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#974. Jalan
September 13, 2014 - Taken this morning at Fulton Harbor in Fulton, Texas.
Title: "Jalan"
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#973. Rain-soaked Rag
September 01, 2014 - This a recent image I made for the August 2014 Bay Area Photo Club's Honor's Night assignment of "Wet".
Title: "Rain-so...
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#972. Beach Selfie
July 20, 2014 - Taken on the Beach in South Padre Island, Texas.
I like the third person perspective of this photo: In the young woma...
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#971. Beach Walker
June 24, 2014 - This is my favorite of the three shots I recently posted from Rockport Beach in Rockport, Texas. To me this has a timele...
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#967. New Braunfels Clouds
April 05, 2014 - A couple of shots of some very unusual and spectacular cloud cover taken around sunset in New Braunfels, Texas. I couldn...
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#963. Rukus
February 11, 2014 - Another "After Dark" shot taken at the Ernest Eikel Skate Park in New Braunfels, Texas.
Title: "Rukus"
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#956. Post Alley Laundry
November 07, 2013 - The "laundry" hanging from lines over Post Alley reminded me of scenes from old Hollywood movies set in the big city. Wi...
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#939. Me and My Whirly-gig
September 22, 2013 - A self-portrait taken on Jamaica Beach near Galveston, Texas yesterday.
Title: "Me and My Whirly-gig"
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#936. R&R
September 14, 2013 - Taken on Galveston Beach this morning.
Title: "R&R"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-pr...
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#935. Beach Chair
September 09, 2013 - My chair on Galveston beach this morning. Needless I thoroughly enjoyed my impromptu vacation day today!
Title: "Beach...
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#923. Bective Abbey
June 24, 2013 - The ruins of Bective Abbey, County Meath, Ireland.
Title: "Bective Abbey"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon...
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#922. Monasterboice
June 20, 2013 - More old stuff from my Ireland trip in May.
From Wikipedia (partially): The historic ruins of Monasterboice are of an...
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#921. The Dolmen Stone
June 19, 2013 - The Poulnabrone Dolmen Stone, County Clair, Ireland is one of the major attractions in The Burren. Speculation is that t...
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#918. Bective Abbey Vestibule
June 10, 2013 - Bective Abbey was a pleasant surprise to us on our recently completed Ireland trip. It wasn't on our original agenda but...
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#917. Trim Castle
June 09, 2013 - Taken in Trim, County Meath, Ireland. Trim Castle is the largest Norman castle in Ireland. This castle was featured in t...
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#897. Two Fishermen
March 26, 2013 - Taken on Galveston Beach. Perhaps these aren't both men but I like to think they are both fishing!:-)
Title: "Two Fishe...
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#896. Hamilton Beach
March 24, 2013 - Taken this weekend at La King's Confectionary on The Strand in Galveston, Texas. I love this colleciton of old Hamilton...
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#895. Galveston Cast Netting
March 19, 2013 - Taken this past weekend at the west end of Seawall Blvd. in Galveston, Texas.
Title: "Galveston Cast Netting"
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#894. Dog on Beach
March 18, 2013 - Taken this past weekend on Jamaica Beach in Galveston, Texas.
Title: "Dog on Beach"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark I...
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#893. Alpaca
March 17, 2013 - Taken this weekend in Galveston, Texas. I observed these guys for a while. In spite of their exotic looks their behavior...
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#892. Footbridge
March 12, 2013 - Taken at Hamilton Pool near Dripping Springs, Texas.
Title: "Footbridge"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 1...
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#891. Studious Student
March 10, 2013 - Taken last week as an assignment for a photography class I'm currently taking at Rice University's Susanne M. Glasscock'...
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#888. Cot-N-Coffee
February 20, 2013 - Taken this past weekend in Wahalla, TX. The owner of this Bed and Breakfast told me the name was his wife's idea. Kudos...
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#886. Look Dad!
February 09, 2013 - Taken last weekend in Richmond, Texas.
Title: "Look Dad!"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 100-400mm L zoom...
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#882. Photo Orbs
February 01, 2013 - Taken last weekend at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas. This part of the park is decorated with inflated orbs printed w...
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#880. Life Ring
January 27, 2013 - This staircase, obviously now in a state of disrepair, use to allow visitors to Hamilton Pool, near Dripping Springs, Te...
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#874. Golden Rule
January 13, 2013 - Taken this afternoon. Signage at the "The Beer Can House" at 222 Malone in Houston, Texas.
Title: "Golden Rule"...
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#864. Port I Lighthouse
November 29, 2012 - Taken at the Port Isabel Lighthouse, Port Isabel, Texas.
Title: "Port I Lighthouse"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark...
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#860. Neiderwald Water Tower
November 11, 2012 - Taken yesterday near Neiderwald, Texas (between Bastrop and Uhland).
