On the Plains

December 2011 - Grandview, TX

Texas, Our Texas.

Spinning

December 2012 - Dallas, TX

Upon Closer Inspection

May 2012 - Dallas, TX

Nearer to Heaven

December 2011 - Grandview, TX

Lush Texas

May 2005 - Botanic Garden, Fort Worth, TX

Arboreal Cath Lab

December 2011 - Grandview, TX

Maybe I've just watched too much* ER**, but the top half of the photo (the branches against the bright sky) reminds me of a screenshot from a cardiac catheterization right when the contrast is injected to show the coronary vessels.***



* Or....... not enough (because 15 seasons is just. not. enough.)
** The best show to ever exist.
*** Yes, I'm a huge nerd.

"Akaasi"

January 2012 - Plano, TX

Meyerson 2

December 2011 - Dallas, TX

Meyerson

New Year's Eve at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in the beautiful Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.

December 2011 - Dallas, TX

Herding

December 2011 - Beaumont Ranch, Grandview, TX

Corralled Horizon

December 2011 - Grandview, TX

Lone Horse

December 2011 - Grandview, TX

Winter Sun

December 2011 - Grandview, TX

Orange Bloom

November 2011 - Dallas, TX

Hues

Deep rubies and amethysts like those beautiful furs from earlier today.

November 2011 - Dallas, TX

Rugs

November 2011 - Dallas, TX

The colors (and the light streaking across the second one) made me feel like autumn.

Bloom

May 2006 - Dallas, TX

Pumped

November 2005 - Dallas, TX

Edit: actually, I meant to post the version below, but I'll leave the original up for the comparison. :)

They used to be pretty cute... Kamran/Hooman

Idea Surplus

August 2011 - Plano, TX

Electric Blue

I've been feeling electric. First with anxiety, nerves, the tension of dreams and hope against limitations and uncertainty. Then with some fire, gumption, and a day - a burst - of yes! I did it.

And then, I saw him.

August 2011 - Dallas, TX

I had high expectations for that first shot from the new DSLR (hence the unintended hiatus)... and this evening the perfect subject flew right past my lens. The vivid blue of this dragonfly was not nearly as apparent from my standpoint when I snapped the shot, but after I looked at the photo, the neon just popped. I did nothing to this photo except crop it.

I'm loving the chance to get to know all the features of my new camera and how they will strengthen my photos! Next, looking forward to possibly sharing some recent photos taken from atop the 10,378 foot Sandia Peak near Albuquerque, NM.