#851. Shaw's Tattoo

Taken three weekends ago in Port Aransas, Texas.

Title: "Shaw's Tattoo"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Cnaon 24-105mm L zoom

#849. Bakery Cafe

Taken last weekend in Port Aransas, Texas.

Title: "Bakery Cafe"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 24-105mm L zoom
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro > Photoshop CS4 > Nik Color Efex Pro

#727. Balcony Dining

Here's another shot of the Port A Beach Resort in Port Aransas, Texas.

Title: "Balcony Dining"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II / Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photmatix Pro > Adobe Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin

#732. Port A Beach Lodge

Taken in Port Aransas, Texas a couple of weeks ago. One of the owners of this hotel saw a photo I posted of Cherly's Restaurant in Rockport, Texas back in March and invited me to come take some photos of his place, Port A Beach Lodge, next time I was in the area. I like all the angles of the architecture of the place which is located just behind the dune line of the beach.

Title: "Port A Beach Lodge"

Camera / Lens: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 15mm fisheye
Post-processing: Photomatix Pro to combine three exposures (-2, 0, +2) into one HDR (High Dynamic Range) image > Photoshop CS4 > Topaz Adjust plugin > Nik Viveza plugin

#713. Emma and Phobe

I'm processing a few shots from the archives (this was taken on our trip to Rockport and Port Aransas back in March) and I found this shot of my daughter that I really liked. I spent a few minutes in photoshop to add in a texture in order to fill in the solid blue sky and tweak the contrast. I think the overall photo turned out well.

Title: "Emma and Phoebe"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom
Shot data: 1/800s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso200
Post-processing: Adobe Camera Raw > Adobe Photoshop CS4 > texture from flypapertexture.blogspot.com

Port Aransas Ferry

I took this shot as we headed from Corpus Christi to Port Aransas to catch a "dolphin watch" cruise that left from Woody's in Port Aransas. It's a short ferry ride (between 5 and 10 minutes); about the time you get out of your vehicle it's time to get back in! :-)

Title: "Port Aransas Ferry"

Port Aransas Sail

My daughter Emma and I took a "dolphin watch" boat tour from Port Aransas this past weekend. We saw a lot of dolphins and a lot of other beautiful scenery as well. I took this shot around 6:30 PM when we were just starting to see a little of the evening colors.

Title: "Port Aransas Sail"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400 L zoom

The Owl and the Seagull

From this past weekend's side trip to Port Aransas, Texas. I think the purpose of these fake owls is to scare the other birds away? This is the shoreline version of a crow resting on a scarecrow :-)

Title: "The Owl and the Seagull"


Camera / Lens: Canon 40D / Canon 100-400mm L zoom