Title: "Neiderwald Water Tower"
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#857. Spidey
October 24, 2012 - Taken a couple of weekends ago near Round Top, Texas. If you're one of the majority of folks who find spiders to be a li...
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#855. Hot Tin Roof
October 09, 2012 - Taken a couple of weekends ago in the Strand area of Galveston, Texas.
Title: "Hot Tin Roof"
Camera / Lens: Cano...
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#851. Shaw's Tattoo
September 16, 2012 - Taken three weekends ago in Port Aransas, Texas.
Title: "Shaw's Tattoo"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Cnaon...
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#850. Near Allen's Landing
September 13, 2012 - Taken this past Saturday morning on a Houston Photographic Society field trip. Allen's Landing is on Buffalo Bayou in do...
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#842. Pool Table - Stubb's BBQ
July 08, 2012 - Taken this past week at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, Texas. Terrific BBQ and great atmosphere!
Title: "Pool Table - Stubb's...
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#838. Irish Hunger Memorial
June 25, 2012 - Taken last week in New York City.
Here's a blurb from Wikipedia: The Irish Hunger Memorial, designed collaboratively...
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#834. Mock Up
June 01, 2012 - Taken this evening at the location of the Shuttle Mock Up docked today at the NASA docks (corner of Space Center and Nas...
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#832. Methodist
May 28, 2012 - The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Taken Saturday night from the Rice University campus.
Title: "Methodist"...
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#831. H-town Streats
May 17, 2012 - Taken one weekend in April near the Houston Center for Photography.
Title: "H-Town Streats"
Shot data: 1/400s f/...
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#829. Outreach
May 05, 2012 - Taken at Goose Island State Park in Rockport, Texas.
Title: "Outreach"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm...
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#824. Pipe Dreams: Mr. Universe
April 17, 2012 - From the series Pipe Dreams. Taken at the Texas Pipe Menagerie Park in Houston, Texas.
Title: "Pipe Dreams: Mr. Unive...
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#823. Pipe Dreams: Overload
April 15, 2012 - Another composite from the shots I took a couple of weekends ago at the Texas Pipe Sculpture Garden. In this one an irre...
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#820. Pipe Dreams - Hippo Hitchers
March 27, 2012 - Still playing around with making composites of photos taken two weekends ago at the Texas Pipe Eclectic Menagerie Park i...
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#819. Pipe Dreams - Kong Gone Wild (Rollover)
March 25, 2012 - Another composite from two of the photos taken at the Texas Pipe Eclectic Menagerie last weekend. Hold you mouse over th...
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#818. Pipe Dreams - Widow-maker
March 22, 2012 - Another composite from two photos taken at the Texas Pipe Eclectic Menagerie Park this past weekend. Another dream.
T...
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#817. Pipe Dreams - Eagle Flight
March 21, 2012 - Taken this past weekend at the Texas Pipe Eclectic Menagerie Park in Houston, Texas. I had fun taking the photos but rea...
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#816. Jailhouse Corridor
March 19, 2012 - Taken on my November trip to the Austin County Jailhouse Museum in Bellville, Texas last year.
Title: "Jailhouse Corr...
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#815. Rocket Hangar
March 16, 2012 - Taken recently at the Rocket Park located at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark...
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#812. Land of the Giants
March 08, 2012 - Taken a couple of weeks ago at a Bay Area Youth Symphony.
Title: "Land of the Giants"
Shot Data: 1/80s f/5.0 at...
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#811. Saturn V
March 04, 2012 - Taken two weekends ago at the Johnson Space Center's Rocket Park in Houston, Texas.
Title: "Saturn V"
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#810. Some Pig
March 01, 2012 - I don't know...maybe this is a hog...what do I know, I'm a "city boy."
Title: "Some Pig"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D...
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#809. Little Smoker
February 27, 2012 - Taken this past weekend at George Ranch Historical Park in Richmond, Texas.
Title: "Little Smoker"
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#807. Cas
February 18, 2012 - Taken last night at "The Capital at St. Germain", a new dining and live entertainment venue in downtown Houston. This is...
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#803. So Much Drama
January 22, 2012 - Made a quick trip down to Galveston today so my daughter could get some time in toward her highway driving milestone bef...
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#801. UOFH
January 17, 2012 - Taken this past Sunday. An architectural detail of one of the University of Houston classroom buildings at the main camp...
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#800. Seed Hamper
January 14, 2012 - The whole purpose of running cotton through a gin is to extract the seeds from the cotton. At the Burton Cotton Gin in B...
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#799. Water Pump
January 13, 2012 - A circa 1920 water pump that used to pump water to the big engine that runs the Burton Cotton Gin, in Burton, Texas....
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#798. Cotton Bale Press
January 11, 2012 - The cotton bale press at the Burton Cotton Gin Museum in Burton, Texas.
