The Brackenridge Rookeries

The Brackenridge Rookeries

In spring and early summer the trees in Brackenridge Park host hundreds of egrets and herons as their nesting sites. I’ve lived here in San Antonio for 6 years now, and never ventured down to witness the rookeries until this year. It’s really quite a sight… and smell.. I went…

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Testing a New Lens

brackenridge, egret,

I use to be a Nikon shooter.. but last December, I made the jump to the mirrorless world of Sony and love it!  I now own the A7iii and the A7Riii and I added the 12-24 f4, 70-200 f4, 24-70 f2.8 GM, and 90mm Macro lenses to the shelf already. …

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Willow City Bluebonnets

Willow City Bluebonnets

North of San Antonio is the town of Fredricksburg.  Just north of this town on state highway 16 is the rural community of Willow City.  This small private ranch community is besieged annually in the spring during bluebonnet season by visitors from all over Texas and beyond.  Why?  Because of…

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Co Rd 309 Kingsland

Co Rd 309 Kingsland

Thursday morning I headed out at 0630 to begin my travels around the Llano and Burnet areas. It’s a 90 minute drive for me to get up to this area, so by the time I reach the area, the sun is already up and I’m well into the golden hour.…

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Happy New Year 2019

It’s a new year and for me a new BLOG and new hosting vendor.  After 9 years with my last hosting site, I decided to move.  Generally there was no longer a match between my needs and what the vendor wanted to sell and service, so I moved my little…

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