Some architectural patterns spotted in midtown Manhattan during a 2009 visit to New York City. As I mentioned on Monday, this week’s images are all newly-processed...
The Empire State Building, built between 1930 and 1931, is almost certainly Manhattan’s most recognisable skyscraper. At 1454 feet tall, it was New York’s...
After productive photo outings, I have a habit of cherry-picking a few of my favourite images to work on immediately and marking everything else with a label...
Apparently American Robins (Turdus migratorius) aren’t affected by cedar pollen the way practically every human in Central Texas is. Here’s...
Staying with the theme of small birds seen last weekend, here’s one of many Pine Siskins (Spinus pinus) I spied from the bird blind at Charro Ranch...
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been inundated by tens of thousands of American Robins (Turdus migratorius) feasting on the plentiful berries...
After a week or so of rodeo images, let’s move back to a few more-recent images for the next few days. We had an unusual snow storm in Austin a couple...
One of the competitors in the Mutton Bustin’ event hits the arena floor during the Brent Thurman Memorial Bull riding competition at Dripping Springs...
One of the scorekeepers getting ready for the start of competition at the annual VFW rodeo in Wimberley, Texas on Saturday, July 1st, 2017.
A bull rider in waiting, most likely a son of one of the competitors, gets his equipment ready behind the chutes at the Brent Thurman Memorial bull riding...
Some of the action during the chuck wagon racing event at Dripping Springs Rodeo on July 26th 2019.
Three members of the 2019 Dripping Springs Rodeo court prepare to be presented to the spectators on July 26th 2019 at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park and Event...
A bull rider offers up a prayer prior to competing in the Brent Thurman Memorial event at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Texas on June 27th, 2015.
One of the contestants tries to hang on for 8 seconds during the bull riding competition at Dripping Springs Rodeo on July 26th 2019.
I’m pretty sure I didn’t attend a single rodeo in 2020 but I have several good images from 2019 that still haven’t been published so let’s...
Closing out this collection of birds seen last weekend, a Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) surveys the area around Lake Negley/Soil Conservation Site...
Several cypress trees rise out of the waters at Kyle’s Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir and these have been taken over as roosts for a sizeable...
A large flock of Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were perching in the reed beds at Lake Neglwy (Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir) in Kyle...
An Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) seen at Lake Negley/Soil Conservation Site 1 Reservoir in Kyle, Texas on January 1st, 2021. This was one of the many...
I often fall into the trap of not photographing the common birds found in this area, forgetting that what’s common here is likely to be interesting...
