Longhorn Cavern Entrance

This is shot from just outside of the cave entrance at Longhorn Cavern State Park in Burnet, Texas. The entrance is below ground level where it appears that an original portion of the cave collapsed and left openings through which the surface can be viewed (and photographed!).

Title: "Longhorn Cavern Entrance"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three hand-held exposures (-2,0,+2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin

Longhorn Cavern Approach

This is the approach to the cave at Longhorn Cavern State Park in Burnet, Texas. This shot was taken with my back to the actual cave entrance looking pack down the path we had approached on.

Title: "Longhorn Cavern Approach"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three hand-held exposures (-2,0,+2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin

Slow Children at Play

OK......but where do the smart kids play? ;-)

Scene near Lake Travis in the area of Austin, Texas.

Title: "Slow Children at Play"


Shot details: 1/250s f/5.0 at 100.0mm iso250
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin

Happy Couple, Musical Monk and Pirate in Purple

These are my last three shots from the Bay Area Photo Club's field trip to the Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville, Texas three weekends ago.


Title: "Happy Couple"


Shot data: 1/80s f/5.0 at 50.0mm iso200

Title: "Musical Monk"


Shot data: 1/500s f/2.2 at 50.0mm iso200

Title: "Pirate in Purple"


Shot data: 1/125s f/3.5 at 50.0mm iso200

Contemplative Character

Taken at the Texas Renaissance Festival two weekends ago. This young man's contemplative posture makes me imagine him as a Renaissance philosopher. Although he may in fact just be wondering where he left his cell phone. :-)

Title: "Contemplative Character"


Shot data: 1/160s f/2.8 at 50.0mm iso125
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 50mm f/1.4 prime
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin