Guadalupe Cypress

Today's post is a shot from an RV trip we took a few weeks ago. The shot was taken on the Guadalupe River side of Canyon Lake Dam in the early morning. It's a pretty low key image but I think the light in the early morning sky and on the water and the hint of fog over the water in the background make the image interesting in spite of being dark. Hope you like it!

Title: "Guadalupe Cypress"

Tubing on the Guadalupe

Tubing on the Guadalupe River is all about relaxing and having fun. Style points are important too! :-)

Taken two weekends ago on our trip to Canyon Lake.

Title: "Tubing on the Guadalupe"


Shot data: 1/800s f/7.1 at 275.0mm iso400
Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin

Cock-eyed Dock

This was my second entry for the Bay Area Photo Club's September 2009 Honors Night held this past Tuesday. This dock is located on Canyon Lake and, as with all the Texas hill country lakes, the ongoing drought in central Texas has caused the water level to be extremely low. This dock is supposed to be floating and the ramp in the photo is supposed to be roughly level with the upper landing (where I'm standing to take the photo) but instead the dock is partially resting on the bottom of the lake and the ramp is at about a 45 degree angle between the upper landing and the lower. This photo was given a Silver Award by BAPC's panel of judges.

Title: "Cock-eyed Dock"


Post-processing: Photoshop CS3 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza plugin > Virtual Photographer plugin