Title: "Cotton Bale Press"
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#797. Gin Engine
January 10, 2012 - This huge old engine powers everything at the Burton Cotton Gin Museum. The engine's exhaust is piped underground to a p...
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#796. Cotton Wagon
January 09, 2012 - A cotton wagon is staged for weighing at the Burton Cotton Gin Museum in Burton, Texas.
Title: "Cotton Wagon"
Ca...
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#795. Burton Cotton Gin
January 08, 2012 - Taken this past weekend in Burton, Texas. This shot and my next five or six posts feature the Burton Cotton Gin Museum w...
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#785. Jailhouse Shower
December 04, 2011 - I just finished post-processing on another shot taken at the Austin County Jail Museum in Bellville, Texas a few weeks a...
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#782. Capital Punishment
November 21, 2011 - A detail shot taken at the Austin County Jail Museum in Bellville, Texas a couple of weekends ago.
Title: "Capital Pu...
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#781. Cummins Creek Bridge
November 18, 2011 - Taken last weekend near Fayetteville, Texas. Closed to traffic of course and nearly overgrown with trees so that you mig...
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#779. Old Homestead
November 13, 2011 - Taken this weekend near La Grange, Texas. This is not MY old homestead...but is someones. Whenever I see an old abandone...
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#778. Behind Bars
November 10, 2011 - Taken last Saturday at the Austin County Jail Museum in Bellville, Texas.
Title: "Behind Bars"
Camera / Lens: Ca...
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#775. Bastrop Fires #3
November 03, 2011 - More of the devastated Forrest around Bastrop, Texas taken a few weeks ago.
Title: "Bastrop Fires #3"
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#770. The Not So Private Privy
October 23, 2011 - Taken at the Austin County Jail Museum in Bellville, Texas last weekend. Which is worse, losing your freedom or your pri...
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#766. The Old Bridge
October 12, 2011 - This particular old bridge, located near Ammansville, Texas, was closed when we came upon it a few weeks ago, blocked to...
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#748. At Rest
August 29, 2011 - Taken this past weekend. Some oak barrels at Haak Winery in Santa Fe, Texas.
Title: "At Rest"
Camera / Lens: Can...
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#747. The Great Benini
August 28, 2011 - #Taken a few weekends ago at the Benini Sculpture Ranch in Johnson City, Texas. "The Great Benini" is not a self portrai...
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#746. Eagle Chief
August 27, 2011 - Taken this morning at Texas Swing in Alvin, Texas.
Title: "Eagle Chief"
Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon...
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#743. St. Mary's Jesus (Rollover)
August 21, 2011 - Taken a couple of weekends ago at St. Mary's Catholic Church in High Hill, Texas. I've taken the same shot before but co...
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#742. Wimberley Cafe
August 17, 2011 - Taken in the early morning a couple of weekends ago in Wimberley, Texas.
Title: "The Wimberley Cafe"
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#741. St. Mary's Confessional
August 12, 2011 - Taken last weekend at St. Mary's Catholic Church in High Hill, Texas.
Title: "St. Mary's Confessional"
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#737. Lunar Transportation
August 03, 2011 - Taken this past weekend at Space Center Houston at Johnson Space Center.
Title: "Lunar Transportation"
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#707. Target Practice (Rollover)
May 10, 2011 - This past Sunday my brother Larry and I got together and took a couple of shots for the Bay Area Photo Club's photo assi...
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#657. No Swimming
January 04, 2011 - Taken New Year's Eve at Clear Lake Park.
Title: "No Swimming"
Shot data: 1/250s f/1.6 at 50.0mm iso100
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#591. Something Fishy
August 10, 2010 - Another shot from my trip to Golden Seafood in Seabrook this past Saturday.
Title: "Something Fishy"
Shot data:...
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#590. Crabby
August 08, 2010 - Made a quick run down to Seabrook for some fresh shrimp on Saturday. I'm happy to report there was no shortage of shrimp...
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#588. Grace Episcopal Church
August 02, 2010 - Taken a couple of weekends ago. Grace Episcopal Church was built in Galveston, Texas in 1895.
Title: "Grace Episcopal...
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#586. Crystal
July 28, 2010 - I did take a few portraits at Gately Paper Company in Galveston last Saturday. That was the point of the field trip afte...
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#570. Blue Moon
July 01, 2010 - Taken this past Saturday night in Seabrook.
Our photo club's (Bay Area Photo Club) photo assignment for August is "Mo...
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Richmond Railroad Bridge
January 26, 2010 - Taken in Richmond, Texas this past weekend.
Title: "Richmond Railroad Bridge"
Shot data: 1/125s f/8.0 at 58.0mm...
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Imperial Sugar
January 25, 2010 - Taken this past Sunday as we were passing through Sugar Land, Texas. I liked the color version (keep your mouse over the...
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