I took this shot of a little antique store called "Cherokee Rose Trading Post" outside of Rosharon, TX last Sunday.  It's a handheld 5 shot HDR composite that was post processed in Photoshop and enhanced with Topaz plug-ins.  I shot it with my Olympus E-1 and Pro Series 12-40 f2.8 wide angle lens.

Paddling Lake Martin

I took this shot back in September while visiting Lake Martin, just outside of Lafayette, back in September.  I entered in last night's Bay Area Photo Club Honor's Night program and the judges gave it a Gold award.  We were on a swamp tour on the lake when our guide pointed the spot out and said it was one of the most photographed sunset locations in the country.  My main thought when I see this shot is that we saw gators in this lake that were bigger than either "boat"!

BACKYARD MACROS

I took these two macros in my backyard yesterday to experiment with adding textures.  I used the same "Flypaper" texture on both ("Dangerous Liasons"), and these photos are the results.

MENNONITE FARM

This was one of my October entries in the OPEN division of the photo clubs Honor's Night program.  This farm was located in a Mennonite community in Tennessee and was photographed in July of this year.  I added texture an focus adjustment to give it an aged diorama appearance.

LIFE BOAT

I took this shot looking into one of the old life boats on board the Battleship Texas a few weeks ago.  I like the texture and workmanship along with the historic value of the subject.

SYLVAN BEACH GULLS

Seagulls photographed at Sylvan Beach Park in LaPorte, Tx a few weekends ago.

BNC HUMMINGBIRD #4

Here's a hummingbird shot from the Baytown Nature Center this past Sunday.

OSPREY AND MONUMENT

Osprey photographed this weekend at the Baytown Nature Center with the San Jacinto Monument in the background.

ROCKER KALE

I took this shot of my grandson this past weekend.  It's for an invitation to his "Rock Star" themed upcoming first birthday party.

GALVESTON CAUSEWAY TREE #2

Same tree, different shot.

GALVESTON CEMETERY

Taken a couple of weeks ago off Broadway on a morning trip down to Galveston.

AN APPLE

A still life shot from a project I set up a few weeks ago.  The project didn't work out but I ended up liking this shot anyway.

BNC Osprey_122812

Here's another shot of an Osprey at the Baytown Nature Center on Sunday morning.  Calm winds and low water levels in the tidal pools pushed out but this weekends cold front made for an active morning for the birds.

George R. Brown

A shot of the GRB taken from Discovery Green Park this past weekend.

Kale's First Easter

Now that I have a grandchild I find that I am doing more portrait work than normal - go figure, right! This is one of Kale's Easter shot's from this past weekend.

Kale and Great Grandmother

My new grandson and his great grandmother photographed two weeks ago.

BNC Flowering Bush

From the Baytown Nature Center this past foggy Sunday morning.

BNC Osprey_7

Another shot of an Osprey from last weekends trip to the Baytown Nature Center.

FM1942 Rig

This rig is set up on FM1942 near Crosby.

BNC Fall Scene

Also from the Baytown Nature Center this past weekend.