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J Pete needed a portrait made. here is the bokehed view from the back mike at the Texas House and Natalie snagging a rebound at the last game

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love depth of field, bokeh and flowers rediscovering film photography with a Nikon F5 and Fuji velvia 100. wide angle lens and a polarizer

Los Angeles Times’ William Voegeli gets it

William Voegeli gets it and what he gets is in the title and the lede of yesterday’s Los Angeles Times column. The Golden State isn’t worth it Our high-benefit/high-tax model no longer works, especially compared with low-tax states like Texas. here are the first two paragraphs, but please go read the rest. In America’s federal [...]

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rain and cool brought out the wildflowers (new header picture) sunrise last week and williamson county fall league ball has begun

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just something about film that looks different. really hot out at Waterloo Park last weekend almost 90

foto friday

squirrel fight aggie bench bokeh golden light on the North side of the Capitol

sunday night

we went to the Long Center front lawn last evening for the concert in the park series from the Austin Symphony. It was big band night and it was great. Took a picnic. brought the camera and listened to the big band sounds followed by shaved ice snow cones. hmmmmmm. Have I ever mentioned that [...]

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down Lady Bird Lake sunset there is just something about film and B&W that makes me like this picture of the dizzy bat race

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went out last Saturday evening to take some pictures of the power plant on first street. as long as I was down there, I walked around and took some more pictures. here is the Lamar Street bridge and here is the pedestrian bridge

friday fotos

more flowers a bit abstract solo in the sun

foto friday

spring is here with flowers with baseball and with new leaves on trees

foto friday

spring is springing. here is a bee on a redbud on the Capitol grounds. My new spring header came from this. Love the determination on 2′s face: and I just can’t seem to get enough of flags:

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I am just fascinated by the most intense light of the sun right now. here is sunset reflected off the arm of a power line here is the bottom of the sun peeking out of the cloud and for something different, here is a group shot of Texas political leadership from earlier this week

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Here is the uncropped version of this picture that was the first one I posted on this blog. I am entering this uncropped version in a photography contest. and it is basketball season defense rebound

Merry Christmas

perigree moon

closest biggest brightest most awesomest full moon of the year.

foto friday

moon over the capitol dome the same moon this morning. a wider shot

my morning this fine Sunday(before church, of course)

which one?

this is a 30 second exposure at f10 this is a 30 second exposure at f14

I love my city