as these pix might lead you to believe.


Both of these photos were purposely underexposed, with the water brought back up using levels. Without any other color adjustment, this is what came out.
Looks gaudy and artificial to me, but who am I to argue with success?
If the people like them best, prints shall be made.

I like them, too.
Just felt they were too wild.